Search Results for: element

Stripping Rohan Gunaratna Like an Onion: Propaganda, Bias and the Singapore Nexus

Truth is King, …. addressing “https://thuppahis.com/2026/05/11/gunaratnas-conservative-pro-american-reading-of-todays-polical-confrontations/” Rohan Gunaratna’s recent security analysis presented in Thuppahi represents a deeply biased, methodologically flawed interpretation of contemporary global conflict. In pulling back the layers of a self-proclaimed independent academic, we can see his deep … Continue reading →

2 Comments

Filed under Uncategorized

A Voice of the Golden Era: Remembering Amitha Wedisinghe (1942–2025)

Tony Donaldson   Amitha Wedisinghe The passing of Amitha Wedisinghe on 19 February 2025, at the age of 82, marked the end of an era for Sri Lankan music. A prominent veteran singer, a dedicated music teacher, and a ranked artist … Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under Uncategorized

A Critical Junction in Sri Lanka’s Socio-Political Scenario

Jehan Perera in The Island, 28 October 2025, where the title  runs thua: “Barometer confirms window for political settlement”… with the highlights here  being impositions by The Editor, Thuppahi Once again, Sri Lanka is at a crossroads. After decades of … Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under Uncategorized

In Memory of Nalin De Silva: Indomitable Marxist Scholar

Malinda Seneviratne More than twenty years ago, when I worked for the Sunday edition of ‘The Island,’ I would step into the editorial office of our sister paper, ‘Divaina,’ just to chit-chat with fellow journalists. I enjoyed conversations with almost … Continue reading →

8 Comments

Filed under life stories, self-reflexivity, sri lankan society, Uncategorized, unusual people

Ushering in the New Year in Culturally Meaningful Manner in Colombo 

Uditha Devapriya and Pasindu Nimsara, whose preferred title is “Kévum, KrÏda, and Kadé: Avurudu in Colombo”  … from The Island, 19 April 2024 No Avurudu would be complete without an Avurudu Ulela. It has become part of our national social … Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under art & allure bewitching, centre-periphery relations, cultural transmission, economic processes, education, ethnicity, heritage, life stories, literary achievements, nationalism, patriotism, performance, politIcal discourse, Royal College, self-reflexivity, sri lankan society, the imaginary and the real

The Best TEST Bowlers Over the Years: Statistical Wizardry

Anantha Narayanan, whose title runs thus: “Murali, Hadlee, Warne, McGrath – who’s the best Test bowler of all time?” *** Ranking the best Test bowlers of all time using a comprehensive set of parameters This article, and the previous one, are, … Continue reading →

3 Comments

Filed under Uncategorized

IRAN Now: A Crescendo of ‘Expert’ Opinions…..

ATLANTIC COUNCIL …https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/experts-react-the-us-and-israel-just-unleashed-a-major-attack-on-iran-whats-next/ He went big. On Saturday morning, US and Israeli forces unleashed Operation Epic Fury, what US President Donald Trump called “a massive and ongoing” campaign against Iran. He called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime … Continue reading →

4 Comments

Filed under Uncategorized

Simon’s “THOMIA” …. An Evocative Study of Sri Lankan History & Politics

Anonymous in The Examiner, 20 March 2026, where the title runs thus: “Why an Anandian should read THOMIA” ……… A review of Richard Simon’s Thomia, subtitled ‘the entangled history of Lanka and her greatest public school’. A history of failed … Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under Uncategorized

Hindu Zealots of the RSS target Sri Lanka

PK Balachandran in Email Note to Roberts, late July 2023, … with highlighting being my imposition The RSS  has begun exploiting the Tamil issue to spread its Hindutwa ideology. The idea is to win over the Lankan Tamils to its side … Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under centre-periphery relations, chauvinism, communal relations, ethnicity, Indian Ocean politics, Indian religions, life stories, political demonstrations, politIcal discourse, psychological urges, religiosity, security, self-reflexivity, the imaginary and the real, trauma, truth as casualty of war, world affairs

Edwardian Villas and Maharajas’ Palaces: A Question on the Kalu Ganga  

Mick Moore of Susssex University ** … with highlighting imposed within this essay by The Editor, Thuppahi Richmond Castle is a large and elegant villa beautifully located in a wooded estate on a hill above the Kalu Ganga not far … Continue reading →

Leave a comment

Filed under architects & architecture, British colonialism, centre-periphery relations, commoditification, cultural transmission, economic processes, education, ethnicity, growth pole, heritage, historical interpretation, island economy, landscape wondrous, life stories, performance, plantations, politIcal discourse, sri lankan society, unusual people, world events & processes