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September 18, 2018 · 5:49 am

Visvakarma’s Celestial Manifestatations in Asia and Sri Lanka

Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai, in newsin.asia, 17 September 2018, where the title reads “Vishwakarma, the celestial architect who built Sri Lanka” The Vishwakarma puja, which was observed on September 17, is not restricted to India but is observed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal … Continue reading →

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May 21, 2019 · 11:43 am

Fighting LTTE Women …. Looking Back from 2016

Kim Wall and Mansi Choksi, in Longreads, May 2018 where the title is “A Chance to Rewrite History: The Women Fighters of the Tamil Tigers” …… How during a brutal, 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers failed … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2018 · 8:18 am

The Culture of Sri Lanka: Wikiwand’s Summary Presentation

Wikiwand …. http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Culture_of_Sri_Lanka#/Festivals_and_holidays The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism passed on from India, and the … Continue reading →

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December 27, 2015 · 1:53 pm

Sri Lanka as a Travel Destination Today – Mark Mobius

Mark Mobius, 16 December 2015, at http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2015/12/16/travels-in-sri-lanka-the-tourist-trade/ Sri Lanka has a fascinating history with one of the first written references to the island made in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, which mentions how Lanka was created by the divine sculptor … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2016 · 3:29 pm

Encompassing Empowerment in Ritual, War and Assassination

Michael Roberts, courtesy of Berghahn Press and Social Analysis and Doug Farrer, the Editor of the Special Volume on “War Magic“, Social Analysis, 2014, vol 58/1…….. see http://berghahn.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/berghahn/socan/2014/00000058/00000001;jsessionid=brf7pbpqi52o9.Victoria….. Note that the article has a sub-title: “Tantric Principles in Tamil Tiger Instrumentalities.” … Continue reading →

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November 27, 2014 · 1:34 pm

Eye-Catching Trees … Wow!

Courtesy of http://www.boredpanda.com/most-beautiful-trees/ and Stephen Emerson   These baobabs in Madagascar are excellent at storing water in their thick trunks to use during droughts. (Image credits: confitalsurf) How do I love thee, tree? Let me count the ways; you change carbon … Continue reading →

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November 13, 2014 · 5:21 am

The Fragmented Republic: Reflections on the 1972 Constitution of Sri Lanka

Nelum Deepika Udagama, A Review Article, courtesy of Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities (2013) Vol.39, pp.81-87.  Welikala, Asanga, ed. The Sri Lankan Republic at 40: Reflections on Constitutional History, Theory and Practice. 2 vols. Colombo: Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2012. 1-1038. The book … Continue reading →

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June 10, 2014 · 2:37 pm

Remembering a Renaissance Man, Ediriweera Sarachchandra

Ranjini Obeyesekere Born at the cusp of the 20th century, at a moment when the cross influences of colonialism, nationalism, and Buddhist revivalism had a powerful impact on the psyche of Sri Lankan intellectuals, — generative as well as conflictual … Continue reading →

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October 10, 2010 · 1:14 am

Susan de Silva: Feminist Rebel and Pioneer Leftist

Wes Ervin Courtesy of author & Sunday Island, 3 October 2010 Women played a significant role in the progressive movements that emerged in colonial Ceylon in the early twentieth century. Susan de Silva was one of those pioneers who defied … Continue reading →

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May 30, 2011 · 2:36 pm

Alexa Schulz’s “Tropical Amsterdam”

Hassina Leelarathna, in the Sunday Leader, 30 May 2011 It wasn’t too long ago, it seems, that I used to hear an elderly Burgher neighbour grumble as she watched her neighbours walk past her home: “Look at these natives, child, … Continue reading →

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