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December 26, 2010 · 10:25 am

Symbolic Tamil Incursions at Cricket Events, 1975 and 2008

Michael Roberts 1 Paper presented at Crises and Opportunities: Past, Present and Future. Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 5 – 8 July 2010, held at the University of Adelaide, Australia – see http://www.adelaide.edu.au/asaa2010/reviewed_papers/  Essays on the … Continue reading →

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January 9, 2011 · 12:08 am

Marginalisation in Britain and Cricketing Fervour/Islamic Fervour

 Michael Roberts  This article was initially drafted in May 2003, repeat 2003. In April 2004 I embellished the draft (a) after pursuing a little more reading about the Rastafarian movement because the previous review in this area was cursory and … Continue reading →

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January 23, 2011 · 12:22 am

BBC to broadcast Galle Lit Fest to 40 million audience world-wide

Steve A. Morrell and Clair Boulland, from Sunday Island, 23 January 2011 The Galle Literary Festival (Lit Fest) this year, in its fifth continuous celebration, will again bring together international literary authors, novelists, writers, playwrights, and many who would just … Continue reading →

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February 6, 2011 · 11:42 pm

Imran Khan on world affairs: Q and A with Lokendra Pratap Sahi

Courtesy of The Telegraph Pakistan’s World Cup-winning captain, the talismanic Imran Khan, who is a former Member of the National Assembly, spoke to The Telegraph at the Oberoi Trident during his recent visit to Mumbai. Typically, Imran (now 58) spoke … Continue reading →

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February 21, 2011 · 4:25 pm

Intolerance: Hues & Issues

Michael Roberts This article was written on 3 October for Nethra No. 2 and is reproduced here now that the journal is in print –see ISSN 1391-2380 that is Vol.11, No. 02, December 2010 “We are a defeated people,” said … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2011 · 4:43 am

Tony Grieg, our new Tourism Ambassador

Courtesy of the Island, 7 March 2011 What do Leonard Woolf, Sir Arthur C. Clarke and Tony Greig have in common? All three Englishmen loved Sri Lanka and her people immensely. Therefore, it was very welcome news to learn that Tony Greig has … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2011 · 9:15 am

SSRR: Samaraweera slashes the Rajapaksa Regime

Mangala Samaraweera, in Sunday Leader, 27 Feb. 2011 under title:   “Rajapaksa’s Dictatorial Allies Foretell His Future”  It is with great alarm that the peace loving people of the civilised world witness the despotic regime of Muammar Gaddafi killing his own … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2011 · 6:55 am

Murali’s welfare activity depicted as “nation-saving”

Simon Hayden, for the Associated Press with title “Sri Lanka‘s superhero Murali turns from match-saving to nation-saving”  Murali appeals for lbw against Bopara– Pic by Eranga Jayawardena As his cricketing career winds down, Sri Lanka’s superstar Muttiah Muralitharan, the man … Continue reading →

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May 10, 2011 · 10:53 am

Gruesome Bodies: Osama, Pirapāharan, Wijeweera

Michael Roberts, 10 May 2011 Rohana Wijeweera, Velupillai Pirapāharan, Osama bin Laden. In that temporal order their bodies were sent to the realms beyond quietly and secretly after they were shot dead. If grapevine gossip that eventually emerged can be … Continue reading →

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August 14, 2011 · 5:17 am

HK Dharmadasa passes away; A Tribute

From The Nation, 14 August 2011 When working on the process of social mobility  and class formation in British times, and thus delving into familial histories, I encountered many tales of mudalilies who earned a fortune in their lifetime as … Continue reading →

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