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WHERE …. Mahendran Thiruvarangan and Sumathy Sivamohan speak up in support of this new political venture
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Ranjan Sivagurunathan
Hello Everyone!
I am excited to share that Vanni Hope’s brand-new website is officially live! You can now explore it at vannihope.org.
This new platform marks an important step forward as we continue to grow and serve impoverished communities across the island. Our updated website will feature the latest project updates, announcements, and a chance to meet our dedicated team. It offers new ways to stay connected and discover how you can contribute to our mission.
A key highlight is our new donation platform, offering exciting new features including:
Recurring Donations – Schedule contributions automatically at your convenience.
Donation Management Portal – Track and manage your giving history with ease.
Tribute Donations – Donate in honour or memory of someone special.
Project Category Selection – Choose which cause your donation will directly support.
Automated Receipts – Receive receipts immediately to your email inbox after donating, along with an annual receipt providing a summary of your donations at the end of each financial year for your tax purposes.
A special thank you goes to our young director Valluvan Thillairajah who developed this entire website during his medical school break. His hard work has provided us with a platform that truly reflects our mission and makes it easier for supporters like you to engage with the work we do.
I encourage you to explore the site, learn about our initiatives, and consider making a donation to be the reason someone smiles today.
Thank you for your continued support. Together, we are building brighter futures and stronger communities across Sri Lanka.
Warm Regards
| Ranjan Sivagnanasundaram | |
| Chairman / Public Officer |
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A Spark from The Editor, Thuppahi, 26 October 2024, by resurrecting a TPS Comment from 2017
Perchance I recently came across an old comment from Professor Chandre Dharmawardena [based in Canada] which raises explosive questions about the dry zone irrigation projects in Sri Lanka launched in the mid-20th century — questions which engage the political currents of that period and thereby invole such figures as DS Senanayake, LH Mettananda, GG Ponnambalam, SWRD Bandaranaike.
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AUTHOR unknown –– An Item sent by Nandi Jasentuliyana — Ex-Richmond College and long resident in USA
This documentary is by Beena Sarwar….. https://www.dawn.com/news/1864914
“There is a fine line between order and chaos. Its tenuous separation lies at the heart of the grand cycle of oppositional linkages in myth and history, in which fate, humans and nature seek a way out of the turbulence to which they may well have themselves contributed.
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Rajan Philips, in Colombo Telegraph, 19 October 2024, where the title reads thus = ”Kumar David: An Accomplished Academic & A Broadminded Marxist” … with highlights imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi
Professor Kumar David (1941-2024)
One by one the lights go out. In a span of seven months, Sri Lanka’s Engineering fraternity and the country’s progressive political fraternity have lost three of their kinds, one after another. Chris Rodrigo was the first to go in March, then it was Bahu in July, and now it is Kumar David, the oldest of the three. Professor Kumar David passed away in Los Angeles, on Monday, October 14. He was 83 years old.
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Shyam Tekwani, an Item presented as a “Sri Lanka Brief” in June 2020, AT https://eastasiaforum.org/2020/06/19/sri-lankas-return-to-ethnic-majoritarianism/ entitled “Sri Lanka’s return to ethnic majoritarianism” … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi
The voyage from Serendib to Sri Lanka through Ceylon continues to be an uninterrupted tale of opportunities lost, scorned and spurned. The brutal end to the quarter-century war with the Tamil Tiger separatists in 2009 brought an unprecedented opportunity for the government to heal the Sinhala–Tamil ethnic divide. But now a new front is opening, one against Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority. Events since the Easter attacks of 2019 are reinforcing the belief that tolerance and inclusive governance are a chimeric dream.
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A DailyFT item, 14 October 2024, entitled “Another Lost Opportunity”
The new administration of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake lost yet another opportunity in the international stage to rectify past wrongs and charter a new course. This time at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), keeping with the policies of the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe administrations, the Government rejected international efforts to deliver justice for the tens of thousands of victims of State atrocities.
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NISHAN VELUPILLAI …. of Sri Lankan TAMIL migrant stock is now a member of the Socceroos and scored one of the goals against China at the Adelaide Oval
ALAS I was not present because slow on the ticket uptake [it was a sell-out]
https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/tony-popovic-socceroos-squad-theyre-quality-players
PS …. he is not related to VELUPILLAI PIRAPAHARAN aka PRABHAKARAN …. though both are good shooters
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Shyam Tekwani ... taken from …Alas the date of pubn is not indicated clearly… it is probably circa 2010
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ITEM in the DAILY MIRROR, September 2024 …… https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/In-Mannar-from-Sept-4-11-Its-About-Time-you-visited-the-travelling-history-museum/131-290977
For many Sri Lankan students, history is a boring subject. It’s About Time is a travelling history museum that can change how most of them feel. This unique museum challenges how we as students and adults who once studied history think about the subject. Having visited Kandy, Kurunegala, Badulla, and Batticaloa It’s About Time Travelling History Museum will travel to Mannar from September 4- 11. Entrance to the museum at the Mannar Town Hall will be free for visitors. The museum will be open from 8 am-5 pm.
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