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The Horrors at Gallipoli: Killing One’s “Whaler”
The “Whaler” is the shorten-form Aussie term for a breed of horses in New South Wales that served as the stead for the famed Lighthorsemen Brigades in Egypt, the Middle East and Gallipoli during World War One. I thank Brigadier … Continue reading →
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Kudurai Madiri Pona … Ride It Like A Horse: That is the first Principle of Flying
Captain Clmo Jayawardena The big jumbo has come from the French land and as the French themselves say it is ‘annus mirabillis’ the miracle year, finally and finally the wait is over. The world will now see the Big-Bus that … Continue reading →
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The Wild Side of Sri Lanka: Its Jungles
H. I. E. Katugaha, in The Island, 6 February 2022, where the title runs thus “More on jungle treks: Lahugala and bold leopards” ONE: I have had a long innings of jungle trips. Many of these were with my uncle, Sam … Continue reading →
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Religion within Tamil Militancy and the LTTE
Iselin Frydenlund, presenting her article in Oxford Encyclopedia of Religion, May 2018, …. one entitled “Tamil Militancy in Sri Lanka and the Role of Religion” …. https://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Tamil-Militancy-in-Sri-Lanka-and-the-Role-of-Religion.pdf … OR … https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Tamil-Militancy-in-Sri-Lanka-and-the-Role-of-Frydenlund/4cbf5235611dd3407dfa3a2962e6ea635ac50674 … with highlights and pictures being impositions by the … Continue reading →
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Reflections on the Commentary on “Sinhala Mindset”
Michael Roberts When I set up the THUPPAHI WEBSITE in late 2009 I imprinted two project statements: one entitled “WHY THUPPAHI”;[1] the other bearing the heading ‘SINHALA MINDSET.” Readers can access these two items via the sub-headings within the website … Continue reading →
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No Debt Trap at Hambantota: False Picture on China’s Role
Deborah Brautigam & Meg Rithmire, in The Atlantic, 6 February 2021, where the title is “The Chinese ‘Debt Trap’ Is a Myth “ The narrative wrongfully portrays both Beijing and the developing countries it deals with. China, we are told, … Continue reading →
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Jeronis Pieris and His Times
A de luxe edition of FACETS OF CEYLON HISTORY THROUGH THE LETTERS OF JERONIS PIERIS, by Michael Roberts, has been printed by Bay Owl Press in 2020 to replace the 1976 edn and is available for Rs 6500/ at Turf … Continue reading →
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September 11: Back to Square One 20 Years After
David Kilcullen, in The Weekend Australian, 11-12 September 2021 Twenty years after 9/11 the terrorism threat is larger and more widespread, the Western alliance is weaker, and the US is in sharp decline relative to its rivals. Democratic societies are … Continue reading →
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The Lonely Cadet and the Maiden: Leonard Woolf in Jaffna …..
Philip Sansoni In “Growing”, the second volume of his autobiography, Leonard Woolf tells us how he lost his virginity. According to him, he was riding down the main street of Jaffna, one evening in 1905, an apprentice representative of … Continue reading →
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Melathi Saldin’s Essay ….. and a Sharp Denunciation ….
A NOTE: The engine ACADEMIA sends me copies of articles relating to my Sri Lankan interests. The item presented below is a new phenomenon seeking to stimulate discussion directed towards cross-ethnic harmony. Whether such objectives can be served in the … Continue reading →
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