Michael Roberts
Dear Scholars for Lanka
Coming across a few copies of the pamphlet series SSC PAMPHLETS, that is Studies in Society and culture, printed tin the early 1990s by Hari Hulugalle at 85 Ward Place in Colombo in league with Willa Wickramasinghe and myself, I have been stirred to move beyond tales of that endeavour to embrace the contributions of several venerable scholars who have passed away after providing us with a BODY of KNOWLEDGE.
Willa
Such outstanding scholars as Ralph Peiris, Howard Wriggins, SJ Tambiah, Gananath Obeyesekera, S. Arasaratnam, Karl Goonewardena, AJ Wilson and James Jupp are no longer with us, but their work remains as a body of testimony. And as something more: foundations for continuing endeavours to unravel facts and trends in societal transformation.
The THUPPAHI SITE will now promote the continuing endeavours in our understanding of the history, politics and culture of island Lanka in this our world by dwelling on the biography and/or writings of some scholars. In doing so selectively, I hope to provoke others to chip in by introducing a range of scholars and their work to its readership.
SOME LITERATURE
Michael Roberts: “Willa Wickramasinghe and the SSC Pamphlets: An Appreciation,” 9 July 2013, https://thuppahis.com/2013/07/09/9788/
About S. Arasaratnam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Arasaratnam
TPS …………. https://thuppahis.com/2022/04/03/remembering-professor-sinnappah-arasaratnam/
About James JUPP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jupp ……………… https://theaha.org.au/vale-james-jupp/
About Karl W. Goonewardene: …. ……………………………………………………………… https://www.sundaytimes.lk/091025/Plus/plus_10.html
About Howard Wriggins: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Howard_Wriggins
Sinnappah Arasaratnam
