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December 19, 2015 · 12:48 pm

Massaging the Message: USA shapes the Path towards its Constitutional Design for Sri Lanka

Daya Gamage, courtesy of The Asian Tribune, 19 December 2015, where the title reads “U.S. to persuade ‘Sinhala Hardliner’ Ranawaka for federalism in Sri Lanka” A hard-line advocate for the retention of the unitary system in Sri Lanka whose advocacy … Continue reading →

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June 15, 2015 · 3:25 am

In Appreciation of Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy,1877-1947

Thiru Arumugam, courtesy of THE CEYLANKAN, May 2015, where the title is “Am I My Brother’s Keeper? The Life and Outline of Four Selected Books by Ananda  Kentish  Coomaraswamy,1877-1947” “The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each … Continue reading →

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June 8, 2015 · 10:20 am

Nationalism, the past and the present: The case of Sri Lanka

Michael Roberts This review article was drafted in 1991 and should therefore be assessed in the light of the literature available then. In those days it took at least two years for an article to be refereed and published. The … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2015 · 4:58 pm

Rajan and Jehan on the Present Government: Issues and Strengths

Rajan Philips in Sunday Island, 25 April 2015, two days before the vote on the 19th Amendment and where his  title is “The 100-Day Question: Will President Sirisena dissolve parliament and call the Rajapaksa bluff?”   If there is ever a … Continue reading →

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February 11, 2015 · 2:55 am

Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, 1877-1947: Art Historian, Writer and Philosopher

Thiru Arumugam “The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist” Ananda Coomaraswamy. Sir Muttu Coomaraswamy (1834-1879) was the first Ceylon Tamil Knight. He was a lawyer and Member of the … Continue reading →

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October 16, 2014 · 12:17 am

Honing Individual and Team Effectiveness through Enhanced Self-awareness

David Olney and Charles Vandepeer on “Applied Thinking”  David Olney  Charles Vandepeer In a world defined by complexity, uncertainty, and an abundance of information, possession of effective tools and techniques can make the difference between mastery of situations, or being … Continue reading →

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February 23, 2015 · 9:57 am

Siri Gunasinghe at 90: Insightful Essays from Four Men of Letters

Courtesy of a special feature in the MIDWEEK REVIEW in the Island …. http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=119737 [1] I: “Siri Gunasinghe — A Reminiscence” …. by H. L. Seneviratne, 17 February 2015 One of the semi official tasks that the University of Ceylon … Continue reading →

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July 10, 2014 · 8:17 pm

Sinhalese Asylum-Seekers are dumped back in Galle, while …

Stefanie Balogh, in The Australian, 9 July 2014 in a news items i within the hard copy  which has several images of Sinhalese asylum-seekers in line for court hearings after being brought ashore at Galle by a SL Navy vessel  … Continue reading →

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October 27, 2014 · 8:21 am

KP’s Frantic Efforts to Save the Tiger Leaders in 2009 … and USA’s Pursuits

Michael Roberts: “Setting the Context — Fragments of Data” The recent ‘recovery’ of Fr. Gaspar Raj’s information on the various ideas and lines of endeavour directed towards saving the LTTE leadership in the dire circumstances confronting them in 2009, together … Continue reading →

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December 24, 2014 · 9:53 am

Primordialist Strands in Contemporary Sinhalese Nationalism: Urumaya as Ur

  Michael Roberts* This article was composed in 2001 and appeared in the Marga booklet series on A History of the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka. It is reproduced here without changes, but has also been embellished with hyperlinks to pertinent … Continue reading →

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