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A Sri Lankan Lady Bishop for Wellington, NZ
This item was sent to TPS with this title: “Wellington celebrates Bishop Ana” ….. Note: “Ana” sould be voiced as “Aaana” The Wellington Cathedral of St Paul thronged with well-wishers on Saturday 13 April as 600+ people turned out to … Continue reading →
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Early Writing: The Evidence from Sri Lanka
Darshanie Ratnawalli, here reproducing an article presented in the Colombo Telegraph and The Island in June 2016, where the title runs “Sri Lanka’s role in South Asia’s earliest writing controversy” A few years ago someone came up with the campaign … Continue reading →
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Leopards in Sri Lanka: Good Prospects
WWCT in Daily Mirror, 22 August 2023 … with this title “The Leopard – An Ideal Conservation Umbrella Lankan Leopards. A Symbol of Hope” The Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) – IUCN Status: Vulnerable. Estimated range loss (2016): 63% … Continue reading →
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Mohamed Atta: The 9/11 Mastermind
Mohamed Atta …. in WIKIPEDIA Atta in May 2001 Atta entering airport to board plane on final suicide mission Atta in Hamburg as student
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The Past Embedded within Conflicts of the Present in Sri Lanka
Thilini Meegaswatta, … whose title is “Temporality of History: A Reading of the Contemporaneity of the Past in Post-war Sri Lanka” … an article presented in Proceedings of the Open University Research Sessions in 2020 This short article is a … Continue reading →
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Susan Bayly’s Review of Michael Roberts’ Book on The Rise of the Karava in Ceylon
Susan Bayly: “Review: The History of Caste in South Asia,” reviewing Caste Conflict and Elite Formation: The Rise of a Karāva Elite in Sri Lanka,1500-1931 by Michael Roberts (CUP 1983) …. in Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 17, No. 3 (1983), pp. … Continue reading →
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Islamic Jihadists Assault on Moscow Concert Hall
Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer,in The Guardian 25 March 2024, where the title reads thus: “Four suspects in Moscow concert hall terror attack appear in court Footage of gunmen reinforces Islamic State’s claim to have masterminded worst terror attack on Russia in two … Continue reading →
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The NPP’s Revolutionary Voting Success in the North & East of Island Lanka
Michael Roberts: this item was sent to me by a Canadian pal, Edward Upali and bears the following title in its original site: “Anura “Alai”(Wave) Engulfs the Tamil Nationalist Stronghold of Jaffna. JVP/NPP Comes First in Jaffna with Three of … Continue reading →
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The Fort of Galle via WIKIPEDIA: An Incisive History
A NOTE by Michael Roberts, April 2025 I came into this our world in 1938 within the Galle Fort and lived fruitfully therein till circa 1959. It is an intimate and deeply entrenched part of my memories. Despite such a … Continue reading →
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The Senanayakes at Cricket in Ceylon: Anecdotal Lore
KKS Perera in E-Lanka, 15 October 2023 , where his title is “More on Senanayakes and Cricket” Dr. Michael Roberts’ enthralling exploration of the Senanayake family and their ties to cricket in last week’s E-lanka provided the inspiration for me … Continue reading →
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