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A Sri Lankan Author’s Work …”Offerings to a Blue God” – By Michael Roberts

A Fork as the Way to Heaven – By Michael Roberts

Bishop Chickera’s Incisive Warning re Israeli Inroads at Arugam Bay – By Michael Roberts

James Taylor and the Ceylon Tea Industry – By Michael Roberts

A Sri Lankan Author’s Work …”Offerings to a Blue God” – By Michael Roberts

A Sri Lankan Author’s Work …”Offerings to a Blue God”

A Fork as the Way to Heaven – By Michael Roberts

A Fork as the Way to Heaven – By Michael

Bishop Chickera’s Incisive Warning re Israeli Inroads at Arugam Bay – By Michael Roberts

Bishop Chickera’s Incisive Warning re Israeli Inroads at Arugam Bay

James Taylor and the Ceylon Tea Industry – By Michael Roberts

James Taylor and the Ceylon Tea Industry – By Michael

A Sri Lankan Author’s Work …”Offerings to a Blue God” – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Offerings to the Blue God by Shirani Rajapakse Synopsis: A child saved from the tsunami finds herself trapped as a domestic slave, a young woman finds out the true face of her lover when she builds up the courage to visit his home, an ex-terrorist attempts to forget her past and start a new life, a bored journalist tries to find an easy way to migrate, a young woman reaches out to God to find a solution to her bad luck only to change her mind when confronted with a troubling thought. Imaginative and entertaining these nine stories set in Sri Lanka take you on a journey into a country that has come through a devastating thirty-year terrorist conflict and is trying to put it all behind. Amusing yet sometimes frustrating, the stories follow the lives of people ...

Nov 28, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Michael Roberts, Offerings to a Blue God, Shirani Rajapakse

A Fork as the Way to Heaven – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Optimism and hope are two of the greatest qualities that a human being can possess. And those qualities can certainly have a long-lasting impact upon others. That is why when I saw this stunningly beautiful story of hope, I was deeply moved. In this touching tale, a terminally ill woman asks to speak with her pastor during her final days. What she asks of her spiritual advisor seems just as expected, until she makes one absolutely bizarre request: to be buried with a fork. When I hear the reason why? It is definitely hard not to be moved to tears. This piece has been circulating around the internet for several years. People around the world have been affected by this woman’s story because its message is one of unwavering positivity and deep faith. Please SHARE if this story touched your heart There was a woman who had been ...

Nov 28, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Fork, Michael Roberts

Bishop Chickera’s Incisive Warning re Israeli Inroads at Arugam Bay – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis There has been growing public concern over the recent weeks about happenings in Arugam Bay. This analysis adds to the discourse. Democratic states are obliged to protect all people within its borders whether citizens or non-citizens. Non-citizens include tourists on short stays subject to the law of the land they visit. Informed sources report that Jewish places of prayer have been set up for Israeli tourists in Arugam Bay. Although few would object to people at prayer, this raises a concern. Why would tourists on short stays want this when they can pray in their rooms? A likely answer links two possibilities. Some of these tourists are here to stay longer and have been permitted to do so and the authorities have turned a blind eye to the construction or designation of a Jewish place ...

Nov 26, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Arugam Bay, Bishop Chickera

James Taylor and the Ceylon Tea Industry – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Ceylon Tea Board on the occasion when the James Taylor Monument wa sunveiled n 29th January 2017 The commercial cultivation of tea in Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then known, is acknowledged to have commenced in 1867 at Loolecondera Estate, Hewaheta, in the Kandy District, by an enterprising young agriculturalist, James Taylor, a redoubtable Scotsman, of which extraction were most of the pioneers of the Industry. Taylor in the 1870s Taylor, the son of Michael Taylor and Margaret Moir, was born on March 29, 1835, in a cottage called “Moss Park” on the Monbodde Estate, near Laurencekirk in Kincardineshire. On being recruited as a Coffee Planter on Narenghena Estate, he arrived in Ceylon on February 20, 1852. Following a brief posting there, he was transferred to Loolecondera Estate, where he spent the rest of his life and eventually expired on ...

Nov 23, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Ceylon Tea Board, Ceylon Tea Industry, JAMES TAYLOR, Michael Roberts

Sri Lanka beat Kiwis in First 20-Over ODI at Home-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis After a tremendous series in India where they defeated the home team three times in a row, a New Zealand second string squad captained by Santner visited Sri Lanka to participate in a 20-over series. In the first match at Dambulla on the 9th November, this side did well to stretch the home side despite assembling only 135 runs on a turning track. In Foulkes theys eem to have unearthed a bowling allrounder with promise. Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2024 Sri Lanka 140 for 6 (Asalanka 35*, Foulkes 3-20) beat New Zealand 135 (Foulkes 27*, Wellalage 3-20, Thusara 2-14) by four wickets Sri Lanka 140 for 6 (Asalanka 35*, Foulkes 3-20) beat New Zealand 135 (Foulkes 27*, Wellalage 3-20, Thusara 2-14) by four wickets On a turning Dambulla track, Sri Lanka’s spinners claimed six wickets between them, kept a leash on ...

