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Charles Dickens and Ceylon
Raja Bandaranayake, in THE CEYLANKAN vol 26/3, August 2023, where the title runs “Charles Dickens on Ceylon” Introduction: An anthology by Charles Dickens entitled Sunshine on Daily Paths (or the Revelation of Beauty and Wonder in Common Things,1 picked up in an … Continue reading →
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How the Kandyan Sinhalese Forces Kept the European Powers at Bay for Two Centuries
PK Balachandran, whose original article in the Daily Mirror of 26 November 2021, is entitled “Kandyan armies which kept Europeans at bay for two centuries” The Kandyan army also had local Malays and Kaffirs (Africans) and also Indians like Malabars, … Continue reading →
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The Wild Side of Sri Lanka: Its Jungles
H. I. E. Katugaha, in The Island, 6 February 2022, where the title runs thus “More on jungle treks: Lahugala and bold leopards” ONE: I have had a long innings of jungle trips. Many of these were with my uncle, Sam … Continue reading →
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From “Tribalism” to “Fascist Nationalism”: Ethical Musings
Brian Victoria* … in Informed Comment … https://www.juancole.com/2024/02/judaism-tribalism-universalism.html…. where the title read thus: “The Battle for the Soul of Judaism: Tribalism, Amalek and the Axial Age Universalism of Isaiah” Viewers of Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Vladimir Putin may … Continue reading →
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The Pearls and Pearl Divers of Ceylon
Tamara Fernando: “Seeing Like the Sea: A Multispecies History of the Ceylon Pearl Fishery 1800–1925″* Past & Present, Volume 254, Issue 1, February 2022, Pages 127–60, ……………………………………………. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtab002 ABSTRACT of the Article: The pearl fishery of Ceylon was a lucrative … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Wildcats: In the Depths of the Jungle
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 18 December 2021, …. Review of Phantoms of the Night: Wildcats of Sri Lanka, by Thilak Jayaratne, Janaka Gallangoda, Nadika Hapuarachchi, and Madura de Silva ….. Chaya Publishers, 2022,… 160 pp…. with highlighting imposed by the … Continue reading →
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An Inspiring Sri Lankan Anthropologist: Gananath Obeysekere
Laleen Jayamanne & Nammika Raby, in The Island, February 2025 “People were nourished by stories….” (Kathandarawalinne minissu jeewathwune) Gananath “Man does not live by bread alone” Matthew 4:4 Dimuthu Saman Wettasinghe’s film Gananath Obeyesekere: In Search of Buddhist Conscienceopens with a … Continue reading →
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Discovering Sigiriya: Jonathan Forbes’ Enterprise
Avishka Mario Senewiratne, whose chosen title is “Jonathan Forbes and the Discovery of Sigiriya,” where it was presented in The Ceylankan, vol 26/3, August 2023 “Sigiri is the only example in Ceylon of those solitary activities, which form so remarkable … Continue reading →
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Izzy Bee: Busy Aiding Koalas on Magnetic Island, Queensland
Robert Moran, in Sydney Morning Herald, 16 September 2020, where the title runs thus: “Meet the 13-year-old ‘Koala Whisperer’, Australia’s new conservation superstar” Ali Bee, a veterinarian on Queensland’s Magnetic Island, and her partner Tim didn’t think they’d ever have … Continue reading →
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My Decision to leave Ceylon in 1981
Sachi Sri Kantha Sachi examining a winged bean pod in 1981 Prelude Willingly, I opt to use the ‘Ceylon’ word, because I was born in the blessed island Ceylon in May 1953. The place of my birth was Chilaw, … Continue reading →
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