Bawa Karma - The Sorrow of Existence - Part II

A continuation of “Bawa Duka”; via Peduru’s family, the narrative exposes the social stasis/class discrimination encouraged by the local Sinhalese Buddhist clergy, while the arrival of the Christian missionaries signals a more progressive mindset, though at the cost of conversion to a monotheistic faith. Tyranny is not only practiced by the British colonials but equally facilitated by local traditional institutions--thus, the resultant suffering (Duka) of Peduru is a combination of the two.

Cast

Jackson Anthony Peduru Ravindra Randeniya Muhandiram Swarna Mallawarachchi Nona Hami Hemasiri Liyanage Nona Hami's Father Kamal Addaraarachchi Appu Suvineetha Weerasinghe Arachchi hamine Rohana Beddage Dancing Teacher Somy Rathnayake Arachchi

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