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The Tourist Attractions of Delft Island: Imaginative Hands Beckoned ….
A Title Bestowed by the Editor Thuppahi upon an article sent by Capt Kumar Kirinde [courtesy of the Country Director, A-PAD Sri Lanka] which bears this heading: “Challenges and Opportunities in Delft Island. A Field Visit by A-PAD Sri Lanka,” … Continue reading →
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Kamindu Mendis Leaps Unto The World Cricket Stage
Nick Brookes, writing at MURALI END where the title runs ”How Kamindu set the world alight” It’s been quite the year for Kamindu Mendis. Cast your mind back to January. Kamindu was on the outside looking in – yet to … Continue reading →
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Grand Victory & Huge Totals at Pallekele
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo.com Sri Lanka 314 for 6 (Asalanka 83*, Mendis 67, Rashid 4-37, Nabi 2-56) beat Afghanistan 313 for 8 (Ibrahim 162, Najibullah 77, Rajitha 3-60) by four wickets ………. Charith Asalanka produced the innings of his ODI … Continue reading →
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Wellawatte In The Olden Days: Life In The ‘Sandy Garden’ Of The Fifties, Sixties And Seventies,
Asif Hussain, 2 May 2018 ** Wellawatte in the southernmost limit of Colombo, is such a hive of activity today that it is hard to believe it was a sparsely populated place a little over a century ago. Its Sinhala meaning, … Continue reading →
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Canadian Double Standards ….. Both At Home & In Lanka
Professor Chandre Dharmawardena According to The Island newspaper, 25 of July 2023 [1], the Canadian High Commissioner Eric Walsh in Colombo has barged into the controversy on the Kurundi archeological site. The Canadian HC had met T. Raviharan, a politician who … Continue reading →
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Peter Mayer: Straddling USA-India-Australia via Academia
Michael Roberts The world of university lecturers is quite varied and cannot be easily distilled. My experience is mostly based on my years teaching at Peradeniya University n Sri Lanka (1960-62 & 1966-76) and Adelaide University from 1978-2004—besides exposures to … Continue reading →
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Monga & Fernando on Sri Lanka’s Win Against Netherlands
ONE: Sidarth Monga: “Mendis’ pragmatism helps wounded Sri Lanka survive banana-peel beginning,” ESPNcricinfo, 20 October 2022 They’ve battled injuries and unexpectedly slow pitches, but they’ve scrapped their way into the Super 12s As far as banana peels go, Sri Lanka found … Continue reading →
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Beyond & Behind the Cricket: The World Cup Scenario in 1996 from An Insider
Mark Nicholas, in ESPNcricinfo, on 20 September 2023, with this title: “From Lahore to Madras at the 1996 World Cup, in cargo planes, delayed trains and on elephants” …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Aah, the 1996 World … Continue reading →
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In Memoriam. The War Dead … within “A Clear Blue Sky”
Elmo Jayawardena, in The Island, 4 March 2021, where the title reads “A Clear Blue Sky” … bearing this ’emphasis’…. I publish this article just so that we can remember how sad the times were during the war for both … Continue reading →
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Julia Margaret Cameron: Her Journeys, Camerawork & Gravestone at Bogawantalawa
George Braine, in The Island, 10 October 2022, where the title reads thus: “Irrepressible Julia Margaret Cameron at peace in Bogawantalawa” … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Some years ago, my sister, BIL, and I drove to the … Continue reading →
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