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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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In Appreciation of Jayantha Dhanapala
Prasad Kariyawasam: an article entitled “Remembering Jayantha Dhanapala (1938-2023)” …….. presented in a booklet entitled “Hanthana Night” produced by University of Peradeniya Western Australia Chapter, 2023, pp. 50-52. “For those who had the good fortune of knowing and working with him, … Continue reading →
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Asian Games: More Medals Secured by Sri Lanka
A = AFP NEWS ITEM, 4 October 2023 Colombo (AFP) – Teenager Tharushi Karunarathna, Sri Lanka’s only gold medallist so far at the Hangzhou Asian Games, received a congratulatory telephone call from the country’s president and cash from the cricket … Continue reading →
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Milestones: Chandrika at Eighty
Gamini Keerawella in The Island, 29 June 2025 where the title runs thus: “CBK at 80: A Trailblazer’s Legacy in Perspective” Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga As Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first female Executive President, turns 80 on June 29, … Continue reading →
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A refreshingly different Sri Lankan poetic voice
Indranee Kandiah & Thiru Kandiah, whose review article** analyses A Tapestry of Verse, by Premini Amerasinghe {Nugegoda: Sarasavi Publishers. 2019. pp. 103] Premini Amerasinghe’s A Tapestry of Verse, which was released last year, is a collection largely of her recent poems, … Continue reading →
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Lessons for Life: Dr Buddy Reid in Q and A
THE MAKING OF AN ALL-ROUNDER: A Conversation with Dr Buddy Reid …. Sunday Island, 28 January 2024 …. https://island.lk/the-making-of-an-all-rounder-a-conversation-with-dr-buddy-reid/ …. Correspondence to Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha = Sanjivasw@gmail.com Dr Buddy Reid – one of the finest all-around sportsmen Sri Lanka has … Continue reading →
