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A Play That Explores Sinhala-Tamil Relations in 20th Century Ceylon

Jayantha Somasundaram in The Island 9 August 2024, …….. presenting a review COUNTING & CRACKING written for the stage by Sivanathan Shakthidharan and Directed by Eamon Flack …. and has this title “COUNTING & CRACKING: THE SUNTHARALINGAM SAGA” Already staged in cities … Continue reading →

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‘Murdering’ Sri Lankan Names!! The WHY and The How!

AI as Author : “Have you wondered why the same name (eg. Jayatillake) is often spelt differently?” ….. MurThis is largely AI generated with some human intervention) Sri Lankan people write their names in English in multiple different ways primarily because … Continue reading →

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Remembering Professor Dennis Bartholomeusz: Stage Producer & English Lierature

Item in eLanka, deploying an Item in the Sundaytimes … under this title: “Brilliant Shakespeare scholar whose goodness radiated a quiet influence on many by Dr Dennis Bartholomeusz”  Source: Dennis Stephen Bartholomeusz, an acknowledged world authority on Shakespearean studies (90) passed … Continue reading →

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An Epitaph for Charlie Ramanaden THEN, 13 March 1997

Dushy S. Perera Jerry ‘Anna’ to his relations, Sir to his numerous subordinates and Charles to his friends, passed away suddenly whilst playing tennis (a sport close to his heart) partnering his son Pravin, at the Annual Darrawela Club Tennis … Continue reading →

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An Assessment of Palki Sharma’s Wide-Ranging Review of Today’s Political Economy …..

Lanka Reefcomber, …. with highlights subect to the Editor’s iinterventions …. Watching PALKI SHARMA’s You Tube Presentation was of absorbing interest. I remember this journalist from her time at WION, primarily for her long-standing promotion of the ‘China debt trap’ … Continue reading →

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“Mary’s Boy Child” conveyed in Cerebral South Asian Dance

With Thanks to FELIX SIRIMANNE extended by Thuppahiya …. for leading us to this Celebration of the Christmas Message in a Performative South Asian Mode of “cerebral’ character *************

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Pakistan Crush Lanka in Third ODI at Rawalpindi

Review in The ISLAND, 30 November 2025, entitled “Nawaz and Afridi blow Sri Lanka away to seal tri-series for Pakistan” Pakistan thundered to victory in the final of the tri-series, their attack blazing through the last nine Sri Lanka wickets … Continue reading →

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Don Bradman embraced within the Thuppahi Realm

Don Bradman Memorabilia in Adelaide’s Sri Lankan Realms … https://thuppahis.com › 2024/06/06 › don-bradman-me… 6 June 2024 — This Thuppahi post is a potpourri of Memorabilia around the Persona of Sir Donald Bradman …. with an ink-sketch of Don Bradman by Douglas Davies ******* Don Bradman at Cricket … Continue reading →

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Accolades for Schaffter & Jayasinghe: A Special ‘Innings’

Rex Clementine in The Island, June 2025 One of the most heartwarming sights at Monday’s SLC Cricket Awards was the image of two titans of yesteryear – Mr. Chandra Schaffter and Mr. Stanley Jayasinghe – seated side by side, deep … Continue reading →

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Mona Khalil, Lebanese Sea Turtle Activist, Killed in Israeli Air-Strike

AI Overview Lebanese sea turtle activist Mona Khalil, often referred to as the “guardian” of Lebanon’s sea turtles, died on June 19, 2026, after succumbing to injuries from an Israeli airstrike. [1, 2, 3, 4] The 76-year-old conservationist was critically … Continue reading →

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