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A Vintage Occasion in 2022 at the Law Faculty, Colombo University

Senaka Weeraratne “A picture speaks a thousand words and within this picture are a thousand stories that we will forever celebrate,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, at the unveiling of the batch photograph of the … Continue reading

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Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage Celebrates Its 50th Year

Amal Jayasinghe, in The Island, Sunday Edn, with Pics by Ishara Kodikara and this title “Sri Lanka’s first elephant orphanage celebrates 50 years”  Sri Lanka’s main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary on Sunday February 16 with a fruit feast … Continue reading

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The CEYLON JOURNAL 2/2 Brightens the Year 2025

Professor Walter Perera, revewing The Ceylon Journal Volume 2 Number 2 in The Island, 4 January 2025,  where the  title reads ““New Year Dawns with more stories of Sri Lanka” …. with highlights being impositions by The Editor, Thuppahi In 2024, I … Continue reading

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Sambhur Meat Hunters in Sri Lanka’s Jungle Sanctuaries

ITEM in Daily Mirror, 25 September 2023 Wildlife authorities nabbed four persons who poached four sambhurs and a mousedeer for meat in the Rantambe sanctuary, the Department of Wildlife Conservation said.  

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Understanding Martin Wickramasinghe

Uditha Devapriya, whose favoured title for this essay is “Martin Wickramasinghe: The making of a Sri Lankan mind”  Regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s finest public intellectuals, Martin Wickramasinghe (1890 – 1976) unleashed the possibilities of radical thought in 20th … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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