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Michael De Zoysa: A Man to have beside You” — so say Ranjan, Rex and Sa’adi
ONE = RANJAN PARANAVITHANA in Facebook Sad news…! It is the time to say good bye to a legend on Sri Lanka Cricket… Former Sri Lanka team manager, Expert on the tea industry., Live wire of SSC cricket.., Commentator, Curator, … Continue reading →
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Professor KM de Silva’s Publications
Born in 1931 — on 31st December no less — Kingsley Muthumuni de Silva, is still batting … with a pen. This compilation has been assembled by Iranga de Silva of ICES Kandy…. and is arranged in reverse chronological sequence.
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Filed under British colonialism, British imperialism, Buddhism, caste issues, communal relations, constitutional amendments, devolution, education, electoral structures, ethnicity, governance, historical interpretation, insurrections, island economy, land policies, Left politics, life stories, LTTE, modernity & modernization, Muslims in Lanka, politIcal discourse, power politics, Rajiv Gandhi, self-reflexivity, Sinhala-Tamil Relations, sri lankan society, Tamil civilians, truth as casualty of war, unusual people, welfare & philanthophy, world events & processes
The Commanding Roles in the Last Phases of the Eelam War: A Few Thoughts
Retd Brigadier Hiran Halangode Thanks, Michael for inviting me to comment on the remarks made by Mr. Gerald Peiris. I will only comment briefly on your observations to his two disagreements. Some areas are classified because it involves the character … Continue reading →
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Australian Aboriginal Sense of Belonging … and Nawarla Gabarnmang
Christopher Allen, in The Weekend Australian, 22/23 June 2019, with this title “Timeless Sense of Belonging” Our concept of the spirit of place has a long history. The Latin expression genius loci referred originally to the tutelary divinity of a place, within … Continue reading →
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France in 1940 …. Trump And Europe in 2020
Marc Bloch’s study of the French leadership’s gross failures in 1940 directs us to the bumbling incompetence of President Trump and some of the failures in leadership across Europe.
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Facing the Geneva Threat: Lessons not Learnt
Neville Ladduwahetty, Island 29 January 2020, in with this title “GENEVA: Lessons NOT Learnt” According to a report in The Island of January 23, 2020, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella had stated “that the new government’s stand on the Geneva accountability … Continue reading →
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“Putting The World To Write” …. in Galle
An INVITATION to a Writing Event with a Title that is Right Talk, Tea & Book Launch Wednesday January 16th …. 3- 5 pm Jetwing Lighthouse The first Galle Literary Festival was launched in 2007 amid the chaos of the … Continue reading →
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Shambolic Cricket Politics induces Mahela to steer clear of Sri Lanka Cricket
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 26 May 2019, where the title reads “Not the right place for me’ – Jayawardene declines SLC World Cup offer Mahela Jayawardene had been invited to play a role in Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign, … Continue reading →
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Double Standards among Liberals in the West: No RAGE from Sri Lankan Horrors in Contrast with Reaction to Christchurch
Brendan O’Neill, in Weekend Australian, 27 April 2019, with this title “Hierarchy of Victimhood: The slaughter of Christians elicits grief not outrage “ Where is the anger over the apocalyptic barbarism visited upon Christians in Sri Lanka? Where is the … Continue reading →
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French Revolutionary Songs …. Marchons! Marchons!
Satyajith Andradi, in Island, 12 July 2019, with this title “La Marseillaise And L’internationale – Revolutionary Songs From France” “How many on our flesh eat their fill? But if the ravens, the vultures, One morning disappeared, The Sun would shine … Continue reading →
