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Horror and Terror in Kabul: Pictorials
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TW Roberts Pamphlet, circa 1936: “Problems of Public Life in India & Ceylon”
TW Roberts: PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC LIFE IN INDIA AND CEYLON Contents Page The Ceylon Elections Of 1936 … Continue reading →
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British Ceylon Deciphered by Stress on the Deep Structures of Social Togetherness
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island on 24 March 2023, with this title “Sri Lanka under British rule: Neither Gemeinschaft nor Gesellschaft” Since at least Marx and Malinowski, anthropologists have been fascinated by, and focused on, the links between “primitive-tribal” and … Continue reading →
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Defeating the LTTE: The Worldwide Significance of This Achievement
Serge De Silva-Ranasinghe, in Asia-Pacific Defence News, Vol.5/5, May 15-June14, 2010, where the title is “Defeat Of The LTTE And Its Significance” …. with the difficult & painstaking task of conversion being handled by Darshanie Ratnawalli in Sri Lanka … … Continue reading →
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Horrendous Western Misreadings of Sri Lankan Situation in 2008-09
Tony Donaldson’s Capsule Comment in Facebook A Few Years Back++ Michael, …. Two great articles in “Ambassador Blake in Never-Never Land…” and “The imperious interventions of David Miliband….” I am not surprised by any of this. US diplomats should … Continue reading →
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St. Josephs College in Colombo: Its Multi-faceted Achievements over 125 Years
Lynn Ockersz, in The Island, 13 June 2022, where the title runs thus “St. Joseph’s College, Colombo – a dignified 125 years” One hundred and twenty-five years into its existence, St. Joseph’s College, Colombo remains dignified and spiritually-focused in the Sri … Continue reading →
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General Custer’s Last Stand: Annihilation by the Sioux, 25 June 1876
David Graham, in Quora, …. https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-epic-last-stands-in-history/answer/David-Graham-149 On June 25, 1876, after a stumbling night march that exhausted men and horses, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and the 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Sitting Bull’s village on the banks of the Little … Continue reading →
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An Outstanding Mansion: “Regina Walauwwa” become “College House”
Yomal Senerath-Yapa, in Sunday Times, 8 May 2022, where the title runs thus: “Enduring Symbol of Colombo University” … with a sub-line reading “A new coffee-table book maps the beginnings of the country’s academia in 1921“ The majestic College House … Continue reading →
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Exposing Sachi Sri Kantha: A Tangential Tamil Sniper
Michael Roberts In presenting an article on Duncan White’s achievement at the World Olympic Games held in London in August 1948, I limited my focus to the 1940s. Sachi Sri Kantha in Japan has often entered comments on Thuppahi items … Continue reading →
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Beyond Imagination – Chandra Schaffter’s Life of Service
Ravi RUDRA has composed an extensive web-item describing Chandra Schaffter’s services to Sri Lanka, S. Thomas College, cricket, hockey, the Tamil Union CC’, insurance services in the island and humakind in general. The account includes photographs and is so extensive … Continue reading →
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