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Guta Goldstein’s Holocaust Songs: A Spirit Undying
Jane Albert, in The Australian, 8 November 2024 …. where the title runs thus: “The Song that kept Guta alive during the Holocaust ….,” It is often said that music has the power to heal and nourish, but for Guta … Continue reading →
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Bangladesh Bury Pakistan: Two-Nil Win in Tests
Michael Roberts In what is a RED-LETTER DAY in the history of cricket Bangladesh beat Pakistan twice in Test Matches played away. In the Second Test held at Rawalpindi in Pakistan, they secured a convincing win by six wickets. What … Continue reading →
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Gunaratna’s Conservative, Pro-American Reading of Today’s Political Confrontations
Rohan Gunaratna, whose chosen title is “The New Global Wave of Terrorism” … Introduction Today, the world is influenced by the heightened threat environment in the Middle East. In the past, the global terrorism environment was largely influenced and shaped … Continue reading →
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A Festival in Hill-Country Lanka Celebrating Malaiyaha Tamil Resilience
Devika Brendon, iin GROUNDVIEWS, August 2026 …. Photos courtesy of Nayanahari Abeynayake & Mudirshuni Kumar … with highlights being impositions by The Editor, Thuppahi The title of the exhibition, The Endless Harvest, which was held at Haputale Town Hall is very … Continue reading →
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Incisive Reflections on Sri Lanka’s Political History, 1930s et seq
Chandre Dharmawardena’s Comments in a Thuppahi Post, 9 January 2025 … comments mistakenly attributed to a “Thoughtfully Pink”** Sowell’s analysis is the typical simplistic analysis that puts all the blame on SWRD’s 1956 government. Sowell’s analysis encapsulates the simplistic approach … Continue reading →
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A Zealot in USA targets Sri Lanka
Rohana R. Wasala, in The Island, 10 September 2025, with this title “The root of all evil” Professor Michael K. Jerryson of Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA, testified on the subject of ‘Human Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka’ before the … Continue reading →
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Journalistic Articles from my Pen: A Bibliography, 1996-2009
Michael Roberts Articles that appear in academic journals are subject to a refereeing process before they, so to speak, scale the heights and enter the academic world. But there are numerous forums at the cutting edge which serve up essays … Continue reading →
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The Maaveerar Dead as A Perpetual Inspiration For Eelam
Mario Arulthas, in Al-Jazeera, 9 January 2025 …. with highlightinging emphasia imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The Maaveerar Dead as A Perpetual Inspiration For Eelam The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on … Continue reading →
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When An African Major undermined a White Racist
SEE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELNfnbU-Kc0 … ‘Karoline Leavitt Tells Traoré “Sit Down, Boy” — His Reply Leaves America Speechless’ Ibrahim Traoré (French pronunciation: [ibʁaim tʁaɔʁe]; born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim President … Continue reading →
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A Depressing Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Predicament About Six Years Back
THIS is an old essay that stayed buried in the Thuppahi system. It neverthless provides food for thought and serves as a testimony to its author (a brother of my friend the late Neville Jayaweera). Stanley too has since passed … Continue reading →
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