SIDEWALK TRICKs
Ceylonese Precursors ‘anticipating’ Sunak’s Ascent to the Top in Britain
Rifat Halim, whose preferred title is “Sunak’s Path to No. 10 may have begun in Ceylon” Acres of newsprint have been devoted to Rishi Sunak’s rise. He is said to be the first Asian to occupy No. 10 Downing Street. This is not correct. Asia begins with the Tigris river. Boris Johnson’s great grandfather was a Turkish politician. He should have been called Boris Kemal, as Johnson is the maiden name of his great grandmother. 
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Working on the Book PEOPLE INBETWEEN
Michael Roberts
The ‘discovery’ of the Lorenz Cabinet in the Royal Asiatic Society in the 1980s led me to combine with Percy Colin-Thome[1] and Ismeth Raheem in working up this material into a four-volume book.[2] The first book in this projected series was drafted by me and came out in 1989 courtesy of Sarvodaya Publishing Services (within the limitations of book production in that period).[3] This book has been out of print for quite a while. Though the opening segment of the book, decoding the famous Sinhala story about the first sight of the Portuguese on their shores, a tale that that has been passed down over the centuries, was presented to the world way back in time as an article,[4] the rest of People Inbetween – dealing with (a) British racial prejudices and practices; (b) the process of Westernization, competition and jostling among the emerging middle class families and (c) the introduction of census data collection by the modernizing government and the implications thereof, has not seen wider circulation (though some items in Thuppahi in 2022 have focused on some of these activities – see Appendix A).
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Mrs. Rushira Kulasingham breaks New Ground as Principal of Jaffna College
DBS Jeyaraj, in his website = https://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/80044?fbclid=IwAR2GGyIjtQCq6lqAwL_R4u87OXaFqx3FWNKwq50r5IxGEpv7xsbnDhicZ5A
The Jaffna College Alumni Association wishes to announce to the alumni across the world that the Board of Directors of Jaffna College have appointed Mrs. Rushira Kulasingham as the Principal of Jaffna College with effect from the 1st of January 2023.
Mrs. Rushira Kulasingham
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Kingdom Australis! A Mosaic of Extraordinary Landscapes
Original Title reads: “Australian Specials: A Mosaic of Extraordinary Features”
In case you’ve forgotten, we are special aren’t we? … says a Dinky-die Aussie
- The Australian Alps get more snow than the Swiss Alps.
- 90% of Australians live on the coast.
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The Kaffir in Sri Lanka: A Partial Bibliography from Thuppahi
Michael Roberts
The first two photographs provide just a glimpse of their ‘markings’; while the map composed I think by Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya indicates the long history of African migratory flows (sometimes as slaves) to Asian lands.
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Blanketed by Rain, Rain & More Rain: T20 World Cup
Item in ESPNcricinfo, 28 October 2022, ... by Vithushan Ehantharajah: “Australia, England split points after damp outfield causes MCG abandonment”
Australia vs England – match abandoned …………....The no-result leaves four teams on three points each in Group 1
Australia and England took a point each from their Group 1 match at the T20 World Cup after a wet, unsafe outfield led to their match being abandoned at the MCG. Both teams now have three points, after a win and a loss apiece in their opening two games.
Putin’s Address at the Valdai Club in Moscow, 27 October 2022
Mr X:
A: Please listen to Putin at the Valdai Club: https://www.rt.com/russia/565476-putin-valdai-club-takeaways/
An extraordinary speech for our times by Vladimir Putin at the Valdai Club to an audience of dignitaries and intellectuals from 47 countries including the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Moscow who presented a question directly to Putin. Questions also came from India, China, Indonesia, Korea, Armenia, Canada, South Africa, Venezuela, to name a few.
https://konstantinkisin.
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Richard Simon’s Adamantine Moral Stance from the Clouds
Michael Roberts
In admonishing me in an email letter written as a friend concerned for my welfare (on Sunday 23rd October 2022), Richard Simon wrapped my knuckles. The best way of presenting his lines of thought is by presenting his letter in full (presented below at the end). While undoubtedly well-meaning, the pontifical moral tone is quite evident. This thread has alienated me totally and firmly.
Richard’s belief that I have been scammed and that the Thuppahi site may also be infiltrated is simply ridiculous. His reasoning here suggests a location in never-neverland.
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Visitors to Thuppahi Items … aka HITs
Michael Roberts
Every now and then I glance at the list of items [that is, titles] in Thuppahi that have attracted “hits’, namely, viewers, each day. This list often surprises me. In recent months one of the items that seems to receive hits often is entitled “The Haka in Mourning…. So Powerful … So Moving” (see https://thuppahis.com/2019/03/18/the-haka-in-mourning-so-powerful-so-moving/). I remain clueless as to why this presentation attracts so much attention.
New Zealand Defence Force personnel in mourning haka as bodies are brought in from Afghanistan
