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D H Lawrence in Kandy 1922
Jane Russell D H Lawrence came to Ceylon with his wife Frieda in late February 1922. Lawrence once referred to the later years of his life, spent wandering from place to place across the world in search of relief from … Continue reading →
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Our Wonderful World: The Mammals of Ceylon Brought to Life
Burton K Lim in © 2015 American Society of Mammalogists, http://www.mammalogy.org …… …. reviewing A. Yapa, A. and G. Ratnavira 2013. The Mammals of Sri Lanka. Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Colombo 3, … Continue reading →
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Alan Strathern on The Vijaya Story as A Variant of the Romulus Tale … and Stranger Kings
Alan Strathern of Brasenose College, Oxford, with emphasis in colour being an imposition by The Editor Thuppahi ABSTRACT: The story of Vijaya, has long been central to the Sinhalese idea of themselves as a distinct ethnic group of Aryan origin … Continue reading →
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USA’s Threatening Interventions during the Eelam War in 2009
Michael Roberts This essay is an effort to unravel the whispers about an American military team’s secret mission to Sri Lanka at the height of the SL armed forces successful squeeze on the LTTE in 2009. The political significance of … Continue reading →
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The Many Shadows from Black Hawk Down
Daniel Klaidman, in The Daily Beast, 10 September 2013, where the title is “The Lost Lessons of Black Hawk Down, https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-hawk-down Twenty years later, the battle still echoes in America’s top policy circles. As the U.S. sets foot in Somalia … Continue reading →
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Kataragama, Yala and Festive All That
Juliet Coombe in Daily News, 12 August 2017, where the title runs “Hidden Rituals Juliet Coombe joined the exciting procession of regal elephants dressed in silk drapes, dancing girls and fire jugglers at the Kataragama Temple, where she learns about some … Continue reading →
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Profound Reflections: Jean Arasanayagam in Response to Smrti Daniel’s Searching Questions
Jean faces Smrti Daniel 1: What in your childhood contributed to the kind of writer you are now? What recurring motifs and images from that time find expression in your work? JEAN1: So many factors. As I delve into my … Continue reading →
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The War is Past. Paradise is Regained
Michael Buerk, in the The Telegraph, 5 September 2017, where the title is “The war is history: Michael Buerk returns to Sri Lanka” ** Note Editorial Comment at End The Tigers’ lair was deep in the jungle. It was difficult to find and tough … Continue reading →
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Sinhabahu: Reverberating Memories
KNO Dharmadasa, in The Island, 18 November 2011, where the title is “Sinhabahu : Fifty Years’ Memories” The year 2011 marks fifty years after the first staging of Professor Sarachchandra’s play Sinhabahu which shares with his own Maname (1956) the record … Continue reading →
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Legend and Mystery in Kumana National Park
Stefan d’Silva … an original piece responding to ATW Guneratne’s “The Call of the Remote Wild: Kumana in SE Lanka” in …………………………………………………. https://thuppahis.com/2016/01/11/the-call-of-the-remote-wild-kumana-in-se-lanka/ Kumana: Originally demarcated as Yala East National Park, Kumana was declared a national park with its own borders in 1969. Kumana … Continue reading →
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