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Reflections on Eustace Rulach’s Satire of January 1985
Michael Roberts On the 27th of January 1985 The lsland newspaper presented a cartoon sketch of a lion being confronted by a cockroach possessing the same physical scale as the lion under the caption “Hoisting the Flag for Lansi Eelam.” … Continue reading →
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Empowering the Body and ‘Noble Death’
Michael Roberts and Arthur Saniotis, … reproducing the editorial introduction to a collection of essays devoted to the topic identified in the title pesented within Social Analysis, Volume 50, Issue 1, Spring 2006, 7–24 © Berghahn Journals … with highlighting … Continue reading →
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How Anthropologists Think: Configurations of the Exotic
Bruce Kapferer, … being the Huxley Lecture: British Museum, 16 December 2011, subsequently published in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (N.S.) 9, 8–86 ..in 2013 … [with the numerals in the publication date references subject to distortion … Continue reading →
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An Outstanding Mansion: “Regina Walauwwa” become “College House”
Yomal Senerath-Yapa, in Sunday Times, 8 May 2022, where the title runs thus: “Enduring Symbol of Colombo University” … with a sub-line reading “A new coffee-table book maps the beginnings of the country’s academia in 1921“ The majestic College House … Continue reading →
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The US Ambassador’s Enthusiasm for the Aragalaya
Malinda Seneviratne … whose title runs thus “Ambassador Chung and Xeroxable Change” …. with highlighting emphasis being impositions by The Editor Thuppahi Aragalaya. Translatable as revolt, uprising, protest, agitation, struggle or even insurrection. Aragalaya is singular, but considering statements and actions it … Continue reading →
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The Story of a Masterpiece … and Its Painter Donald Friend
Dr Srilal Fernando, in The CEYLANKAN. Journal No, 100, November 2022, pp. 41-43 In 1969 James Gleeson, a well-respected authority on Australian painting, wrote a book called the Masterpieces of Australian Painting. It covered a full range of Australian painting … Continue reading →
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Population Trends Directing Democracy in Europe Today
Giulio Meotti, in Item in Gatestone Institute, 29 May 2022, where the title runs thus: “Europe: Demography Governs Democracy” There is a replacement of civilization and the media is not even covering it. “By 2050, 50 percent of the French population … Continue reading →
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The Sinhalese and Others over the Centuries … A Reprint From 2003
Michael Roberts presenting an article printed in 2003: “Language and national identity: The Sinhalese and others over the centuries,” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Summer 2003, 9: 75-102. The collective identity of Sinhala-speakers over four centuries dating from the 1590s is … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Central Bank under the Spotlight
Chandrasena Maliyadde, in Daily Ft, 20 July 2022, with this title “Central Bank, its independence and us” An expert panel discussion on ‘Surviving the Current Economic Crisis: Ex-Central Bankers in Dialogue’ was held in early June. Some speakers stressed that the … Continue reading →
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Royal: The History of a Hostel & the Sociology of a School
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 2 July 2022, with input from Uthpala Wijesooriya, Pasindu Nimsara, and Keshan Themira & archival images courtesy of the J. R. Jayewardene Centre Somewhere in July, the Hostel of Royal College, Colombo will unveil its … Continue reading →
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