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Sinhala-Tamil Tussles in the Mythical Netherworld of Rāvanā
Ranga Kalugampitiya, courtesy of Colombo Telegraph, dated 20 July 2015, where the title runs ‘Rāvanā & Sinhala Buddhism: A Strained Relationship Ridden With Contradictions”…. The version here being embellished with Editorial highlighting. Rāvanā, one of the principal characters in the Rāmāyana, … Continue reading →
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Albert Namatjira emerges from the Copyright Dungeon
AAP-SBS News, October 2017, where the title is “Albert Namatjira’s copyright deal: Rewriting a historical wrong” An injustice has been righted more than 30 years on with the family and clan of famed Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira recovering the copyright to … Continue reading →
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Danielle de Niese straddles the World in Opera
Justin Burke, courtesy of The Weekend Australian Review, 28/29 October 2017 where the title is “Homecoming Queen” When opera superstar Danielle de Niese returns to Australia next month to perform in The Merry Widow, among the audience will be one … Continue reading →
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Ferment in Lanka’s Political Firmament: Three Tamil Voices — Philips, Moonesinghe and Somasundram
Rajan Philips: “One more symbolic step: Wigneswaran’s audience with the Mahanayake Thera,” September 16, 2017 We need a break from the tedium, rather the opprobrium, of national corruption. To paraphrase Dr. Harsha de Silva’s public lamentation, the whole country is awash … Continue reading →
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Seeking the Roots of Tamil Tiger Dedication: A Journey
Michael Roberts I began this research engagement via my interest in ethnic violence in Sri Lanka and my study of the 1915 anti-Moor “riots” when at Peradeniya University in the 1970s. Neelan Tiruchelvam revived my interest when he invited me … Continue reading →
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The Traumatic and Devastating Partition of Indian and Pakistan, 1947
Yasmin Khan, courtesy of The Guardian, 6 August 2017, where the title is “Why Pakistan and India remain in denial 70 years on from partition” On 3 June 1947, only six weeks before British India was carved up, a group of … Continue reading →
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Barbara Sansoni honoured with Doctorate
Island Feature, 12 December 2016 The University of the Visual and Performing Arts awarded Honorary Doctor of Philosophy Degree to the Kalasuri Barbara Sansoni Lewcock in the 9th Convocation held at the BMICH on Dec. 08, 2016. Prof. Sarath Chandrajeewa Dean, … Continue reading →
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Reconciliation via Cricket and Charity? The Political Ground is a Waterlogged Minefield
Michael Roberts It is possible that Velupillai Pirapaharan remains a revered leader and symbol of the nationalist drive for Thamililam among some Tamils residing within the island f Sri Lanka today – even though they are circumspect in expressing such … Continue reading →
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Murali Dissected …. and Admired: Shehan Karunatilaka’s Conversion
Shehan Karunatilaka, courtesy of ESPNcricinfo and http://shehanwriter.com/sport/Murali_Sceptic.html where the title is “Confessions of a Murali Sceptic” A dangerous confession: I have been a Murali-sceptic for some time. This is not something that should be admitted, in public or otherwise, if you … Continue reading →
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Geoffrey Bawa: An Inspirational Icon in the Architectural Field
Carly Minsky, 27 January 2016, where the title is “: The Father of Sri Lankan Architecture” Geoffrey Bawa–Courtesy of Geoffrey Bawa Trust In a country that has been colonized by the Dutch and the British, ravaged by civil war and … Continue reading →
