The THUPPAHIYA honours and cheers the academic heights reached by SHARIKA THIRANAGAMA after she lost her mother RAJANI who was assassinated by the LTTE in the 1980s
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Sep 30, 2025 · Years later, I found myself sitting across from one of those children—Sharika Thiranagama—interviewing her in detail for Jaffna Monitor. As we spoke, what struck me repeatedly was not only her brilliance as an academic but also the warmth, composure, and clarity that radiated from her.
Aug 10, 2025 · The daughter of a Sinhalese father Dayapala Thiranagama and a Tamil mother Rajini, her sister Narmada was born in 1978. Their 35-year old mother, Rajini, the then head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Jaffna, was murdered by the LTTE for her work in human rights.
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