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An Intriguing Challenge: Deciphering a Photograph of Ceylonese Elites at Tennis
Mevan Pieris & Arun Dias Bandaranaike decipher and debate the identities and location of personnel within an intriguing high-society photograph of a tennis cluster in British Ceylon at some point in the 1920s/30s. The suggestion that JR Jayawardene is part … Continue reading →
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Hitler’s Embodiment of Nazism and Its Ideology of Nationalism
Richard Koenigsberg of the Library of Social Science: …. presenting a Synopsis of “Nationalism, Nazism and Genocide” Contents The Hypothesis Nazism and the Ideology of Nationalism Hitler’s Ideology Nazi Ideology The Dream of Nazism as the Dream of Nationalism Conclusion … Continue reading →
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“Lake Beauty”: A Murder Mystery in the Aussie Outback
A Novel entitled “Lake Beauty” by Rob George …. with hihlighting mpose d by The Editor, Thuppahi … where Sam and Annie conspire against authority to bring about justice for a murdered woman.
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Bradman’s Momentous Task in Amparai in 1971: Facing the JVP Insurrection
An Extract from Bradman Weerakoon’s MEMOIRS presented in The Island, 9 March 2025 under this title “The JVP insurrection of 1971 as I saw it as GA Ampara” In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Tamils & Their English Names: How This Feature Came About
Vinod Moonesinghe, in RoarMedia, 13 January 2023, where the title runs thus: “How Sri Lankan Tamils Came To Have ‘English’ Names” Many Sri Lankan Tamils have English or otherwise European names, and are often confused with Burghers or Eurasians. How … Continue reading →
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Searching for Familial Roots: An Odyssey …. with Lamentations
Bernard Van Cuylenburg ….. presenting an essay penned in 2020 – one which has had highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi … and pictorial additions This is the story about a family – a personal story which I wish to … Continue reading →
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The Geopolitics underlying the Strengthening of Maldivian Links with China
Timur Fomenko in rtcom.news, 15 January 2024, where the title reads as “How a tiny tourist paradise has become a political flashpoint between India and China” ….. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi and pertinents Thoughts sent by “Skindiver” … Continue reading →
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The Maaveerar Dead as A Perpetual Inspiration For Eelam
Mario Arulthas, in Al-Jazeera, 9 January 2025 …. with highlightinging emphasia imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The Maaveerar Dead as A Perpetual Inspiration For Eelam The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on … Continue reading →
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A Crackerjack Cricket Match at Kandy: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
Michael Roberts While, alas, I dot watch the 50-Over ODI match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan played a t the PKalleklley Stadium in Kandy on Friday 10th February, it is crystal-clear tdhat it was a crackerjack game marked by (A) … Continue reading →
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Trinitian Somaratne spearheads Sri Lankan Triumph vs England U19
Srian Obeyesekere, in Sri Lanka Cricket, 25 August 2022, … https://srilankacricket.lk/2022/08/sri-lanka-in-comprehensive-3-wkt-win-over-england/ Spearhead by a brilliant 120 off 115 balls by Ranuda Somaratne, Sri Lanka pulled off a comprehensive 3-wicket win over England in the first U19 Youth Test match at … Continue reading →
