Search Results for: character
In Deep Appreciation of Elmo De Alwis
ONE = Nihal De Alwis: “An Appreciation – Mr. Elmo De Alwis – Pioneer in Marketing Founder Member. Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing” … from Island, 30 May 2020 Felix Elmo Arnold de Alwis born on the 29th of November, … Continue reading →
Share this:
Lindsay Hassett: As Unruffled as Australian
Abhishek Mukherjee, in cricketcountry.com, 27 August 2017, with this title: “Lindsay Hassett: Master of strokes, shrewd cricketing brain, terrific sense of humour” “There are others who have made more runs and taken more wickets [than Lindsay Hassett], but very few … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under art & allure bewitching, Australian culture, australian media, British colonialism, cricket for amity, cultural transmission, heritage, historical interpretation, life stories, performance, self-reflexivity, the imaginary and the real, travelogue, unusual people, world events & processes
Yogaraja sparks Protest against Caste Disabilities in the Tamil Regions
Ahilan Kadirgamar. in Daily Mirror, on 17 February 2020, where the title is “Breaking the Silence on Caste” Caste is all present in Jaffna, but a silence prevails about caste oppression. Such silence and invisibility were not always the case, … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under accountability, charitable outreach, cultural transmission, democratic measures, discrimination, disparagement, economic processes, governance, heritage, historical interpretation, Indian traditions, island economy, landscape wondrous, life stories, politIcal discourse, power politics, refugees, self-reflexivity, social justice, sri lankan society, Tamil civilians, Tamil migration, the imaginary and the real, tolerance, welfare & philanthophy, working class conditions, world events & processes, zealotry
Leadership displayed via Fighting Power … via D-Day And the Normandy Operations
Cross posted at Thoughts on Military History , 24 September 2011, with this title “Fighting Power as the Arbiter of Leadership Effectiveness” In an era of fourth generation warfare where the achievement of strategic end-goals lay squarely at the feet … Continue reading →
Share this:
Sinhalaness in Pre-British Ceylon: Issues and Pathways
A Review Essay by Alan Strathern** dissecting a Book by Michael Roberts published in 2004 This item was located by Thuppahi in the web-site Colombo Telegraph on 26 December 2012 (see https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/the-royal-we-sinhala-identity-in-the-dynastic-state/). However, it appeared initially in 2005 in the … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under Aboriginality, ancient civilisations, architects & architecture, authoritarian regimes, British colonialism, British imperialism, Buddhism, centre-periphery relations, commoditification, cultural transmission, economic processes, ethnicity, hatan kavi, heritage, historical interpretation, insurrections, Kandyan kingdom, landscape wondrous, life stories, literary achievements, military strategy, modernity & modernization, nationalism, patriotism, performance, pilgrimages, politIcal discourse, Portuguese imperialism, religiosity, Saivism, self-reflexivity, sri lankan society, Tamil migration, unusual people, violence of language, world events & processes
Ceylon Tea, Planting Clubs and Cricket over the Years
David Colin-Thome: “The History of Tea and Cricket in Sri Lanka,” at https://www.elanka.com.au/the-history-of-tea-and-cricket-in-sri-lanka-by-david-colin-thome-2/ “You will think I write a lot about the scenery, but if you saw it you would not think I said too much” – James Taylor (Pioneering … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under architects & architecture, British colonialism, centre-periphery relations, commoditification, communal relations, cricket for amity, cultural transmission, economic processes, heritage, historical interpretation, island economy, landscape wondrous, life stories, performance, politIcal discourse, self-reflexivity, Sri Lankan cricket, sri lankan society, transport and communications, travelogue, world events & processes
Michael Sandel’s Pursuit of Civic Virtues in USA and the World
Julian Coman, in The Observer, 6 September 2020, …. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/06/michael-sandel-the-populist-backlash-has-been-a-revolt-against-the-tyranny-of-merit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other The philosopher believes the liberal left’s pursuit of meritocracy has betrayed the working classes. His new book argues for a politics centred on dignity. Michael Sandel photographed last month in … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under accountability, cultural transmission, democratic measures, education, governance, heritage, historical interpretation, landscape wondrous, life stories, literary achievements, meditations, politIcal discourse, self-reflexivity, teaching profession, unusual people, welfare & philanthophy, world events & processes
Medical Pontifications from Australia that miss the Mark
The universe today has been bombarded by medical expertise from every which way pontificating on “solutions” to a covid-pandemic of an extremely complex and varied character. Chandini Liyanagama, a senior Sri Lankan Australian medic, has essayed criticisms of the processes … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under accountability, Australian culture, coronavirus, cultural transmission, disaster relief team, education, heritage, historical interpretation, island economy, landscape wondrous, legal issues, life stories, medical marvels, meditations, performance, politIcal discourse, Rajapaksa regime, security, self-reflexivity, slanted reportage, sri lankan society, taking the piss, transport and communications, trauma, truth as casualty of war, unusual people, working class conditions, world events & processes
Whitewashing LTTE Genocide and Horrendous Partisanship in Canadian Protest Marches in May
Sudharshan Seneviratne, in Sunday Observer, 16 May 2021, where the title reads “Whitewashing LTTE genocide” A recent announcement featuring the news, Tamil Genocide Education Week by Scarborough MPP Vijay Thanigasalam’s Bill 104, received third reading at Queen’s Park on May … Continue reading →
Share this:
Filed under accountability, asylum-seekers, atrocities, centre-periphery relations, communal relations, discrimination, disparagement, doctoring evidence, Eelam, ethnicity, governance, historical interpretation, human rights, life stories, power politics, propaganda, Sinhala-Tamil Relations, slanted reportage, sri lankan society, Tamil civilians, Tamil migration, tamil refugees, Tamil Tiger fighters, the imaginary and the real, trauma, truth as casualty of war, unusual people, vengeance, war reportage, world events & processes, zealotry
The Malaysian Power Struggle: Yet Another Chapter
News Item in Sarawak Report, 24 February 2020, with this title “Malaysia’s Meltdown Moment – The INSIDE STORY” Malaysians have just spent a weekend with heart in mouths thanks to a bunch of desperados who were not prepared to take … Continue reading →
