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For Muralidhar Reddy: Thoughts on Eelam War IV in late 2009
ONE: Preamble by Michael Roberts I was in Colombo from mid-April 2009 to early June and observed the local coverage of Eelam War IV at its bitter end. I was invited by Muralidhar Reddy[i] to write articles for Frontline on aspects of the … Continue reading →
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Tamil Demonstrations and Thommo’s Thunderbolts: Sri Lanka at Kennington Oval at the 1975 World Cup
Michael Roberts While some of these striking photographs have been presented before in Cricketique or in Thuppahi, they have not been assembled under one roof before. They are significant both for political and cricketing reasons. In cricketing terms we had a talented troupe … Continue reading →
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TW Roberts Addresses Ceylon’s Political & Administrative Issues in the 1930s
T. W. Roberts …. was a Barbadian who served the British Empire in Ceylon from 1901 to circa 1935 before settling down in the Fort of Galle with his second wife, Miriam Perera (also spelt “Pereira”). Freed from government service, he … Continue reading →
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Bernard’s Odyssey in Sri Lanka: Further Marvels
Bernard Van Cuylenberg, whose chosen title is “An Odyssey: The Search for Heritage, Part Two” Nilaweli Beach in 2020 –Pix by one Mike Roberts PROLOGUE: Saying “Goodbye” is never easy. The “Goodbyes” I bid to the Staff at Nilaveli Beach … Continue reading →
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Peter Mayer: Straddling USA-India-Australia via Academia
Michael Roberts The world of university lecturers is quite varied and cannot be easily distilled. My experience is mostly based on my years teaching at Peradeniya University n Sri Lanka (1960-62 & 1966-76) and Adelaide University from 1978-2004—besides exposures to … Continue reading →
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Richmond College at Cricket in 1958 … and Lifeways Beyond
Nandasiri Jasentuliyana aka J.L.N. De Silva Back Row L to R: E.W.G. Hamilton,;Lalith Fernando; Gnanam Benjamin; Amarasiri Liyanage; Parakrama Waidyanatha; R.L. De. Silva; Montgomery Austin; Walter Gurusinghe; Hemasiri Hettige; Chitral Jayawardena; Tudor … Continue reading →
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Turmoil Looming in Sri Lanka … April 1st … Not A Joke
Tisaranee Gunasekara, in Sri Lanka Guardian, 1 April 2022, where the title reads “Sri Lanka: On Protests” I don’t know who is organising the Sunday’s planned protest. For me, that mystery is a serious problem. This is not a Hollywood … Continue reading →
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TW Roberts Pamphlet, circa 1936: “Problems of Public Life in India & Ceylon”
TW Roberts: PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC LIFE IN INDIA AND CEYLON Contents Page The Ceylon Elections Of 1936 … Continue reading →
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Lessons from Woolf for a Latter-Day American
Joe Kovacs, in Literary Traveller, 23 June 2005, where the title reads as “The Accidental British Servant: Leonard Woolf in Ceylon” When I joined the Peace Corps and went to Sri Lanka in 1997, I took a leave of absence … Continue reading →
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Caste in Jaffna
Prashanth Kuganathan** whose title runs thus: “Social Stratification in Jaffna: A Survey of Recent Research on Caste” A SYNOPSIS: Since 1983, war has dominated the perception of Sri Lanka. This has affected scholarship on the country, such that the subjects … Continue reading →
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