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Murali’s Ordeal in Pictures, 1995-2005
Michael Roberts Looking back in retrospect, my respect for the resilence and strength of character shown by Muttiah Muralitharan has expanded by ‘metres’ these last few days. The story –involving numerous episodes — has been set out in my old … Continue reading →
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Edwardian Villas and Maharajas’ Palaces: A Question on the Kalu Ganga
Mick Moore of Susssex University ** … with highlighting imposed within this essay by The Editor, Thuppahi Richmond Castle is a large and elegant villa beautifully located in a wooded estate on a hill above the Kalu Ganga not far … Continue reading →
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The Pioneering Female Cricketers in Ceylon: Facing England in 1948
KKS Perera, in Daily Mirror, March 2023, where the title reads thus: “three Johnians in First International Womens’ Match vs England in 1948 Sri Lanka Cricket with [its] record profit of Rs 6.3 billion made in 2022 could easily allocate … Continue reading →
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Donald Friend’s Acid Readings of the Sri Lankan Scenario, 1957-1962
EXTRACTS From The DIARIES Of DONALD FRIEND, Volume 3** …. The Ceylon Diaries cover the period 25th January 1957 to 22nd July 1962 and run into 180 pages in small print. During this period Donald Friend, the gifted Australian artist, … Continue reading →
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From Little Things Big Things Grow: Antonians Who Excelled Beyond Excellence
Bernard Vancuylenburg & Sisira Weragoda Prologue: As an introduction to the subject of this article I had to choose a title which nails it all in just one line. It is the story of an academic miracle which emanated … Continue reading →
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More about “Pissu Percy”
Michael Roberts supplementing KK De Silva’s article with aid from Johnny De Silva in Melbourne (all three of us Aloysians who played cricket in the School XI in the mid-1950s) “Michael Roberts, writes as follows on his initiation in an … Continue reading →
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For Richmond College: EFC Ludowyk and His Outreach
EFC LUDOWYK MEMORIAL LECTURE, Organized by the Richmond 60 Club, July 5th, 2025, at the OPA Auditorium the AUTHOR = Austin Fernando The President and members of the Richmond 60 Club, the former Principal of Richmond, Mr. E.M.S. Ekanayake, and friends. … Continue reading →
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Vale: In Appreciation of Dr. Sisira Jayasuriya, A Committed Scholar
Sarath Rajapatirana & Premachandra Athukorala, whose appraisal is entitled “In Memoriam: Sisira Jayasuriya, 1946-2025″ The distinguished economist Professor Sisira Kumara Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka-born and a scholar who spent much of his professional life in Australia, passed away on 18 February … Continue reading →
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Sharika Thiranagama in Profound Q & A on Sri Lanka’s Traumatic Past
Kaniyan Pungundran – Editor-in-Chief of Jaffna Monitor ….September 2025 … ..where the title runs thus: “JVP Still Denies the Tamil Ethnic Question: Sharika Thiranagama Speaks to Jaffna Monitor” It feels like yesterday. As a student, I remember flipping through Amuthu, … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Precarious Political Economy ….. Yesterday & Today
Mick Moore, whose chosen title is “It’s the Party, Stupid: Sri Lanka’s Political Turnaround – Part 1” ….. while the highlighting in this version with a different title has been imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Photo courtesy of BBC It is … Continue reading →
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