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Duleep Mendis: Basic Bio-data

FROM https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/duleep-mendis-49629 Wisden Overview A strong, burly, wristy batsman capable of destroying attacks at any level when the mood took him, Mendis played in key part in Sri Lanka’s early days as a Test-playing country. Mendis, who had first played … Continue reading

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Gratiaen Literary Prize in Sri Lanka: Twelve in the Running

Item in The Island Newspaper, 18 April 2026 The Gratiaen Trust, in partnership with John Keells Foundation, and supported by the British Council, yesterday announced the longlist for the 33rd annual Gratiaen Prize, Sri Lanka’s most prestigious literary accolade for creative writing in English. This announcement … Continue reading

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Asian ‘Stars’ in USA’s T20 Squad … & Ranjan Paranavithana

Ranjan Paranavithana introduces some of the Asian Men with Sri Lankan links who are in the present US Squad at the T20 ODI Competition straddling India and Sri Lanka America is a country that produces extremely talented in many sports. … Continue reading

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In Memory of Rienzie Wijetilleke: His role in Salvaging SL Cricket

S. Skandakumar in GOOGLE Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration was in chaos when President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga appointed Rienzie Wijetilleke who passed away yesterday at the age of 85, as Chairman of the first interim committee to administer Sri Lanka … Continue reading

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Charith Asalanka under the gun ……

Anonymous Author in Digital Source featured in The Island [A few weeks back] Charith Asalanka faced the media for the first time since being stripped of Sri Lanka’s T20 captaincy and there was no bitterness in his tone. Instead, he … Continue reading

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An American Outsider’s Appraisal of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict unto Death

  Prefatory Note by Michael Roberts in Adelaide, 7 June 2025  Brian Victoria was a colleague teaching Japanese in the Asian Studies Department when I moved to Adelaide Univerisity Anthropology in 1977; and we got to know each other at … Continue reading

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India vs Safs: An Appraisal

Danny Byrne Dear Friends, I am in Calcutta for the India vs South Africa Test Series. I have a few issues with technology at the moment as I bought a new laptop a few days ago at the duty-free shop … Continue reading

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The Sri Lanka Diaspora: Demographic Basics … 2009

Courtesy of Sunil Thenabadu  & Keith Bennett The Sri Lankan diaspora consists of approximately three million Sri Lankans living abroad, significantly contributing to their host countries and maintaining ties with Sri Lanka. Demographics and Distribution The Sri Lankan diaspora includes emigrants and … Continue reading

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Nihal Fernando: Cameraman Extraordinary

Michael Roberts During my years at Peradeniya University campus in the late 1950s, one of my bosom pals was LJM Cooray aka Mark Cooray. Our engagements in the Student Christian Movement deepened our association and was further strengthened by his … Continue reading

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The Colombo Chetty Lineages in Sri Lanka in Recent Centuries

NAREN CHITTY in Sydney has kindly and helpfully responded to my QUERY and provided a list of COLOMBO CHETTY SURNAMES/LINEAGES that can be found in Sri Lanka over the past few centuries. Quite a revelation!! Many  more names than I … Continue reading

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