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January 1, 2025 · 3:54 pm

Biographical Insights in Past TPS Items

https://thuppahis.com/2020/05/15/ivor-jennings-and-peradeniya-university-in-two-excursions/ https://thuppahis.com/2022/04/26/an-ode-for-maureen-neliya-hingert-ceylons-beauty-queen/ https://thuppahis.com/2022/04/26/maureen-hingerts-life-times-in-pictures/ https://thuppahis.com/2024/05/18/remembering-david-hookes-a-moving-farewell-at-adelaide-oval-27-january-2001/

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March 24, 2025 · 7:18 pm

Wed Firm: Gregory Peck and His Veronique

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 →

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November 4, 2025 · 10:04 am

Three Appreciations For Premila’s Essay on Alagu Subramaniam

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

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January 9, 2025 · 11:43 am

An Epitaph For Lasantha Wickrematunge

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 →

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September 3, 2025 · 4:40 pm

Vale: Lareef Idroos

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 →

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August 4, 2024 · 1:00 am

Huge Casualties in the Ukraine-Russia War

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 →

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February 10, 2026 · 1:17 pm

The Roots & Channels of Socio-Political Power in Sri Lanka …. Yesterday & Today

Michael Roberts  I came across the genealogy of the Madugalle Family quite accidentally ..…. https://thuppahis.com/2026/02/08/the-madugalle-genealogy-from-way-back/#more-96229 It should serve as a springboard for historical reflection on the socio-political currents of the 18th to mid-twentieth  century – work linked to our knowledge … Continue reading →

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December 14, 2025 · 6:57 pm

SeaHorses Off Sri Lankan Shores: Rare Finds

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 →

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September 24, 2024 · 9:07 pm

The Branding of Islamic Migrants to Ceylon Over the Centuries

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 →

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May 26, 2023 · 4:30 pm

Love Across All Language Barriers

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 →

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