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People Inbetween: Ethnic & Class Prejudices in British Ceylon
Michael Roberts …. presenting a talk which he delivered at the National Trust in Colombo in June 2018 following a brief to the effect that he should present motifs from the book People Inbetween. The Burghers and the Middle Class in … Continue reading →
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The Hill-Country Tamils: Their Shitty-Situation Then … and NOW
Ahilan Kadirgamar, in Daily Mirror, 21 November 2022, where the title reads “Hill-country Tamils and Crisis Times” …. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi When our country collapses before our own eyes with one of the deepest crises in historical … Continue reading →
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TW Roberts Pamphlet, circa 1936: “Problems of Public Life in India & Ceylon”
TW Roberts: PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC LIFE IN INDIA AND CEYLON Contents Page The Ceylon Elections Of 1936 … Continue reading →
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Poppy Day in Ceylon and Sri Lanka
Retd Brig. Hiran Halangode This year the Armed Forces Remembrance Day and Poppy ceremony is due to be held on Sunday the 13th November 2022 at the Viharamahadevi park in Colombo. Since November is the month of Remembrance universally, it … Continue reading →
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Remembering David Hookes: A Moving Farewell at Adelaide Oval, 27 January 2001
Michael Roberts reproducing an article from his pen in Baggy Green …. one that was subsequently presented as an E-Paper . The original article carried the title “The Old and the New: In Memoriam, David Hookes” On 25 March 2001 … Continue reading →
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A Searching Dissection of Ranil Wickremasinghe’s Political Career & Its Times
Avishka Mario Senewiratne, reviewing the book by Rajiva Wijesinghe that assesses Ranil Wickremasinghe’s recent political career Last December, Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha released a new book titled Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Emasculation of the United National Party. As the title suggests, the … Continue reading →
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Rukshan sings for Sri Lanka’s Resurrection
Item in The Island, 24 May 2022, with this headline “Bring back Paradise” Maestro Rukshan Perera is one artiste who is regularly in the news, and grabs the spotlight, in a big way, every time an important event, or a … Continue reading →
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Intricate Ivory Artefacts in Ancient and Medieval Lanka
Premila Thurairatnam, whose article in The CEYLANKAN May 2024 Issue is entitled ”Ceylon Ivory” In Ceylon, ivory was used in carving as early as the 2nd century CE or earlier1. Descriptions of Lanka in the epic Ramayana refer to ivory-embellished … Continue reading →
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Deep Currents in Sri Lankan Politics Reappear
Shashik Silva, in Polity, 16 September 2025 where the title runs thus: “Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism and Political Legitimacy in Contemporary Sri Lanka” Cleavage politics has emerged as one of the most defining features of Sri Lanka’s party system and political behaviour … Continue reading →
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Dissident Devananda’s Work During the Eelam Wars
Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, 7 January 2026 where the title reads thus “EPDP’s Devananda and missing weapon supplied by Army” March 15, 2009: Social Services and Social Welfare Minister and Chairman of Special Task Committee, Northern Province, Douglas Devananda … Continue reading →
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