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Ravana Fables penetrate Sri Lanka’s Historical Terrain
PK Balachandran When the media reported that the Sri Lankan Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has issued a newspaper advertisement in Sinhala urging people to share documents, books, and research material on Ravana, the legendary king of Lanka, it … Continue reading →
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Remembering Rajiv Jayaweera: An Outstanding Analyst and A Sturdy Administrator
RRW in The Island, 15 June 2020 where the title runs “One with elegance in thought and letters” But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored, and sorrows end. —- Shakespeare/Sonnet 30 Of course, Rajiv … Continue reading →
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The Early History of Sociology at the University of Ceylon
H.L. Seneviratne,** Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia, USA, in Social Affairs: A Journal for the Social Sciences, ISSN 2478-107X (online) …. http://www.socialaffairsjournal.com This paper is an account of the Department of Sociology of the University of Ceylon in approximately … Continue reading →
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CJR Le Mesurier: A British Civil Servant who challenged the Imperial Order
Michael Powell: article published in 2007 and entitled “Fragile Identities: The Colonial Consequences of CJR Le Mesurier in Ceylon” ABSTRACT of Article: In the many layered life of CJR Le Mesurier in Ceylon are themes that repeat and recur throughout … Continue reading →
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Fidel Castro’s Visit to Harlem New York: The Political Ramfications Deciphered
Thomas Meaney, in London Review of Books, Vol. 43 No. 3 · 4 February 2021: reviewing book by Simon Hall entitled Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s, September 2020, Faber, 276 pp., £17.99, 978 0 571 35306 4 It would … Continue reading →
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Papal Receptivity to New Inventions …. Down the Ages
Avishka Mario Senewiratne, originally in MESSENGER of 24 February 2019, where the title reads “Great Moments where the Pontiffs embraced State of the Art Technology Since the early centuries, where the church was established many of our church fathers and … Continue reading →
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Penny Wong and Medcalf: Critical Comments on Australia’s Asia Policy
Andrew Tillett, in Financial Review, 3 March 2020, where the title runs “ Climate, coronavirus raises risk of ‘armed mistrust’ between China, US” The risk of “armed mistrust” between China and the US is rising, with climate change and coronavirus … Continue reading →
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Malinda and Shenali tilt at SOFA and MCC Schemes
Editor: I have not had the time to study the SOFA and MCC proposals or the several conflicting reports on this set of topics; while I have reservations about my own deciphering capacity on economic issues. An academic with a … Continue reading →
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Hang Aluthgamage to Dry for his Dirty Politics
Lucien Rajakarunanayake, in Island, 11 July 2020, where the title is “Playing Cricket against rogues in politics” “I am Tamil, Sinhalese, Muslim and Burgher. I am a Buddhist, a Hindu, a follower of Islam and Christianity. I am today, and … Continue reading →
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Anti-Chinese Racism flares up in Australia
ONE: A Note from Fair Dinkum in Melbourne, 17 April 2020 There have been over 178 attacks on Chinese people and anyone of Asian appearance in the last weeks in Australia which began after the Australian government launched a vicious … Continue reading →
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