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The US Ambassador’s Enthusiasm for the Aragalaya
Malinda Seneviratne … whose title runs thus “Ambassador Chung and Xeroxable Change” …. with highlighting emphasis being impositions by The Editor Thuppahi Aragalaya. Translatable as revolt, uprising, protest, agitation, struggle or even insurrection. Aragalaya is singular, but considering statements and actions it … Continue reading →
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Assorted Data on Walter T. Stace
A = A Note from Lucy McCann at the Bodleian Library in Oxford – Michael Roberts, some years back… At the Institute of Commonwealth Studies there is an autobiography of W.T. Stace as a civil servant in Ceylon, written in … Continue reading →
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Delving into the Artistic Mind via Reflections on Barbara Sansoni’s Oeuvre
ARTRA in conversation with Dominic Sansoni, 12 August 2021 …. https://www.artra.lk/visual-art/barbara-sansoni-edition-delving-into-the-artistic-mind Barbara Sansoni’s dynamic creative pursuits across her drawings from her beautiful buildings to the rhapsody enveloped upon facial features of geometric finesse are fascinating. She presents a truly enchanting … Continue reading →
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Always Ahead of the Present: Farewell Barbara Sansoni
Nazreen, Anjalendran & Ismeth farewell Barbara Sansoni —https://thuppahis.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=post&calypsoify=1 ONE; Nazreen Sansoni, ……… Barbara Sansoni, the well-known Sri Lankan artist and designer, passed away on April 23rd at around 1.10 a.m., just one hour after her 94th birthday. Dominic, her devoted … Continue reading →
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Sanga Rules at the Lords’ Cricket Establishment
News Item in The Island, 14 August 2021, with this headline “Kumar Sangakkara opens new Compton and Edrich stands at Lord’s” MCC President and Sri Lankan cricket great, Kumar Sangakkara, officially opened the new £53 million Compton and Edrich stands … Continue reading →
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Dissecting Sri Lankan History & Politics through Book Reviews
Sophie Roel in conversation with Razeen Sally on “The best books on Sri Lanka recommended by Razeen Sally” Many visitors to Sri Lanka have been beguiled by its charms, from its hill towns to its beaches, its ancient temples to … Continue reading →
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For Lanka: The Profound Interventions of Pauline & Dick Hensman
Rohini Hensman, in a commemorative essay about her politically committed parents in the SSA journal POLITY in 2023 where the title runs “A Hundred Years of Pauline And C. R. (Dick) Hensman” The birth anniversaries of Pauline Hensman (née Swan) … Continue reading →
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Richard Gabriel’s Life and Work
Nilantha Perera Palihawadana Beginnings and Family: Payagala Baduge Richard Mausuetus Don Gabriel was born on February 19, 1924, to Payagala Baduge Don Gabriel and Cyriline de Costa. He was the youngest of a family of three boys. His eldest brother … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Democratic Hopelessness … & Failures from Way Back
Profeesor Ekanayake, in Colombo Telegraph, 21 March 2022, where the ttitle reads “The Millions Who Hurt Without A Change Of Heart” This article is not primarily about the woeful record of the present government. Nor is it about the abomination … Continue reading →
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No Trust in Truss
Michael Patrick O’Leary, in his web column where the title runs thus: “Out of the Blue” being a review of thethe Liz Truss biography authored by Harry Cole & Richard Heale ………. A shorter version of this article was published … Continue reading →
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