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April 24, 2023 · 7:35 pm

Sinhala Village Roots and Jungle Lore at Discerning Depth

Sugath Kulatunga,  responding to an Invitation from The Editor, Thuppahi after the latter had seen an extract of this detailed and invaluable autobiography in Facebook in 2023 ** 1/10/2014: Written for the reading pleasure of my grandchildren. As a child … Continue reading →

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July 20, 2020 · 4:38 pm

Donald Friend assessed by Venerable Bhikkhu Dhammika in 2003

In this era of political correctness and moral extremism exemplified in the Me Too movement, the assault on ‘offensive’ statues of famous men with questionable attributes, etc, etc, let me tweak the nether regions of these evangelical reformists by featuring … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2021 · 10:47 am

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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March 14, 2020 · 1:28 am

Sri Lanka as A Resplendent Isle from Way Back in Time

Pauline Gunewardene, being …. a talk originally titled “A Brief History of Sri Lanka,” and presented at  the Mind Cafe Mental Health Conference o at the Marriott in Weligama, 3-10 August 2019…… and subsequently placed in the first CEYLANKAN for … Continue reading →

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July 17, 2017 · 5:34 pm

Dissecting Roberts’ Review of NARRATING TAMIL NATIONALISM

Bandu de Silva, in The Island, on 30 October 2006, reviewing Narrating Tamil Nationalism—Subjectivities and Issues by Michael Roberts Michael Roberts’ slim book (52 pages) with pictures, published by Vijitha Yapa publications has already Attracted some public attention but I think … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2017 · 11:44 am

Tiger Martyrdom: Architectural ‘Marks’ in 2009 as the SL Army captured LTTE Terrain

Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda,  courtesy of the Daily Mirror, 26 April 2017, where the title rune thus: “Martyrdom and LTTE. The worship of death” … with highlighting and additional bibliographivcal references at the end inserted imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dr. SinhaRaja … Continue reading →

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October 22, 2017 · 7:27 am

Reporting War. Outrageous Obfuscations during the Last Phase of Eelam War IV

Michael Roberts The demand for news and the monies generated in mass media mean that journalists attempt to cover modern wars at close quarters. Access to war fronts is dictated by many factors, including location and access as well as … Continue reading →

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July 17, 2016 · 4:56 am

International Cabal’s Double-Standards castigated by Lord Naseby

Neville de Silva from London,  in Sunday Times, 17 July 2016, where the title is “Lord Naseby accuses UK, US of double standards over Sri Lanka” Lord Naseby, president of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sri Lanka, has accused … Continue reading →

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July 6, 2016 · 5:40 pm

Legend and Mystery in Kumana National Park

Stefan d’Silva … an original piece responding to ATW Guneratne’s “The Call of the Remote Wild: Kumana in SE Lanka” in …………………………………………………. https://thuppahis.com/2016/01/11/the-call-of-the-remote-wild-kumana-in-se-lanka/ Kumana: Originally demarcated as Yala East National Park, Kumana was declared a national park with its own borders in 1969. Kumana … Continue reading →

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July 16, 2016 · 8:40 am

Double Standards in the International Football Game with Sri Lanka

Fr. Vimal Tirimanna, CSsR, in Rome, in The Island, 16 & 17 July 2016, where the title is “Western hypocrisy and UN call for accountability in Sri Lanka”  Tirimanna -Pic from www.cssr.news These days the media all over the world is buzzing … Continue reading →

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