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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 →
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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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Michael Tissera: A Lifetime of Grounded Achievement
Krishantha Prasad Cooray, in The Island, 7 April 2024, where the title runs thus: “Michael Tissera at 85: Gentlemen’s gentleman” ….. with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Michael Tissera with his … Continue reading →
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Global Economics & Sri Lanka over the Recent Centuries
Sunil Bastian: “Sri Lankan state in a changing global context” … a 2025 article presented here with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi.** This short article emphasises the need to analyse the Sri Lankan state by placing it in the global … Continue reading →
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FIRE AND STORM analyses Sinhala-Tamil Confrontations Over the Decades
Neil Jayasekera introduces FIRE AND STORM by Michael Roberts … printed by Vijitha Yapa Publications in 2010 …. ISBN 978955-665-14-8 ….presenting 28 articles & an Amalgamated Bibliography …. Posted by eLanka admin Feb 28, 2023 Anonymous Reviewer in Sunday Times, 21 July 2013, where the title … Continue reading →
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A Review of Norah Roberts’ Book … GALLE AS QUIET AS ASLEEP
Bandu De Silva in LankaWeb 2012 reviewing GALLE AS QUIET AS ASLEEP by Norah Roberts https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2012/08/26/galle-eternal-charm-book-review-galle-as-quiet-as-sleep-by-norah-roberts/ Galle: Eternal charm = Book Review Galle as Quiet as Sleep By Norah Roberts, …. August 26th, 2012 The title Galle as … Continue reading →
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Student ‘Uprisings’ at Peradeniya in the Mid-1960s
The first Hantana Hatana – looking back to the violent Peradeniya Student uprising of 1965, and beyond ……. by Chandre Dharmawardana, based on an account of the events by Prof. T. Sivaparakasapillai…..
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