Search Results for: shape
A Reading of the Sri Lankan Elections from THE ECONOMIST
Item in The Economist, 23 Nov 2024: “Sri Lanka’s Left Turn: Sri Lanka’s president with Marxist roots now dominates parliament too” .… with highlighting emphasis imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi SRI LANKA was once a pioneer of free-market capitalism in … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Filed under accountability, centre-periphery relations, chauvinism, debt restructuring, economic processes, export issues, foreign policy, governance, IMF, Indian Ocean politics, island economy, Left politics, legal issues, life stories, parliamentary elections, patriotism, performance, politIcal discourse, power politics, rehabilitation, security, self-reflexivity, sri lankan society, working class conditions, world affairs, world events & processes
Sri Lanka forge Comprehensive Win in Third ODI vs Kiwis
Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 9 January 2024, where the title reads “Three quick fifties and Asitha’s electric new-ball spell give Sri Lanka consolation win” Rapid half-centuries from Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Janith Liyanage put Sri Lanka on course to a substantial total, … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Humankind’s Shared Humanity as Touchstone for The Future
Harvard 2025 Graduation Speech: Chinese Student Yurong Jiang on Humanity and Shared Future …. https://youtu.be/6hoIEBv486E … 30 May 2025 …. At Harvard University’s 2025 graduation ceremony, Chinese graduate Yurong Jiang [delivered] a powerful message on global unity. Emphasizing that “humanity … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Gamini Dissanayake: A Spearhead for Sri Lankan Cricket
Navin Dissanayake in The Island, 20 March 1995 Cricket has long been Sri Lanka’s greatest unifier. It is the sport that makes the world see us as more than just a small island—it makes them respect us, remember us, and … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Filed under Uncategorized
THE VOICE Referendum in Australia: ‘Overview’ of the Results
https://www.datawrapper.de/_/svSud/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-15/referendum-result-yes-campaign-political-inferno/102977030 The brutal truth of the referendum result was that Yes campaign couldn’t cut through to a hesitant electorate By Laura Tingle Albanese’s position put an absolutely unfair pressure on his Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney to lead the debate.(ABC … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Filed under Aboriginality, accountability, Australian culture, australian media, centre-periphery relations, democratic measures, demography, ethnicity, governance, historical interpretation, legal issues, life stories, meditations, political demonstrations, politIcal discourse, reconciliation, self-reflexivity, social justice, world events & processes
A Journey.…. A Journey: Working Up a Documentary: “A Pilgrimage to Sri Lanka
Dodwell-Keyt to Victor Melder, mid-November 2024 The series of videos will showcase Sri Lankan culture and way of life. A few scripts have already been written, though I plan to revise and refine them further. The series will follow the … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Filed under accountability, art & allure bewitching, Australian culture, centre-periphery relations, charitable outreach, cultural transmission, economic processes, education, ethnicity, heritage, historical interpretation, intricate artefacts, landscape wondrous, life stories, migrant experiences, paintings, patriotism, pilgrimages, self-reflexivity, sri lankan society, the imaginary and the real, travelogue
Police Assaults on Peaceful Demonstrations!!! ….. THIS is Right-Wing Australia
Caitlin Johnstone …. in a News Item sent to me by a Burgher friend in Melbourne
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Filed under Uncategorized
Irawati Karwe: A Female Scholar Confronting Nazi Racism as well as the Wild
Cherylann Mollan, presenting an article entitled “India’s pioneering female anthropologist who challenged Nazi race theories” ….. BBC News Mumbai 19 January 2025 Irawati Karve’s writings about Indian culture and civilisation are ground-breaking. Irawati Karve led a life that stood apart from those … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Filed under accountability, anti-racism, caste issues, centre-periphery relations, cultural transmission, education, ethnicity, female empowerment, gender norms, heritage, historical interpretation, human rights, Indian traditions, life stories, literary achievements, modernity & modernization, politIcal discourse, social justice, travelogue, unusual people
New Archaeological Discoveries: Iron Age in Tamilnadu?
Soutik Biswas in BBC.com, 27 February 2025 … where the title reads “Did Iron Age ‘begin’ in India? Tamil Nadu dig sparks debate” For over 20 years, archaeologists in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu have been unearthing clues to … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Bloody Lawyers! Our Necessary Curse! …. Apoyi….Apoyi
Chamila Talagala in Facebook They say Sri Lankans hate lawyers. But that hatred is not simple. It is older than the island’s courts, older even than the black coats and the Latin phrases. It is the bitterness people feel toward … Continue reading →
Share this:
- Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
- Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
- Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
- Print (Opens in new window) Print
- Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
- Share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
- Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
Filed under Uncategorized
