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Bonapartist Autocracy in Sri Lanka from 1977 Onwards
Uditha Devapriya who notes that the article that followw here was published in two parts by “The Island” in its “Midweek Review” of December 2 and December 9, 2020. It has since been edited to incorporate information which at the … Continue reading →
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LH Mettananda assessed by DB Dhanapala in 1962
DB Dhanapala on LH Mettananda in his book Among those Present, 1962 OF COURSE, L.H. Mettananda is a fanatic. Anybody who dares to talk of Buddhist’s rights in a Buddhist country is bound to be called a fanatic bent on … Continue reading →
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The Rajapaksa Reshaping of the Sri Lankan Polity
Asanga Welikala and Roshan de Silva-Wijeyeratne, in Groundviews, 25 August 2020, with this title “The Past and the Present in the (Re)Constitution of the State” … The election of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in November 2019 marked the beginning of a … Continue reading →
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The Tamil Buddhists of the Anuradhapura Civilization
J.L. Devananda on Sunil Ariyaratne and His Thesis on the Tamil Buddhists of Ancient Sri Lanka …. with this title “The Tamil Buddhists of the Past and the Future”.….. in Sri Lanka Guardian, 10 October 2010 at ……………… …… https://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=43,9583,0,0,1,0#.XO2iAhbASUk … Continue reading →
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Namel Weeramuni: Life and Theatre, Theatre as Life
Nandasiri Jasentuliyana aka “Nandi,” in Sunday Times, 1 September 2019, where the title is “A Legendary Author’s Autobiography” Namel Weeramuini’s compelling autobiography was launched on his 85th birthday, before a large audience at the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre yesterday.We live … Continue reading →
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Tamil Tiger ‘Martyrs’: Regenerating Divine Potency?
This article from my pen was probably drafted in 2004. It appeared in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism vol. 28 in 2005 after the usual refereeing process. Some of the details and arguments have, in fact, been obliterated within my … Continue reading →
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In Appreciation of Nandasena Ratnapala, A Professor who Begged in Anthropological Mode
Ned Dean and Ranat “We meet and we part In this journey through sansara But the meeting or parting does not end with time or years It is a long stretch of an eventful road Where milestones matter more than … Continue reading →
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Andrew Fidel Fernando’s Encounters and Travels in Sri Lanka
Arjuna Ranawana reviews “Upon a Sleepless Isle” by Andrew Fidel Fernando Fans of Andrew Fidel Fernando will be surprised, and those who are new to his writings, delighted. The well-known Cricket writer, a returnee to Sri Lanka, has written a … Continue reading →
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When Vengeance drives Human Rights Recrimination on the World Stage: The Ban Ki-moon Story
Michael Roberts As the annual witch-hunt directed at Sri Lanka from the UNHRC at Geneva looms, we can benefit from recalling the role of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, in this pantomime. Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean who … Continue reading →
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Michael’s Testimony for VE Day in Britain, 8th May 1945
Michael Roberts Tears rolled down my eyes in profound sorrow and joy as the news media on TV and computer-script dwelt on the VE commemorations in Britain — Yesterday and Today 8th and 9th May 2020. Perhaps that may surprise … Continue reading →
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