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President Sirisena in Q and A with The Hindu: … Resolving Tamil Issue Central Today
Daily News, 11 November 2016, where the title is “‘Solving the problems of Tamils is my obligation” ….. Emphasis via highlighting is the work of The Editor,Thuppahi Emphasising his commitment to resolving Sri Lanka’s Tamil question, President Maithripala Sirisena has … Continue reading →
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Narrating Tamil Nationalism: Subjectivities and Issues
Michael Roberts, being a reprint of a review article in South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, s., Vol. XXVII, no.1, April 2004 …… with a review of this essay by Bandu de Silva having appeared earlier Thuppahi. The version here has … Continue reading →
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Threads of Moral Puritanism in Sinhala Nationalist Practice
Michael Roberts ** … a reprint of an article published in South Asia, Vol. XIX, Special Issue, (1996), pp. 205-220. with the title “Teaching Lessons, Removing Evil: Strands of Moral Puritanism in Sinhala Nationalist Practice ONE Expressions of Sinhala nationalism since the … Continue reading →
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In Appreciation of Geoffrey Bawa amidst an Architectural Rift of Seismic Scale
David Robson ….. re-printing an old essay in The Daily News, 24 December 2013, in an article entitled “Remembering Bawa” In this article, originally published in Indian Architect & Builder, architect and writer David Robson pens an intimate and personal … Continue reading →
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Mutiny and Dark Deeds on a Tropical Isle off Australia … in 1629
David Whitley, courtesy of Traveller, 19 November 2015 where the title reads “The untouched Australian islands that played host to one of our darkest events” White sand beaches and crystal-clear waters were once the scene of a bloody uprising. The Morning Reef … Continue reading →
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The People’s War in Nepal and Martyrs, Living and Dead
Marie Lecomte-Tilouine, courtesy of http://samaj.revues.org/3018, where the title is “Martyrs and Living Martyrs of the People’s War in Nepal Abstract: In Nepal, the Maoists’ armed wing (PLA) developed as a collective of martyrs-to-be, whose example was disseminated as soon as they fell … Continue reading →
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Twilight of the Tigers printed in 2009: A Staunch Anti-Federalist Treatise
Michael Roberts, reviewing Gerald H. Peiris: Twilight of the Tigers. Peace Efforts and Power Struggles in Sri Lanka, Delhi, Oxford University Press & Colombo, Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2009, pb, 297 pages…. reprinted from TRANSCURRENTS, with the % comments therein [all from … Continue reading →
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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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The Buddhist Virtues We Need Today — Via “Sathyodaya”
Upul Wijayawardhana, in The Island, 7 October 2016, where the title is The Dawn of Truth We live in an era when exaggerated ritual gets the pride of place. Not a day passes without the image, on television, of a … Continue reading →
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Bedfellows: Kerry, Vikramabahu and Mangala pleased with the Situation in Sri Lanka Today
ONE. Saman Indrajith in New York: “Kerry showers praise on national unity govt,” http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=152566 US Secretary of State John Kerry told President Maithripala Sirisena that they highly appreciated and admired the direction of the new government of Sri Lanka and would … Continue reading →
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