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May 3, 2021 · 2:46 pm

Tamils in Ancient and Medieval Sri Lanka: The Historical Roots of Ethnic Identity

Sirima Kiribamune, in Ethnic Studies Report, vol IV/1, January 1986, pp. 1-23 … article retrieved via meticulous work by Iranga Silva of the ICES, Kandy — in a committed labour of love “The past is intelligible to us only in … Continue reading →

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December 23, 2020 · 3:46 pm

A Refreshing New Study of the Anagarika Dharmapala’s Endeavours

Nandi Jasentuliyana, former Deputy Director-General, the United Nations. reviewing Bhadrajee Hewage’s new book,  viz., A Name for Every Chapter: Anagarika Dharmapala and Ceylonese Buddhist Revivalism,  in the Sunday Times, 20 December 2020 where the title is different. The unexamined life … Continue reading →

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November 20, 2020 · 2:15 pm

Easter 2019 Killings in Lanka: Stark Reactions in Ireland

Sarah Macdonald, on 30 April 2019 in https://www.catholicireland.net/sri-lankans-ireland-grieve-loss-life-loss-freedom-religion/ “Further militarisation has been called for in a country where the density of soldiers to civilians is one of the highest in the world” – Sri Lankan academic Dr Jude Lal Fernando … Continue reading →

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January 6, 2021 · 3:29 pm

“Bridge over the River Kwai”: In Appreciation of Ian Watt’s Fictional Tale

Tony Donaldson, … with underlining emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The essay “Bridges over the Kwai,” written by Ian Watt, a prisoner of war on the Burma-Siam railway in WW2, provides a perspective on the book and film from … Continue reading →

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October 26, 2021 · 11:34 am

Misreading the Asian Political Scenario: Ameer Ali’s Six Misconceptions

Fair Dinkum Ameer Ali’s essay of 6 June 2021 in the Colombo Telegraph [reproduced recently in Thuppahi ……… https://thuppahis.com/2021/10/24/betwixt-india-and-china-little-lanka/) suffers from three fatal flaws. First, there is a failure to identify his political affiliations and to show some understanding of … Continue reading →

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June 15, 2021 · 8:21 pm

People In Between: The Splendid Contortions of DBU Diehards

Rajiva Wijesinha, reviewing the book People Inbetween in the Sunday Observer of 24 March 1991 ** “In this review of the book by three Sri Lankans – Michael Roberts, Percy Colin-Thome and Ismeth Raheem, Rajiva Wijesinha discusses some interesting aspects … Continue reading →

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October 29, 2020 · 2:12 am

Reading Pompeo’s Indo-Pacific Thrusts

FOR POMPEO Charindra in Morning Star, 28 October 2020, entitled “China a Predator …” Visiting US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo today (28) called China a “predator” and the US a friend of Sri Lanka. “We see from bad deals, … Continue reading →

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December 15, 2020 · 11:05 pm

The Spy Thriller: John le Carre leaves us ….

Jason Steger, in  Sydney Morning Herald, 14 December 2020, where the title runs thus: “A sit-down with a spy novelist: what John le Carre learnt from the secret service” “When you enter the secret world and you are engaged in the … Continue reading →

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October 27, 2020 · 10:33 am

Turbulent Waters around Pompeo’s Visit

SUGGGESTIONS from An ASIA WATCHER ·* it would be good if someone not so high in the government dealt with him, rather than the top leadership ·* That technique i described above is called  “The Shanghai Treatment” and is well … Continue reading →

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July 13, 2020 · 2:33 pm

Momentous Changes in Ceylon instituted by the Donoughmore Commisison

Leelananda de Silva, in Sunday Times, 5 July 2020 The Donoughmore Commission which came to Sri Lanka in the late 1920s made far reaching and far seeing recommendations, which changed the political, economic and social landscape of Ceylon. The present … Continue reading →

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