March 24, 2025 · 7:18 pm
An Item in Facebook presented by Nimal Dias Jayasinha It was October 1955 when Gregory Peck, already a Hollywood icon, married the elegant French journalist Veronique Passani. Their love story began in Paris, where she interviewed him for “Roman Holiday.” … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
November 4, 2025 · 10:04 am
Personnel from Different Ethnic Backgrounds have expressed Firm Accolades for Premila Thurairatnam’s Essay on Alagu Subramanium, ….Michael Roberts in Adelaide, November 2025 I. S De Silva March 7, 2022 at 10:11 am Edit Very interesting article Michael. Thanks for sharing
Like this:
Like Loading...
January 9, 2025 · 11:43 am
Sabanayagam Varagunam in Daily Mirror, 8 January 2024, where the title reads “Lasantha Wickrematunge: A National Hero’s Enduring Legacy” … with highlighting here being the imprint of The Editor, Thuppahi Wickrematunge’s courage was not merely a product of his profession; … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
Filed under accountability, atrocities, authoritarian regimes, centre-periphery relations, citizen journalism, communal relations, cultural transmission, democratic measures, Eelam, electoral structures, ethnicity, governance, life stories, LTTE, martyrdom, patriotism, politIcal discourse, power politics, press freedom & censorship, security, self-reflexivity, Sinhala-Tamil Relations, sri lankan society, truth as casualty of war, unusual people, war crimes, war reportage, world events & processes
September 3, 2025 · 4:40 pm
Errol Fernando in Melbourne I am deeply saddened to hear of my very old friend Lareef’s death. He was my neighbour in Kollupitiya, Colombo 3. From the time I was 6 or 7 years old I played cricket with him … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
Filed under accountability, art & allure bewitching, Colombo and Its Spaces, cricket for amity, cricket selections, cultural transmission, education, heritage, life stories, patriotism, performance, plural society, politIcal discourse, S. Thomas College, sri lankan society, travelogue, unusual people, world events & processes
August 4, 2024 · 1:00 am
Observer from A Black Sea Port …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi ONE: “God is with us” …. watch the new Russian Army recruitment video. The clip promotes military service while focusing on religious diversity and national unity. … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
Filed under accountability, authoritarian regimes, centre-periphery relations, ethnicity, historical interpretation, law of armed conflict, life stories, power politics, the imaginary and the real, Ukraine & Its Ramifications, world events & processes, zealotry
December 14, 2025 · 6:57 pm
Ifham Nizam, in The ISLAND Newspaer, 12 December 2025, where the title reads: “Rare Seahorse discovered in Sri Lankan waters sparks urgent conservation debate” … with the photos below being ‘generic imports’ because the bloody ISLAND photo was not cooperative … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
September 24, 2024 · 9:07 pm
WHEN Shamara Wettimuny’s article in the History Workshop Journal entitled “The Colonial History of Islamophobic Slurs in Sri Lanka” …. was placed in FACEBOOK it received the following set of comments: some prejudiced against and some in favour. The ethnic … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
Filed under accountability, authoritarian regimes, British colonialism, centre-periphery relations, communal relations, cultural transmission, demography, discrimination, disparagement, Dutch colonialism, economic processes, education, ethnicity, governance, heritage, historical interpretation, human rights, immigration, Indian traditions, Islamic fundamentalism, island economy, landscape wondrous, language policies, legal issues, politIcal discourse, power politics, racism, religiosity, riots and pogroms, self-reflexivity, sri lankan society, taking the piss, Tamil migration, tolerance, truth as casualty of war, vengeance, violence of language, working class conditions, world events & processes, zealotry
May 26, 2023 · 4:30 pm
An Item from Wikipedia sent by David Sansoni of Sydney “Historia de un Amor” (Spanish for “the story of a love”) is a song about a man’s old love written by Panamanian songwriter Carlos Eleta Almarán. It was written after the death of … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
Filed under art & allure bewitching, centre-periphery relations, cultural transmission, economic processes, ethnicity, female empowerment, heritage, historical interpretation, Indian religions, Indian traditions, landscape wondrous, life stories, performance, Portuguese in Indian Ocean, transport and communications, travelogue, unusual people
August 13, 2024 · 1:34 pm
Rajiva Wijesinha, in The Island, 11 August 2024, … where the title reads “Raja de Silva at 100″ I have been privileged to have come to know in the last few years the former Commissioner of Archaeology, Raja de Silva. … Continue reading →
Like this:
Like Loading...
Filed under accountability, architects & architecture, art & allure bewitching, cultural transmission, ethnicity, heritage, historical interpretation, island economy, landscape wondrous, life stories, patriotism, performance, photography, rehabilitation, self-reflexivity, sri lankan society, travelogue, unusual people
