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In Appreciation of Anoma C. Abeyewardene, 1951-2022
Ranjan Abaysekara Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak knits up the o’er wrought heart and bids it break -Macbeth As we grow older and realize more clearly the limitations of human happiness, we come to see … Continue reading →
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Revisiting Robert Knox’s Experiences in the Kandyan Kingdom in the 17th Century
Padma Edirisinghe, in Sunday Observer, 2016, where the title runs “That wanderer among the Kandyan hills”.… see note below ** Thirteen miles off Gampola, past sprawling tea estates nestling in the lap of luxuriantly foliaged mountains, lies Legundeniya. Here, the … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan ‘Outposts’ on Thursday Island in Colonial Times
Á Booklet by Stanley J. Sparkes and Anna Shnukal entitled The Sri Lankan Settlers of Thursday Island …. presented by …………….. httpsy ://www.elanka.com.au/the-sri-lankan-settlers-of-thursday-island-by-stanley-j-sparkes-and-anna-shnukal/ … I regret that the pictorial illustrations with this text proved obdurate and refused replication; while the … Continue reading →
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Addressing Sri Lanka’s Future in June 2009
Michael Roberts, reprinting here an article that appeared in FRONTLINE vol. 26/12, 19 June 2009 … with this title “Some Pillars for Lanka’s Future” “One can win the War, but lose the Peace” — A cliche this may be, but … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Tea Country Trail from Yesteryear with Julia Margaret Cameron
Juliet Coombe Sri Lanka’s Tea Country Trail. 582 likes · 9 talking about this. The Tea Country Trail is a proposed 310 km long-distance hiking trail through the Sri Lankan Tea Country. The trail winds its way… https://www.facebook.com/teacountrytrail/
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Facing Ranjan De Silva Foursquare: A Demolition Job
Fair Dinkum** On Saturday 16 July I received two emails from Michael Roberts which contained emails from two of his friends. The first email came from someone Michael describes as “An old schoolmate from Galle now in Canada”, while the … Continue reading →
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Buddhist Temples in Lanka: Evocative Thoughts
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 9 April 2022, … With input from and photographs by Manusha Lakshan … & bearing this title “Some reflections on the temples of the South” The social and cultural history of Buddhist temples in Sri … Continue reading →
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Not all Issues are Black or White: Some Voices from the Offspring of Cross-Cultural Marriages
Audrey Maxwell [nee Roberts] … a chapter in Rosemary Breger and Rosana Hill (eds). Cross-Cultural Marriage. Identity and Choice, Oxford, Berg, 1998, …. ISBN 1 85973 968 7 paper … with this reproduction being rendered possible by our nephew-in-law Tissa … Continue reading →
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The Black Fort and the Many Gems within Galle Fort
Juliet Coombe, in Daily News, 28 January 2022, where the title reads thus “Santa Cruz – The Portuguese Black Fort Of Galle” Walking along the ancient walls it is easy to distinguish the black smoke covered walls of the Portuguese … Continue reading →
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David Pocock: From Rugby Scrums to Parliamentary ‘Scrummaging’
Christine Middap in The Weekend Australian, 15/16 April 2023, where the title is “Pocock’s Progress” He tries to start the day with some quiet contemplation. David Pocock in the Senate.….Pix by Martin Ollman Pocock with a redneck rock wallaby , … Continue reading →
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