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James T. Rutnam (1905-1988): A Radical Activist in Ceylon Politics
Sachi Sri Kantha, … with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Introduction: Previously, I had studied the electoral performance of three prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politicians, namely Ganapathipillai Gangesar Ponnambalam (1901-1977), Appapillai Amirthalingam (1927-1989) and Murugesu Sivasithamparam (1024-2002). All three were … Continue reading →
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Be Tamil Bibliography…….For Sri Lanka 2003/04
Michael Roberts About the time that I retired from my teaching duties at the Anthropology Department at Adelaide University in 2003/04, the topic of “suicide terrorism” was attracting a lot of attention in academic circles through books and articles. As … Continue reading →
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The Fallen: A Poem of Remembrance from Shirani
Shirani Rajapakse in Facebook, May 2025 RajapaksdeoStsprno4ua081m6if89tiau0ga7l89791hc7ah2ll3clf1301308f2c03 · A few years after the conflict ended in 2009 the military was preparing to celebrate War Heros Day at Galle Face. Several roads in Colombo were blocked and traffic diverted as they were … Continue reading →
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Where Economics alters the Tea Brew
Zinara Rathnayake in NEW LINES MAGAZINE, August 2023, where the title headline read “In Sri Lanka, Economic Crisis Alters the Taste of Tea” As a child, Sujeewan Sundaralingam woke up to his mother’s tea — thé or théthani as it’s … Continue reading →
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When Upali Wijewardene & His Learjet Disappeared …. in February 1983
Ajith Samaranayake, in The Island in 1983 … now presented again on the aniversary when the plane carrying Wijewardene and others from KL to Sri Lanka simply disappeared Between Sri Lanka’s 35th independence anniversary and his birthday Upali Wijewardene boarded … Continue reading →
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Life As A Weapon: Tamil Tigers and Jihadists
Michael Roberts: A recent invitation to present a Zoom Lecture from Dr. Geethika Dharmasinghe of Colgate University in USA found me stumbling upon one of my unpublished Notes from yesteryear: a “Note” which seems worthy of resuscitation for public consumption … Continue reading →
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The Work of Anthropologists from Sri Lanka: Reviewing the World Scenario in 1987
Presenting an academic article published in Contributions to Indian Sociology , n.s, Vol 21, 1-25 … also reproduced subsequently in Sri Lanka in 1989 as No, 10 within the SSC Pamphlet Series marshalled by the late Ana Chittambalam, Willa Wickremasinghe … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Beauties in Staten Island, New York, 2022
Item in Daily Mirror [of Lanka], 23 October 2022, entitled “First-ever Miss Sri Lanka New York pageant held on Staten Island” Angelia Gunasekara was crowned the first ever Miss Sri Lanka New York at the pageant held at The Vanderbilt … Continue reading →
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Sinhala Monarchical Imagery in Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Past Political Pitch
Michael Roberts .… reproducing an article presented earlier in the COLOMBO TELEGRAPH in the year 2012…. an article bearing a different title: viz. “Populism And Sinhala-Kingship in the Rajapaksa Regime’s Political Pitch” … an article that also appeared under a … Continue reading →
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Kumar Sangakkara’s Ecumenical Patriotic Outreach
Michael Roberts Kumar Sangakkara’s recent step as a front-personage for tourism in Sri Lanka (see https://thuppahis.com/2024/09/29/kumar-sangakkara-for-tourist-trips-to-sri-lanka/) calls to mind his bold steps on behalf of ethnic compromise and reconciliation in Sri Lanka in the 200os. In these efforts he was … Continue reading →
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