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Sinhala Nationalism
Rajesh Venugopal, … presenting here the second chapter in his book Nationalism, Development and the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka, Cambridge University Press, 2018,…. 78-1-108-42879 8 hdback Sinhala nationalism is the dominant form of political consciousness in contemporary Sri Lanka. As … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Jungles: Many Attractions & Curiousities
Jayantha Jayewardene, in The Island, 20 February 2022, where the ttile runs thus “The lure and the lore of our jungles” ** Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, and even before that as Serendib and Taprobane, has different types of … 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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Foreign Affairs: The Controversial Interview with Admiral Columbage
Admiral Columbage’s Interview in his capacity as Secretary for Foreign Affairs has drawn a Sharp Critique from Daya Gamage and an Interpretative ‘Dogfight’ between Gamage and Chandre Dharmawardena ….. so this presentation of the FULL COLUMBAGE INTERVIEW is food for … 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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Turmoil & Transformation in Afghanistan: A Sri Lankan Writer’s Assessment of the situation NOW
Lynn Ockersz, in The Island, 2 September 2021, where the title is “Power and sovereignty issues come to the fore in Afghanistan” “More and more strength to those women and other vulnerable groups that are mustering for their rights in … Continue reading →
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Ceylonese in the Indian Independence League in Malaysia during World War II
Kumar Kirinde, drawing largely on work by PK Balachandran, in ana rticle he has titled as “fighting for Freedom from the British in the 1940s: …,” Introduction: When the Japanese occupied Malaya and Singapore in 1942, a large number of … Continue reading →
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Sangakkara at Cricket: Pictorials
Michael Roberts In moving from a pictorial depiction of the parental and local urban background where Kumar Sangakkara has been nurtured, to a photographic ‘sketch’ of his cricketing endeavours, it will be easy for readers to forget the dangerous Sri … Continue reading →
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China on the World Stage: A Judicious Assessment
Global Times, 10 December 2021, with this title “French media pushes anti-China narrative in a monolithic block, but at least one man is fighting for objective views” — “Bursting alliance” ….with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Maxime Vivas (Vivas), … Continue reading →
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Ganging Up against China in France and Elsewhere
Global Times Item, 10 December 2021, where the title runs thus “French media pushes anti-China narrative in a monolithic block, but at least one man is fighting for objective views”… with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi “Bursting alliance” Photo: … Continue reading →
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