Arlen van der Wall
In the city of Colombo in the 1940s and 1950s the Bambalapitiya strip between Lion House and Saraswathi Lodge was Colombo’s walk of fame. You did not have to be rich or famous to enter the mythologies that accompanied the virtual sidewalk stars.
Courtesy of THE NATIONAL TRUST
Dr. Janani Seneviratne and Mr. Tuvins Amarasingha presented an illustrated lecture on the “Artistic heritage and painting techniques of ancient Painters”
The Monthly Lecture Series No: 170 of the National Trust Thursday 29th May 2025 at 6.00 pm at the Auditorium of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, No. 6, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7.
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Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, in The Island, 13 June 2025, where the title runs thus: “They came, they won, they returned to Jaffna isles”
This is about the children of Kytes Island J/Thambaddy Government Tamil Mixed Vidyalayam and J/Delft Maha Vidyalayam in the northernmost inhabited island of Sri Lanka. They travelled to Colombo and won in the China-Sri Lanka Friendship Cup Dragon Boat Regatta Junior (Under 18) section held in the Diyawannawa lake last week.
Jihan Hameed in FACEBOOK, June 2025 …. with highlighting added by The editor, Thuppahi
We Must Never Forget Women Like Rajani Thiranagama.
The cost of national betrayal is written in the blood of the brave.
In a nation drowning under political terrorism and foreign subversion, few stood with the moral courage to resist from within. Dr. Rajani Thiranagama was one of them. Her life, and brutal death reveal the ruthless nature of the very forces that have kept Sri Lanka divided for decades.
In Your Face** … with highlights added by Editor, Thuppahi
SEE Tim Anderson’s Views on al-Jazeera as one step towards understaning the present hot war between Iran and Israel …. https://youtu.be/r6euXK-_qec?
Chandra R De Silva**
S. Arasaratnum …. 
Ian GoonetilekeFirst and foremost, may all those who lost their lives in the recent Air India air crash rest in peace. Let us hope this marks the final tragedy of its kind in aviation history.
In aviation, airline operators and their supporting industries share one ultimate goal: to deliver quality service grounded in safety. A sustainable aviation business model must be driven by an unyielding focus on delivering intended products and services, ensuring passengers reach their final destinations without compromise. Aviation is a complex chain of interdependent services, with each facility playing a distinct role in ensuring safe and seamless operations. While human factors inevitably influence all aspects of performance, it is our shared responsibility to resist the temptation of taking shortcuts. Tragic incidents serve as a stark reminder of the devastating cost when safety is overlooked.
Somasundaram Skandakumar to Cricketing Friends, speaking from the Heights of Uva, 15 June 2025
Dear All, An amazing final indeed and I too watched all of it.
A Country once banned by the ICC for its extreme apartheid policies and readmitted in July 1991, stands tall today on the world stag…….. having annexed two prestigious sports championships led by the very people it discriminated against for decades.
Michael Roberts
This important 50-over ODI final was not available on TV in Adelaide, so I am not able to comment as a watcher. Harry Solomons in Sydney has suggested that the Aussies may have been too overconfident. I do not buy into that speculation.
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