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March 19, 2018 · 2:02 am

Alan Strathern on The Vijaya Story as A Variant of the Romulus Tale … and Stranger Kings

Alan Strathern of Brasenose College, Oxford, with emphasis in colour being an imposition by The Editor Thuppahi ABSTRACT: The story of Vijaya, has long been central to the Sinhalese idea of themselves as a distinct ethnic group of Aryan origin … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2018 · 8:18 am

The Culture of Sri Lanka: Wikiwand’s Summary Presentation

Wikiwand …. http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Culture_of_Sri_Lanka#/Festivals_and_holidays The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism passed on from India, and the … Continue reading →

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November 23, 2017 · 9:54 am

The Tour that did not go beyond the Board Room, 1968

S. S. Chandra Perera, in The Janashakthi Book of Cricket 1832-1996, Colombo, pp. 320-26 …. with emphasis in blue & red from The Editor, Thuppahi and that in  black by Chandra Perera himself In 1935, a selection debacle had been … Continue reading →

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April 10, 2017 · 10:35 am

Caste in Sinhala Society

A quick glance indicates that this exposition in Sinhala is quite useful. I suspect that Tudor Silva’s hand is involved in the work. කුලය – සිංහල සම්ප්‍රදායික විකිපීඩියා, නිදහස් විශ්වකෝෂය වෙතින් සමාජයක් යනු සංකීර්ණ ජන සබඳතා හා ආයතනික රටාවන්ගෙන් ගැවසී … Continue reading →

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January 18, 2017 · 8:55 am

The First Settlers and Their Claim to Ownership of Terrain/State. A Comparative Excursion

 Michael Roberts, introducing an article entitled “Firstness, History, Place & Legitimate Claimto Place as homeland in Comparative Focus”originally presented in Abdul Rahman Embong, Rethinking Ethnicity and Nation Building: Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Fiji in Comparative Perspective, Panbrit UKM, Bangi, Malaysia, … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2016 · 3:29 pm

Encompassing Empowerment in Ritual, War and Assassination

Michael Roberts, courtesy of Berghahn Press and Social Analysis and Doug Farrer, the Editor of the Special Volume on “War Magic“, Social Analysis, 2014, vol 58/1…….. see http://berghahn.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/berghahn/socan/2014/00000058/00000001;jsessionid=brf7pbpqi52o9.Victoria….. Note that the article has a sub-title: “Tantric Principles in Tamil Tiger Instrumentalities.” … Continue reading →

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September 9, 2015 · 4:19 pm

The Paradoxes of Anzac Australianness in the World Dispensation

Michael Roberts, courtesy of Library of Social Science Guest Newsletter Series, where the title is “Australian Nationalism and the Ideology of Sacrificial Death” Addressing the practices of remembrance in Australia as an outsider Richard Koenigsberg has recently noted the irony … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2015 · 12:42 am

Against Closed Doors. For Inter-Religious Dialogue in Lanka

 Amarakeerthi Liyanage, a review article from year 2014, surveying World Literature: A Reader ed, by Prof. Cesar Domingues et al (Routledge, 2013)  Pic from wikiislam.net When I heard about the Boston explosions I had many hopes. First, I hoped that … Continue reading →

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December 26, 2014 · 9:49 am

Sangakkara deployed in Political Canard from Anti-Rajapaksa Circles

Michael Roberts One of the most repulsive dimensions of Sri Lankan society is its propensity to manufacture lies and half-truths demeaning individuals and families. This type of malicious story-telling occurred in administrative and bureaucratic circles from early British times, being … Continue reading →

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June 8, 2015 · 10:20 am

Nationalism, the past and the present: The case of Sri Lanka

Michael Roberts This review article was drafted in 1991 and should therefore be assessed in the light of the literature available then. In those days it took at least two years for an article to be refereed and published. The … Continue reading →

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