The exploratory manuscript ‘Ek Theerayak Ek Mawathak’ (One Belt-One Road) authored by Kassapa Dewamitta Saparamadu was recently launched at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. This debut monograph of the author contains an in-depth discussion of China’s largest development programme One Belt One Road (OBOR). It was a trade, social and economic path that connected ancient China with the rest of the world that has now been resurrected to connect a majority of communities inhabiting the globe with the objectives of preserving peace, trade and services among the member states. This monograph discusses the base factors, strategies, the new opportunities and challenges of this programme, its benefits as well as the economic, political, social and environmental changes to member states that is envisaged through this programme.
Kassapa Saparamadu, is the Chairman of Dekach Trading Company, a Director of Koggala Beach Hotels (Pvt) Ltd and Energy Lanka Holdings Limited. He hails from a family of renowned writers. He is the grandson of famous Sri Lankan literarian and intellectual, Dr. Martin Wickramasinghe and is the son of S.D Saparamadu, (former civil servant, writer and publisher of Tisara Prakasakayo fame) and Rupa Malathi Saparamdu who has also authored several novels. Kassapa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Illinois State University in the USA and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Moratuwa University, Sri Lanka.