Search Results for: animal
Eerie Splendour: Wild Animals in The Depths of Darkness
Introducing “Phantoms of the Night” by De Silva, Gallangoda Happuaracchi & Jayaratne “Phantoms of the Night” – Wild Cats of Sri Lanka, a book offering an incredible window into four species of felines making a living in their shadowy … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under art & allure bewitching, heritage, life stories, photography, tourism, travelogue, wild life
Surviving A Leopard Attack in Hill-Country Sri Lanka
Kamanthi Wickemasinghe in Daily Mirror, 12 June 2023, where the title reads “Hill Country Leopard Ordeals and A Survivor’s Tale” … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dusk had already set in when we reached Bogawantalawa last Friday (June … Continue reading →
Share this:
The Turtle ‘Nursery’ at Rekawa in Southern Sri Lanka
Risidra Mendis, in Ceylon Today, 19 October 2024 where the title runs thus: “A world without turtles is a world less beautiful” Far from the hustle and bustle of city life and nestled along the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka is … Continue reading →
Share this:
Vale — Rex Clements, A Sri Lankan Virtuoso in Many Arts
Bedgar Perera DR. REX CLEMENTS ..… Sept. 8, 2023 was a very sad day for the 1964-68 batch of the Faculty of Agriculture of the then University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, as that was the day on which Dr. Rex Clements, … Continue reading →
Share this:
Trump’s Racist Perspectives on South Africa
Robert Rotberg …………………………………………………….. https://robertirotberg.substack.com/p/355-privileging-white-south-africans … which item came to my notice via one of the regular communications from RHODES CONNECT. Highlighting emphasis is the work of The editor, Thuppahi. The white refugees from South Africa whom Trump recently welcomed are … Continue reading →
Share this:
Perfection: The Centipede as Helpmate Pet
From Mervyn Weerasooriya, my old Aloysian Mate A man goes into a pet shop and tells the owner he wants to buy a pet that can do everything. The shop owner suggests a faithful dog. The man replies, “Come on, … Continue reading →
Share this:
Key Issues in the Human-Elephant Confrontation in Lanka’s Dry Zone
Kamanthi Wickramasinghe in The Daily Mirror, March 2026 … where the headline is different. Unlike sky rise buildings that dominate the skyline in Colombo, it is electric fences of various shapes and sizes that dominate much of the landscape in … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under Uncategorized
The MAHAVAMSA in Tamil
N. Saravanan For nearly thirty-five years, N. Saravanan has been a steadfast voice in Tamil literary and journalistic circles. His journey began with Vidivu magazine, where his early writings reflected a deep commitment to social consciousness and cultural identity. … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under Uncategorized
Encirclement in Religious Practice & Deadly War Strike
Michael Roberts, inspired by interaction & dialogue with Douglas Farrer of the National University of Singapore in the years 2009 to 2014** VISIT 2012 “Encompassing Empowerment in Ritual, War & Assassination: Tantric Principles in Tamil Tiger Instrumentalities,” in Social Analysis, … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under accountability, art & allure bewitching, authoritarian regimes, communal relations, cultural transmission, education, ethnicity, female empowerment, heritage, historical interpretation, Indian religions, Indian traditions, insurrections, landscape wondrous, life stories, LTTE, martyrdom, military strategy, patriotism, performance, politIcal discourse, power politics, self-reflexivity, Sinhala-Tamil Relations, sri lankan society, suicide bombing, Tamil Tiger fighters, terrorism, the imaginary and the real, trauma, unusual people, vengeance, war crimes, women in ethnic conflcits, world events & processes
USA encourages Israel’s Nazi Pathways
Blackjack Bibi …. with the title and the highlights being impositions by The Editor, Thuppahi I was interested in the “NOTE from VB, an American citizen from Sri Lanka” which refers to Nikki Haley advocating the final solution for the … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under accountability, american imperialism, anti-racism, arab regimes, authoritarian regimes, disparagement, governance, heritage, historical interpretation, human rights, Islamic fundamentalism, Jews in Asia, landscape wondrous, life stories, martyrdom, Middle Eastern Politics, politIcal discourse, power politics, racist thinking, self-reflexivity, trauma, truth as casualty of war, vengeance, war reportage, world events & processes, World War Three?
