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Hendrik Ambrosius Johnson: A Tale of Survival Across Three Continents
Nick Van Der Hoeven … with the highlights being the work of the Editor, Thuppahi Before I discuss the incredible life of Hendrik Ambrosius Johnson, I just wanted to state that my interest in my Ceylonese genealogy was not deliberate, … Continue reading →
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Remembering Karen Roberts Who Chose Writing …..
Renuka Sadanandan, whose original title runs thus: “Karen Roberts Writing. Her Way of Staying Close” ** Pix by M.A. Pushpa Kumara It was probably the single most frightening thing that happened to her. Having to walk alone from the advertising … Continue reading →
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USA’s Terrible Overreach in This Our World From Biden’s Time
Ameen Izzadeen, in The Daily Mirror in Sri Lanka, 22 November 2024 …… where the title reads “Biden’s legacy: Gaza genocide and now possible nuclear war in Europe” ** US Alternate Ambassador Robert Wood raises his hand to veto a … Continue reading →
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Vale Kumar David — Scholar, Critic and Activist
Rajan Philips, in Colombo Telegraph, 19 October 2024, where the title reads thus = ”Kumar David: An Accomplished Academic & A Broadminded Marxist” … with highlights imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi Professor Kumar David (1941-2024) One by one the lights go … Continue reading →
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Vale: DS de Silva ….. A Servant for Sri Lankan Cricket
Roshan Abeysinha Former Sri Lankan leg-spinner D.S. de Silva, who played in the country’s inaugural Test match in 1982 and later served as Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, has passed away at the age of 83. De Silva died in … Continue reading →
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Reflections on Gananath’s Wide-Ranging Corpus of Work
Professor M.W. Amarasiri de Silva, about 3/4 years back in … … where the full title of the essay reads thus: “Sinhalese Society Through The Prism Of Religion: An Appreciation Of Gananath Obeyesekere’s Work On Sinhalese Buddhism” This article celebrates … Continue reading →
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Learning Law with Aid From Colvin R de Silva
A Guy named Talagalla, … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi I am just penning this note after finishing my research for the day, before the thoughts dissipate into the quiet of the evening. The cases I read, the … Continue reading →
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Mahela to Aravinda Aiyya: An Open Letter of Admiration
Item in the Daily Mirror, 13 November 2023 …. with highlighting added by The Editor, Thuppahi Former Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawardena pays a heartfelt tribute to newly inducted ICC Hall of Famer Aravinda de Silva. Mahela expresses deep admiration … Continue reading →
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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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The Transformations in Colombo Over the Last 150 Years
Nihal Perera, whose chapter 16 is entitled “From colonial outpost to indigenous kleptocratic city” ABSTRACT : This chapter maps out the trajectory of the production, reproduction, and transformation of Colombo through colonial, post-colonial, neoliberal, and kleptocratic periods. Created as part … Continue reading →
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