Was Portuguese Proselytization In Ceylon Ruthless As Portrayed? – OpEd

Colonial administrator James Emerson Tennent has a different view   

James Emerson Tennent was Colonial Secretary in Ceylon from 1846 to 1850 and Acting Governor in April-May 1847. Tennent was not just an administrator, a Colonial master lording over obsequious natives. His keen eye and ear caught the nuances of the...