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Achtung! Whiffs of Tiger Militarism and Tamil Federalism in Recent Talk and Action
ONE: Camelia Nathaniel, in Daily News, 9 July 2020, which carries this title “Resurrection of LTTE’s Agenda of Violence” The LTTE network overseas has been planning a series of attacks in Sri Lanka since the war ended in May 2009. … Continue reading →
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Sustaining Memory as a Central Facet of Transitional Justice
Gehan Gunatilleke: “The Right to Memory: The Forgotten Facet of Transitional Justice* with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting — Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter … Continue reading →
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Pushing the British out of Ceylon, 1918-1956: Issues
Michael Roberts My essay on “The Basis of British Power” (July 2020) was instigated by articles from Prabath de Silva and Leelananda de Silva on aspects of the Donoughmore Reforms and subsequent developments. Vinod Moonesinghe has seized on secondary dimensions … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Expressiveness: Warm Gratitude and Vicious Vituperation
Michael Roberts I did not see the article that highlighted the manner in which the Tamil people of Vishvamadu feted and lamented the departure of the Sinhalese Military Commander of that arena, Ratnapriya Bandu, when it was originally placed in … Continue reading →
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The Yellow Peril! Coronavirus sparks an Aged Refrain
Palitha Kohona, in Indepthnews, March 2020, with this title “CORVID 19 – The Insatiable Urge to Bash China Surfaces Again! The writer is former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, and former Foreign Secretary. … Continue reading →
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Seeking Religio-Political Coexistence in Sri Lanka
Muditha Dias of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 June 2019, where the title is “The search for religious harmony in Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday attacks” “Who exactly is the NTJ?” I asked our cameraman. We were filming at … Continue reading →
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Vale Walter Jayawardena, Fighter for Lanka
Hassina Leelarathna The hardest thing about saying goodbye to a departed one is not being able to say goodbye, as with flowers and incense, a last long look, prayers for the journey ahead, or a final touch. Yet, that’s how … Continue reading →
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Jehan Perera evaluates New President’s Cautious Approach
Jehan Perera, in Island, 28 January 2020, where the title is “Adopt a problem solving approach for the north” Contrary to expectations the government is treading a cautious path with regard to past commitments on controversial matters made by the … Continue reading →
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Gananath Obeyesekere’s 1975 Article on Murder by Sorcery
Gananath Obeyesekere: “Sorcery and Premeditated Murder: The Canalization of Aggression”[1] In this paper I want to deal with a series of interrelated problems beginning with the following specific questions and propositions. First: how far can we make inferences about the … Continue reading →
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Honeycombed with Societal and Political Fissures: Sri Lanka Now & Ever Before
Michael Roberts, reiterating the original draft sent to a few on 10 June 2020 Recent forum discussions on the topic of “Reconciliation” and correspondence with concerned friends have prompted me to essay an analysis of Sri Lanka’s societal problems over … Continue reading →
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