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Leonard Woolf: A British Jew in Colonial Jaffna
Sachi Sri Kantha, in an original essay … with highlighting in blue & red imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi … Introduction: Leonard Woolf (1880-1969) was the husband of influential British novelist Virginia Woolf nee Stepehen (1882-1941), who committed suicide. November … Continue reading →
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Politics of Identity in Lanka: Mithran Tiruchelvam’s Introduction in 1997 to his Book
Introduction by Mithran Tiruchelvam …. a son of Neelan Tiruchelvam of the ICES [who was tragically assassinated by the LTTE in front of the ICES offices one year later] The present collection of essays arose out of a symposium held … Continue reading →
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Principles to Guide the Choice of Lanka’s Cricket Selectors
Michael Roberts Rather exceptionally for a lad from the plantation Tamil peoples in the mid-20th century Chandra Schaffter was educated at St. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia. He excelled at hockey and cricket in particular and went on to represent Ceylon … Continue reading →
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Noel Nadesan’s Critical Reflections on the Sri Lankan Tamils’Armed Struggle
Rajeswary Balasubramaniam, reviewing Odyssey of War by Noel Nadesan ** The ‘Odyssey of War’, a novel by Dr. Noel Nadesan published by Sarasavi Publishers, reflects the struggle for the liberation of Tamils in Sri Lanka (1977-2009) and the failure of … Continue reading →
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Ganeshananthan’s & Karunatitilaka’s Novels Reviewed by Anjum Hasan
Anjum Hasan: “Even As A Ghost” in The New York Review of Books, 18 January 2024 … reaching me via a tennis-mate Ralph Schlomowitz who is a ‘religious’ adherent of the NYRB and matters highbrow;while Amaasiiri De Silva in New … Continue reading →
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Breaking New Ground & Transcending Centuries: For All Ceylonese Across Continents
Rajiva Wijesinha, in The ISLAND, August 2024 …. a review of THE CEYLON JOURNAL …. Earlier this month I attended the launch of a new journal, the brainchild of a youngster called Avishka Mario Seneviratne. I had been urged to … Continue reading →
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Appreciation: Professor Yasmine Gooneratne
Devika Brendon, in The Sunday Times, 18 February 2024 ‘And gladly would she learn, and gladly teach’ My mother, Yasmine Gooneratne, passed away on Thursday night this week. She was 88 years old.
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A Critical Junction in Sri Lanka’s Socio-Political Scenario
Jehan Perera in The Island, 28 October 2025, where the title runs thua: “Barometer confirms window for political settlement”… with the highlights here being impositions by The Editor, Thuppahi Once again, Sri Lanka is at a crossroads. After decades of … Continue reading →
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“Our Present and Our Future” –Erudite Reflections on Ceylon’s Situation in 1850
A.C.[1] “But where the stirring crowd, the voice of strife, The glow of action, and the thrill of life?” It may not perhaps be altogether useless to ask, How many of our countrymen have reflected seriously upon their condition and … Continue reading →
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For Reflection: Sir John Kotelawala’s Speech at STC Prizegiving in 1954
Mt. Lavinia 1954 Prize Giving-Address by the Right Honourable Sir John Kotelawala, K.B.E., M.P. — with thanks to Harry De Sayrah of Sydney, who added this little preface “When politicians were literate and articulate …………………..” with a few highlights and … Continue reading →
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