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March 22, 2017 · 2:29 am

Initiating Marinas in Sri Lanka: Big Plans

Rajkumar Kanagasingam,  courtesy of Daily Mirror, 16 March 2017, where the title is “Establishing first-ever marinas in Sri Lanka“ M “Establishing first-ever marinas in Sri Lankaarina is an unheard name to many Sri Lankans, but not anymore. Dr. Dietmar Doering, … Continue reading →

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May 3, 2017 · 11:20 am

A Jesuit Servant of the People –Two Affirmative Voices applaud Fr. Paul Caspersz, s.j.

.ONE. Rajan Philips: “Celebrating the life of a Jesuit Socialist: Fr Paul Caspersz, SJ (1925-2017)”  “My legs have carried me for 90 years. Now they have earned their well-deserved rest”, he would tell his visitors at the Jesuit House in … Continue reading →

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November 30, 2017 · 1:21 am

Tensions and Tales from Sri Lankan Cricket: An Essay from 2009

Michael Roberts, being a reprint of an article entitled “Wunderkidz in a Blunderland: tensions and tales from Sri Lankan cricket,” that appeared in Sport in Society Vol. 12, No. 4/5, May–June 2009, 566–5 … with emphasis added by highlighting in blue and/or red. … Continue reading →

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October 20, 2016 · 10:26 am

Tilak Samarawickrema’s 50 years of Art

Piero Trionfera, the Italian architect reflects on Tilak Samarawickrema’s 50-year retrospective held last month, and speaks of being “Immersed in Tilak’s work” .. .. Sunday Times, 16 October 2016 When a wall becomes a work of art I met Tilak about a year … Continue reading →

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October 19, 2017 · 1:08 pm

House of Lords Debate Sri Lanka and Michael Naseby stands steadfast

LISTEN TO LORD MICHAEL NASEBY + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYerAzq7t1Q Item in several web sites: “West must remove war crime threats on SL: Lord Naseby” The West, particularly the US and the UK, must remove the threat of war crimes and foreign judges … Continue reading →

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August 4, 2017 · 6:38 am

The Collective Consciousness of the Sinhalese During the Kandyan Era: Manichean Images, Associational Logic

Michael Roberts, being a reprint of an article with the same title in Asian Ethnicity, Volume 3, Number 1, March 2002 ABSTRACT:  An analysis of the form of the dynastic state known today as the Kingdom of Kandy provides a backdrop for … Continue reading →

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November 26, 2017 · 6:44 am

The Cricketing Universe of Sri Lanka: A Short History written in 2007

Michael Roberts, providing a reprint of  “Landmarks and Threads in the Cricketing Universe of Sri Lanka,” Sport in Society, January 2007, vol. 10 (1): 120-42…. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17430430600989209 Cricket developed in British Ceylon [1] as a pastime indulged in by the British ruling … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2017 · 4:57 am

Asoka Bandarage’s Study of The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka appeared in 2009

Assoke Bandarage  The Routledge Flier: Using careful historical research and analysis of policy documents, this book explains the origin and evolution of the political conflict in Sri Lanka over the struggle to establish a separate state in its Northern and … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2017 · 8:45 am

Revelations from Ram of The Hindu: From JRJ to 2016 Today

Darshanie Ratnawalli, in The Sunday Island,22 January 2017, where the title reads “I can’t give up my interest in SL” Sri Lanka’s favourite foreign journalist becomes confidential Ram the former editor in chief of The Hindu has had a long association with … Continue reading →

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March 31, 2017 · 1:18 am

Mighty USA and the Israel Lobby in This Our World

I  sent Kamal Wickremasinghe’s article to several individuals who have a better grounding than myself in the complex jungle of international politics and Christopher Black has responded immediately to indicate that Wickramasinghe has muddled his emphasis by arguing that the … Continue reading →

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