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The Madugalle Genealogy from Way Back
Item from “Sri Lanka Kandyan Sinhala Family Genealogy” MADUGALLE – Family #3116 The village or Wasagama of Madugalle is in Gampaha Korale East of Upper Dumbara and is bounded by Gandeke Korale in the North and Kanpala KJorale in the … Continue reading →
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Studies of Caste in Sinhala Society over the Centuries
The presentation of an essay in the Sinhala language on “Caste in Sinhala Society”[1] in April 2017 within Thuppahi came to the attention of Thomas Fernando in UK recently. Tommy promptly took up the challenge and is now proceeding to … Continue reading →
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The Logic behind the Hamas Raid of October 7th 2023
Scott Ritter of Global Research, 14 November 2023, whose chosen title is “The October 7 Hamas Assault on Israel: The Most Successful Military Raid of this Century” …. with highlighting emphasis in purple being that of the Author; while other highlights … Continue reading →
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The Ethnic Abyss in Sri Lanka Still Remains
Dr S. I. Keethaponcalan,in where the title reads “Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict: From Reconciliation To Reescalation – Analysis,” … pubd on 21 September 2023 at EURASIA REVIEW ++ The national discourse in Sri Lanka moved from conflict termination to reconciliation … Continue reading →
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USA’s Deep Demonic Reach Embraces Sri Lanka
Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, whose chosen title runs thus “Easter Sunday 20019 to IRIS Dena 2026: The Weaponization of Religion in the Indian Ocean World” … …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The United States torpedo of the Iranian … Continue reading →
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Ironies in the Metaphors of Anzac Cove in Australian Lore
Richard Koenigsberg plus …. Addressing the practices of remembrance in Australia, Richard Koenigsberg has noted the irony that a battlefield defeat at Gallipoli in World War One, 1915, served a people as an emblem of nationhood: the “Australian nation, came into being … Continue reading →
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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 →
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Sri Lanka’s Topsy-Turvy Economy in the Last Decade
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake*…. with her choice of title being “Sri Lanka Back as Donor Darling Ignores the BRICS” and a sub-title that runs thus “France’s Macron and the US Fish in the Indian Ocean …. presented here with highlights imposed by … Continue reading →
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Geoffrey Bawa’s Architectural Work Deciphered Eloquently ….
Dr. SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda, in The Sunday Times, November 2025, reviewing a new book on Geoffrey Bawa, ‘Geoffrey Manning Bawa- Decolonizing Architecture’ by architect-historian Shanti Jayewardene. The book, a landmark publication for the National Trust launched on November 30. The golden … Continue reading →
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Working on the Book PEOPLE INBETWEEN
Michael Roberts The ‘discovery’ of the Lorenz Cabinet in the Royal Asiatic Society in the 1980s led me to combine with Percy Colin-Thome[1] and Ismeth Raheem in working up this material into a plan envisaging a set of books (four … Continue reading →
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