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A Slashing Critique of Hillary Clinton and the HR Lobby in April-May 2009: Realities of War
Michael Roberts: reproducing an article drafted in late April 2009 and appearing in FRONTLINE Volume 26 – Issue 10 :: May. 09-22, 2009 ** Volume 26 – Issue 10 :: May. 09-22, 2009 INDIA’S NATIONAL MAGAZINE from the publishers of … Continue reading →
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Nationalist Studies and the Ceylon Studies Seminar at Peradeniya, 1968-1970s
Michael Roberts The years 1966 to 1975 were heady days in Ceylon. Especially so for some of us in Peradeniya Univeristy where the CEYLON STUDIES SEMINAR was launched in November 1968 by a few members of the Arts Faculty assisted … Continue reading →
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Lester James Peries: Grand Master of the Cinematic Form
Sachitra Mahendra in Daily News, 5 April 2018 Immediately following Independence, Ceylon roamed in darkness. The country was at a loss. The country was looking for an identity at least for the sake of its majority ethnic group, Sinhalese. The … Continue reading →
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The Role of Religion in Tamil Militancy in Sri Lanka
Iselin Frydenlund, ….. which reached me via the University of Adelaide circuit and where the title is “Tamil Militancy in Sri Lanka and the Role of Religion”. It is presented here against the wishes of the author, with a change … Continue reading →
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Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka and Sinhalese Perspectives: Barriers to Accommodation
Michael Roberts …. reprinting an article drafted in Heidelberg in 1976 and published in the MODERN ASIAN STUDIES in 1978 … with the pessimistic forecast in its concluding paragraphs being informed by seminar discussions in SRi Lanka in the early … Continue reading →
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Famous Authors dwelling on Ceylon’s Attractions: Read against the Grain Please
Tamara Fernando in the Daily News, 22 November 2017 where the title is “Reading against the grain: the darker side of travel writing” ….. while the highlighting emphasis is the work of The Editor, Thuppahi” . Much to the delight of … Continue reading →
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Pirapāharan’s Inspirations and Mind-Set
Michael Roberts … being an expanded and illustrated version of an article that has been presented in the Daily Mirror = http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Understanding-Velupillai-Pirapaharan-s-mindset-153407.html …where it has received 1878 hits thus far Recent revelations on the detailed course of Eelam War IV … Continue reading →
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A Classic British Farce on Stage via Indu Dharmasena
Item in Sunday Times Online = http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1021966/indu-dharmasenas-take-on-a-ray-cooney-classic-it-runs-in-the-family Director Indu Dharmasena returns with another Ray Cooney comedy. This time it’s ‘It Runs in the Family’, a classic British farce, a laughter-filled cocktail of mistaken identities, fabricated deaths and even a few cross-dressing … Continue reading →
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China’s SILENT INVASION of Australia
Paul Monk reviewing Clive Hamilton’s SILENT INVASION in The Weekend Australian, 17 March 2018 At a recent Lunar New Year dinner in Perth hosted by the Australia China Business Council, Twiggy Forrest, billionaire founder of Fortescue Metals Group which sells … Continue reading →
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A Historical Exhibition in Mumbai that Challenges the Hindutva
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, courtesy of Christian Science Monitor, 17 November 2017, where the title runs “Mumbai museum challenges Indians’ self image In a dimly lit gallery at Mumbai’s premier museum, visitors admire a 17th-century cloth painting depicting characters from a Muslim … Continue reading →
