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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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Special Vistas For Tourists in Sri Lanka Today

Lee Tulloch, in Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June 2023, where the title reads = “Why you should visit this undersold, teardrop-shaped island right now” If there’s a country that could do with a lot of love right now, it’s Sri … Continue reading

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Roman Szechowycz: A Discerning Eye for Past & Present in the Gal Oya’s History

This is a presentation of an article entitled “The “Rock River” Story” by Roman W. Szechowycz in the Loris Magazine, Vol. 8 No. 6  December, 1960. Page 348. Its presentation here has been made feasible by my Aloysian pal KK … Continue reading

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Hasthihailapura or Elephant Rock City in Lanka Today

Text & Pix by Mahil Wijesinghe, at ………..  on 24 February 2024 …with this title “A Journey to the Elephant Rock city” The stone Bodhigaraya at Nilakgama Kurunegala, the capital of the North Western Province, (Wayamba) has a historical name … Continue reading

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Savouring Sri Lanka Today, 2023: A Glorious Ride

Paddy Hintz in The Weekend Australian, 25 October 2023, bearing this title “Jungles, curries and wild elephants: why Sri Lanka is a ride” We’re just in time to climb into Kandalama’s beautiful infinity pool and be” mesmerised by fireflies as monkeys … Continue reading

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For Ceylon. Roman Szechowycz in Gal Oya, 1950-61

Andreas Szechowycz … detailing his father’s dedicated work in the Gal Oya Project in the 1950s and in communication with  Michael Roberts in ways that mark his deep attachment to the island Group Photo – Dr. Roman Szechowycz in middle. … Continue reading

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Territorial Claims: First Settlers & Their Primacy

Michael Roberts, presenting an article published in 2005 as a pamphlet by the ICES, Colombo with this title “The First Settlers and Their Claim to Ownership of Terrain/State. A Comparative Excursion” … an essay originally presented in Abdul Rahman Embong, Rethinking … Continue reading

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Conflicting Readings of Sri Lanka’s Pre-Capitalist Past

Presenting a Review Essay compiled by Michael Roberts in 2010 that was presented in the SRI LANKA GUARDIAN on the 15th August 2010 … with this title:  “Ethnic Identity in Sri Lanka’s Pre-Capitalist Past: Shanie, Darshanie and Roberts” When Darshanie … Continue reading

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Facing Ranjan De Silva Foursquare: A Demolition Job

Fair Dinkum** On Saturday 16 July I received two emails from Michael Roberts which contained emails from two of his friends. The first email came from someone Michael describes as “An old schoolmate from Galle now in Canada”, while the … Continue reading

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Jeff Thomson emphasising his KILLER Image

Jon Hotten, in The Guardian, 20 June 2013, where the title is “Reminiscing with Jeff Thomson, who tells a story the way you want to hear it” It was a few hours after David Warner had taken a swing at Joe … Continue reading

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