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Politics of Identity in Lanka: Mithran Tiruchelvam’s Introduction in 1997 to his Book

Introduction by Mithran Tiruchelvam …. a son of Neelan Tiruchelvam of the ICES [who was tragically assassinated by the LTTE in front of the ICES offices one year later] The present collection of essays arose out of a symposium held … Continue reading →

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Campaign to Promote “Malaiyaha Thamilar” Identity

Diana Joseph in Groundviews, 25 March 2024 ….where the title runs thus :  “Identity Crisis of the Malaiyaha Thamilar Community” … reproduced here with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi People of Tamil descent raised on plantations have endured a … Continue reading →

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Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake’s  Research Output

SEE ….. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zqs_jxsAAAAJ&hl=en

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In Appreciation of Michael Roberts: Charting His Career

Dylan Wave, … …. seconded by Riyaz Aluher Some people write history by collecting dates and facts Others reshape the way an entire nation understands its past Michael Roberts belongs to the second group A historian by training and an … Continue reading →

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A Veddah With A Blog …..

It seems that a Sri Lankan “VEDDAH” launched a Blog in 2015 ….with this opening note “Throughout the centuries Sri Lanka had its own identity. Its idntity appears to have gone missing in the latter part of the twentieth century. … Continue reading →

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The Killing of Henry Nowak: Street-Level Police Failure in Britain

Greg Sheridan in THE AUSTRALIAN, 6-7 June 2026 via ………………………………. https://wentworthreport.com/2026/06/06/henry-nowak-death-the-left-is-to-blame/ … where the title reads: “Henry Nowak death: The left is to blame” The death of 18-year-old university student Henry Nowak is as terrible as anything you’ll ever see. … Continue reading →

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Learning From Misreadings of the Past in the Recent Past

Michael Roberts  Happenchance helps does it Not? A chance remark on web led me to one of my books entitled FIRE AND Storm. Essays in Sri Lankan Politics …. which was published by Vijitha Yapa Publications in December 2010. This … Continue reading →

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Introducing ITHIHAS ….. Volaarey! Cantaarey!

About ITHIHAS ….https://itihas.lk/ ITHIHAS CALL PIX    Itihas is a non-profit organisation that promotes a more inclusive Sri Lanka through a better understanding of its recent history. It was founded in October 2022 by Sri Lankan historian Shamara Wettimuny in … Continue reading →

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One “Michael Roberts” from Sri Lanka …

Featured  by Adilah  Ismail of the SUNDAY TIMES of Sri Lanka in January 2016….under this title “Colourful history of a historian”  Looking back on his ‘going-down memory lane interviews’ with retired Britishers and Sri Lankans who served mainly in the … Continue reading →

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GF Van der Hoeven’s Epistle on Burgher Outmigration, 1947

Dilshan Maduranga. whose chosen title was “GF Van der Hoeven and the Burgher Story of Ceylon”  GF Van der Hoeven was the writer whose letter gives us the central voice in this remarkable 1947 newspaper discussion about the Burgher people … Continue reading →

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