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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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The Black Fort and the Many Gems within Galle Fort
Juliet Coombe, in Daily News, 28 January 2022, where the title reads thus “Santa Cruz – The Portuguese Black Fort Of Galle” Walking along the ancient walls it is easy to distinguish the black smoke covered walls of the Portuguese … Continue reading →
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Sinhala Village Roots and Jungle Lore at Discerning Depth
Sugath Kulatunga, responding to an Invitation from The Editor, Thuppahi after the latter had seen an extract of this detailed and invaluable autobiography in Facebook in 2023 ** 1/10/2014: Written for the reading pleasure of my grandchildren. As a child … Continue reading →
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An Ethnological Introduction to the Tamils of Sri Lanka
Karthigesu Sivathamby This item now presented in Thuppahi is the first part of a book in pdf format entitled The Tamils of Sri Lanka. In converting the pdf the whole text went haywire and the paragraph divisions were all over … Continue reading →
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From Trent Bridge without Mr Covid as India undermines England
Danny Byrne,** … whose choice of title runs thsu: “India’s bowlers run through the England batting order. Day 1 at Trent Bridge.” The coach from Victoria travelled along Wellington Road at the back of the Nursery End at Lords as … Continue reading →
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Rendering Agriculture in Lanka ARID with Silly Science & Mad Economics
Chandre Dharmawardana, whose preferred title is “Political Rhetoric, or Sounding the Death Knell of Sri Lanka’s Agriculture?” A quote attributed to the Greek play write Euripides says that “ Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad”. … Continue reading →
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The Pacha-Gaha of Yesteryear in the Heart of Galle
Ruhuna Putra, in Island. 22 July 2020, with this title “Galle’s famous Fibber’s Tree” It was a giant tree of the Banyan family (Ficus altissima), fairly tall, most of its branches canopied and dotted with many a rookery, while some … Continue reading →
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The Early History of Sociology at the University of Ceylon
H.L. Seneviratne,** Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia, USA, in Social Affairs: A Journal for the Social Sciences, ISSN 2478-107X (online) …. http://www.socialaffairsjournal.com This paper is an account of the Department of Sociology of the University of Ceylon in approximately … Continue reading →
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Ways of Regenerating Sri Lanka’s Economy: An Integrated Kick-Start Scheme
Anton Balasuriya Abstract: This paper details the concept of economic development to jump start the rural economy and alleviate poverty beyond COVID 19.The strategy is to combine the presently available infrastructure and administrative facilities and bring a new … Continue reading →
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Historical Revaluations: The Boundary Books of the Matale District
Gananath Obeyesekere: Historical Revaluations: the Boundary Books of the Matale district[1], being Chapter 19 in Professor KD Paranavitana Felicitation Volume, edited by Vinie Vitharana & Prasad Fonseka, Colombo, Godage & Bros (pvt ltd) …. ISBN 978-955-30-9035-5 Professor K. D. Paranavitana … Continue reading →
