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In-Your-Face: Reflection on Political Confrontation in Sri Lanka in the 1970s

John Rogers to Michael Roberts, date uncertain, maybe circa 2018 … responding to items in this website, maybe circa 2018, which retailed debates in the early 1970s  within Peradeniya University and Lanka in circles associated with  — and against — the activities … Continue reading

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A Voice of the Golden Era: Remembering Amitha Wedisinghe (1942–2025)

Tony Donaldson   Amitha Wedisinghe The passing of Amitha Wedisinghe on 19 February 2025, at the age of 82, marked the end of an era for Sri Lankan music. A prominent veteran singer, a dedicated music teacher, and a ranked artist … Continue reading

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Female. Doctor. Brown …. Reflections on Life in Australia

Rachael McDiarmid of RM Marketing Services, whose article is entitled “Brown. Female. Doctor.  The Journey of Dr Sarah Arachchi” Dr Sarah Arachchi is a paediatrician who emigrated from Sri Lanka to Australia in 1990 as a four-year-old child. In Brown. Female. … Continue reading

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Michael Roberts: His Publications In the Bodleian Library, Oxford

A NOTE From LUCY McCANN of the BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, 17 February  2026 Dear Michael, Your publications can be found on our online catalogue SOLO by searching for your name as the author: see this list of 17 titles which includes the three … Continue reading

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Palestinian Rights …Now Obliterated….

Observer from A Black Sea  Town SEE https://youtu.be/O4d7YZ2KU-I?si=Mkz4-Y_A3xAXaMkv AND … Part 2 https://youtu.be/hgkFVWS9ohU?si=4S6SiUoBbBSOT81K This UN film The Palestinians do have rights (1978), in two parts, provides a glimpse into Palestine after British intervention, and the Israel-Palestinian conflict. From the perspective of 2025, 47 … Continue reading

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A Profound Investigation of Sri Lanka’s Civilizational Roots

Dr. B. A. Hussainmiya,  Text of a  book review talk delivered by Dr B. A. Hussainmiya during Professor Pathmanathan’s book release ceremony held at the Ivy Room at the Colombo Cinnamon Grande Hotel on the evening of 11 April 2026… … Continue reading

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Fresh Light on the Mandapams in the Temples of Jaffna

Prof. T. Sanathanan is scheduled to present a TALK entitled “The Building of a ‘New’ Identity: Mandapams of Jaffna Temples” as part of the The Monthly Lecture Series No: 163 of the National Trust .… on Thursday 29th August 2024 at … Continue reading

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Nova Peris: What’s in Her Name?

Michael Roberts   In step with David Sansoni’s email questioning Victor Melder has categorically challenged my  speculative suggestion  that  NOVA PERIS may possibly have had  a grandparent who was a Sri Lankan pearler/trader/seaman in the north-western reaches of Australia . VICTOR: … Continue reading

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CR De Silva: Basic Sources on the Advent of the Karava & Salagama Castes in Sri Lanka

CR De Silva in Memo responding to a Query from Shihan De Silva in UK The evidence as to from what parts of India the KSD (Karava, Salagama, Durawa) castes arrived in Sri Lanka is not totally clear, but there … Continue reading

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The School Thombos in Dutch Ceylon: Their Purpose

Bente de Leede & Nadeera Rupesinghe, whose article appeared in the  Law and History Review , Volume 41 , Issue 3 , August 2023 , pp. 501 – 521 …. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0738248022000499 ……. with the full title of the article being thus:  “Registering and Regulating Family … Continue reading

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