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Binoda K. Mishra, … reviewing the booklet Forces and Strands in Sri Lanka’s Cricket History, by Michael Roberts, Colombo, Social Scientists’ Association, 2006, 64 pp., 21 photographs, bibliography, Rs. 300 (paperback), ISBN 9559102826 ++ Cricket brought to Sri Lanka the … Continue reading →

Riyaz Aluher, whose chosen title at the Eddie Gray Memorial Oration 2025 at the Royal College Old Boys’ Association – Australia (Victoria) was more Sri Lankan and runs thus:“A Royal tribute to a true Royalist – Lorenz Pereira” The recently held … Continue reading →

Item sent by Jeevananda Keerthisena Venayagampillai Shanmuganayagam, aged 85, passed away peacefully in Markham, Ontario, on January 15, 2026. He was born on May 30, 1940, in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and respected academic, Mr. … Continue reading →

Dr Minna Thaheer, in The Sunday Times, January 2026 Tour de Force Yhe idea of discussing a book by an economist acknowledged as a masterly scholar and practitioner by his peers is quite unnerving for a non-economist. Hearing Dr Nimal … Continue reading →

Jeremy De Lima, reviewing  SUNSET  OF ILLUSIONS by Manilka Fernando writing under the pseudonym of C. M. Fernando …  A book on Sri Lanka FOR Sri Lankans and anyone interested in the 26-year war which decimated that beautiful isle!  Loaded … Continue reading →

Charith Senanayake in Facebook, December 2025 ….“In Memory of Mr. D. S. de Silva” He was a fierce competitor both on and off the field. I still remember, back in the day when CCC played Moratuwa at the Moratuwa Stadium. … Continue reading →