Nov 11, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Charith Asalanka, Dunith Wellalage, Michael Roberts, Pathum Nissanka

Kiwi Cricketers Relax with Wild Elephants in Sri Lanka – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Rex Clementine in The Island, 7 November 2024, The New Zealand cricket team took a breather, immersing themselves in the natural splendor of Minneriya, where they witnessed the breathtaking ‘Gathering’ — a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle where elephants congregate around the Minneriya Reservoir during the dry season. It’s a sight to behold, one of the world’s most captivating wildlife events, and a must-see for nature lovers. But today, the Kiwis will shift their focus back to the pitch, preparing to face Sri Lanka in a two-match T20 series kicking off at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Riding high on a stunning Test series triumph over India, where they handed the hosts a 3-0 whitewash, the Kiwis have shaken the foundations of Indian cricket. The loss has sent shockwaves through Indian cricket circles, with many demanding ...

Nov 11, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Kiwi Cricketers, Michael Roberts, Minneriya, Minneriya Reservoir, Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on, Wild Elephants in Sri Lanka

The Burgher Exodus from Sri Lanka: A Reading in 1988 – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Barbara Crossette, in New York Times way back in 1988 …. where the title runs thus “Colombo Journal; A Proud People, Scattered and Forgotten by Time” In Sri Lanka, a country torn by violence, the holiday season is perhaps most poignant for a small minority that has not been part of the ethnic strife at all. They call themselves the Dutch Burghers, but the name, most generously defined, can cover a rich ethnic mix of Portuguese, Dutch, British and other Europeans who settled here over several centuries. The Burghers, who are Christians, also number among themselves the Eurasian descendants of Europeans and high-born Sinhalese or, less often, Tamils. Ethnic Sinhalese account for about 74 percent of the Sri Lankan population of about 16 million; Tamils, 18 percent Once a wealthy, visible and influential population, there are no ...

Nov 10, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Burgher Exodus from Sri Lanka, BURGHERS, Christians, Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Michael Roberts, Sri Lankan population.

Walter Stace in British Ceylon, 1910-1932-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Walter T. Stace was a British citizen born in 1886 and educated in private schools in Wales and Scotland before completing his undergraduate degree at Trinity College, Dublin. He was therefore of middle-upper class background. His philosophical leanings did not deter him from signing up for the Colonial Service. He was sent to Ceylon – reaching the island with his wife … and being posted to the town of Galle*** in 1910. He wrote his autobiography at some point and the Sri Lankan chapters have been printed as a book entitled FOOTPRINTS ON WATER under the editorial direction of Bernd Pflug by the Sailfish firm in Colombo marketed by the Perera Hussein Publishing House in a 218-page booklet bearing the ISBN 978-624-5993-02=4 His autobiographical chapters have the following headings: Colombo and Galle; Galle; Chilaw; Gampola and Kandy; Governor Chalmers; Negombo; Land ...

Nov 9, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Colonial Service, TRINITY COLLEGE

Cricket at A Deserted Adelaide Oval-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis On Monday 4th November the South Australian Cricket team led by Alex Carey completed an assertive victory over Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match. — winning by 00 runs. I was among the 50 or so spectators watching this victory unfold. All of us were at the ground level in the Western Stand. There was only one eatery open and no bars. …… a barren terrain that was out of step with a good victory. For the record I note that SA scored 307 runs and 270 for 8 decl while Victoria assembled 232 and 207 runs — with the last day’s headline running “Pope spins South Australia to a Drought-Breaking Victory” .… even though it was Manenti who secured the Man of the Match award. Readers should absorb the stark scenes of a vast cricket ground in IMBALANCE without an ...

Nov 6, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Adelaide Oval

Ceylon in the Rainer Schickele Papers – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Rainer Schickele served with the Dept of Agricultural Economics Peradeniya University in the 1960s and lived in Kandy. He was committed to the agricultural development of the island. On the 21st January 1969 he presented a paper on Land settlement Policy in Ceylon: A Tentative Proposal,” I note here that all the cyclostyled CSS papers are available at Peradeniya University >Librar and several university libraries in USA. Alas I do not have a photograph of Rainer (1905-1989). But it is with considerable pleasure that I note the availability of the SCHICKELE PAPERS at NDSU, Institute for Regional Studies and University archives, the North Dakota State University Libraries. Note the followiing summary.”The Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Series consists of reports and papers Schickele wrote while helping the university and government build agricultural economic departments. The series consists of twelve progress ...

Nov 4, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Ceylon in the Rainer Schickele Papers