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A Lament: The Geneva ‘Games’ and Lanka’s Failures
Sarath Gamani De Silva, in The Sunday Island, 26 February 2021, where the title runs “Problems in Geneva: Facts that brought us here”” The annual patriotic taunts and the laments of the majority are heard as the day of reckoning … Continue reading →
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Remembering Indian Ocean Slavery through Film: Afro-Sri Lankan Memories
Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya Whilst the transatlantic slave trade has overwhelmed the historiography of Africa, the forced easterly movement of Africans is only receiving scholarly attention in the twenty first century. Movement of Africans from the Continent is not characterised … Continue reading →
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Henry Jayasena: An Appraisal in Appreciation — with Further Insights from Azdak’s Lore
Nandasiri Jasentuliyana There was one other leading figure from the cultural world that I came to know very well, particularly through my association with Namel. It was none other than Henry Jayasena, acclaimed as an outstanding stage actor, film star, … Continue reading →
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Whitewashing LTTE Genocide and Horrendous Partisanship in Canadian Protest Marches in May
Sudharshan Seneviratne, in Sunday Observer, 16 May 2021, where the title reads “Whitewashing LTTE genocide” A recent announcement featuring the news, Tamil Genocide Education Week by Scarborough MPP Vijay Thanigasalam’s Bill 104, received third reading at Queen’s Park on May … Continue reading →
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Dujuan’s History Lesson for Non-Aboriginal Australians All
Vibeke Venema of BBC News, 6 May 2021, where the title reads “The ‘smart and cheeky’ Aboriginal boy teaching Australia a lesson” A documentary about a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy’s experience in school, In My Blood It Runs, has reignited a … Continue reading →
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“Punchi”: A Font of Cultural Knowledge so Generous in His Aid to One-and-All
Michael Roberts Punchibanda Meegaskumbura would not demand a Professor’s title before his name if he could see us today. He was of the Sinhala people and a man for all peoples – rooted in simplicity, but blessed with many skills. … Continue reading →
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India’s Looming Shadow in Sri Lankan Affairs
Palitha Senanayake The Press and social media in Sri Lanka had been awash these days with what transpired at the recent summit between the Sri Lankan Prime Minister and his Indian counterpart Hon. Narendra Modi. The reason for this media … Continue reading →
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The Ahikuntika …. Roaming Gypsies of Sri Lanka
Pujitha Wijetunge, in http://www.lankalibrary.com/cul/gypsy.htm ….where the title is “Ahikuntika: Roaming Gypsy Clan”………. alas, no date given Clad in a sari and with a red mouth that showed signs that she was chewing beetle, Lili didn’t look any different from those … Continue reading →
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Anne Frank: A Dutch Girl whom the Nazis Exterminated …. But Her Diary Lives
Bart Von Es, in The Guardian, 25 May 2019, where the title runs “Anne Frank: the real story of the girl behind the diary” Albert Gomes de Mesquita is one of the last people alive to have known Anne Frank … Continue reading →
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Signs of a Decline of Caste Distinctions among the Sinhalese?
M.W. Amarasiri de Silva, whose chosen title is as follows: “Do name changes to “acaste” names by the Sinhalese indicate a diminishing significance of caste?” Thoughts are free, according to the folk song: “no one can guess them. They … Continue reading →
