From my observations of living here in Sri Lanka, a lot of the problems which keep reappearing on the heavyweight Mojo and ICT for whatever blog s. Where you need something akin to a doctorate to fully understand what is being discussed are related to the change in this islands national language.
    So here is a brief history of the English language here in Sri Lanka:

1796 - Treaty of Amiens
The British East India Company annexes the Maritime Provinces. English becomes the only official language.

1798
The Maritime Provinces are declared a British colony and the Ceylon Civil Service is established.

1799
Governor Frederick North establishes English Seminary for natives founded in Colombo on the 15 December 1799.

1815 - Kandyan Treaty
The fall of the Kandyan Kingdom heralds the takeover of the entire island by the British. The administration of the whole island is done in English.

1818 - Rebellion
The first revolt against English rule.

1848 - Kandyan Rebellion
Subaltern rebellion against English rule by the marginalised

1915 - Uprising
"Divide and rule" policy by the British results in bloodshed.

1948 - Dominion Status
Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) gains independence from Britain. English remains the only official language of independent Ceylon.

1956 - Official Languages Act
Sinhala. becomes the only official language of Sri Lanka. English is dethroned.

1956 and 1958
The Language riots to protest against the Sinhala only administration.

    That’s where in the time line this post ends, it could be said that a lot of what happened in 1956 accounts for a majority of our countries problems emoticon beyond those of the economic and environmental. Things get more violent after 1956 until the present day emoticon. More in my next post until then are the english a people or a language……. Where is the Caps Lock when you need it doh! emoticon
For 1970 to 1997 click here