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Chaotic Pluralism in Sri Lanka’s Polity Today
Sanjana Hattotuwa, courtesy of The Island, 1 October 2016, where the title is “Factions & Fractions. Chaos in Sri Lanka’s Polity” … emphasis has been added by The Editor, Thuppahi. My conversations with individuals and institutions over the course of … Continue reading →
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Narrative Bedlam: Dangers of Hate Speech and Propaganda via Social Media Today
Sanjana Hattotuwa, courtesy of The Island, 15 April 2016, where the title is “Openly Hidden,”……. But with highlighting embellishments from The Editor, Thuppahi I teach social media verification, and recalled during a class I am teaching this week some of the … Continue reading →
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How Sri Lanka triumphed in Eelam War IV
Ashok Mehta, courtesy of transcurrents and Sri Lanka Guardian after it appeared in public courtesy of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies where the title is “Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict: How Eelam War IV was Won … Note that this is is a long article … Continue reading →
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Brainstorming on Constitutional Reform and Citizenship — in Colombo Soon
Curator’s Note: “Corridors of power: Drawing and modelling Sri Lanka’s tryst with democracy What is a constitution? What place and relevance, if any, does it have in the popular imagination? Do citizens really care about an abstract document most would never … Continue reading →
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Facing Disease & Famine in the British Colonial Era
Saman Kelegama, reviewing Meegama’s new book This book explores some aspects of the roots of modern Sri Lanka through the social history of health during the period when it was a British colony. The author charts out the impact of … Continue reading →
