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Vale: Anthony Anghie of Royal College and Many Turbulent Events
Gamini Seneviratne, in The Island, 4 October 2022, where the title is simple: “Anthony Anghie” When our lot entered Royal College over 70 years ago, Tony was yet there at a distant remove as Head Prefect and, at closer quarters, … Continue reading →
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Thumbs Up for Sri Lankan Tamil Epic at Edinburgh Festival
Allan Radcliffe, a review essay … 10 August 2022 — with highlighting here imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi A stage epic is a rare beast in Edinburgh, where audiences are accustomed to shows of one-hour tops in makeshift venues. Counting and … Continue reading →
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In Memoriam: Vijaya Kumaratunga
DBS Jeyaraj in 2022 at https://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/?p=67620 where the title reads “Vijaya Kumaratunga: Charismatic Actor-Politician May Have Changed Nation’s Destiny” …… Posted by Administrator on 21 February 2022, 1:11 am The political landscape of Sri Lanka seems gloomy and desolate. Most of the actors who … Continue reading →
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Deciphering & Learning From Ondaatje’s Books on Ceylon
Gamini Senevirsatne reviews Christopher Ondaatje’s Works on Ceylon …. in An Essay entitled “Woolf in Ceylon By Christopher Ondaatje” …. This book runs to over 300 pages–room enough for Christopher Ondaatje to touch on virtually every aspect of Leonard Woolf’s … Continue reading →
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Danushka Gunathilake as A Conquering Hero & Gentleman
Devika Brendon, in GROUNDVIEWS, 29 September 2023, where the title runs thus: “The Conquering Hero: ‘Success’ in Danushka Gunathilaka’s Sexual Assault Case” ** In the 11 months just past, several media reports were busy portraying the events in the trial of … Continue reading →
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Muslims in the East of Sri Lanka: Ashfaque Mohamed’s Insightful Film
Laleen Jayamanne, whose title is “Notes towards a Politics and Aesthetics of Film” in a review essay presented in The Island, 1 & 2 February 2023: the focus being Ashfaque Mohamed’s ‘Face Cover’ ** ‘Face Cover’ by Ashfaque Mohamed Asfaque … Continue reading →
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For Ceylon. Roman Szechowycz in Gal Oya, 1950-61
Andreas Szechowycz … detailing his father’s dedicated work in the Gal Oya Project in the 1950s and in communication with Michael Roberts in ways that mark his deep attachment to the island Group Photo – Dr. Roman Szechowycz in middle. … Continue reading →
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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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The Assassination of SWRD Bandaranaike: Questions directed at the Supreme Court’s Verdict
Sanjiva Senanayake, whose chosen title reads “Beyond Reasonable Doubt? The Killing of a Prime Minister” Many people ‘know’ the conventional tale about the assassination of the Prime Minister of Ceylon, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, 62 years ago. However, they each have a … Continue reading →
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Fidel & Danny ‘String Together’ Melodious Accounts of Day One at the Galle Test Match
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 16 April 2023, Dimuth Karunaratne struck an assured 179, Kusal Mendis amassed 140, and Sri Lanka took firm grip of the Test, as that pair’s 281-run partnership for the second wicket formed the centrepiece of the hosts’ dominant … Continue reading →
