THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE ROYAL THOMIAN MATCH-by HUGH KARUNANAYAKE LEFT : RESTRAINED REVELRY AT THE ROYAL THOMIAN 1911.(PIC COURTESY TIMES OF CEYLON ANNUAL 1911) ON RIGHT MORE EXUBERANT EVELRY AT THE ROYAL THOMIAN MATCH IN 1989.(PIC COURTESY STEPHEN CHAMPION”Lanka” 1989) Source:Island WHAT 100 YEARS. Of TRADITION COULD DO !! The Royal Thomian cricket match played annually for the past 144 years is the second longest school cricket series in the world. It has, over the years developed into a hoary institution, its cricketing traditions imitated by other schools, all now having their own “Big Matches” but not getting anywhere near the original and pioneer game. Consequently, the Royal Thomian continues to be a subject of imitation by all and sundry. The match has over the years, developed into a venerable institution and its influence has certainly touched the hearts of cricket fans around the globe. The introduction of spectator ...
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Early Writing: The Evidence from Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Darshanie Ratnawalli, here reproducing an article presented in the Colombo Telegraph and The Island in June 2016, where the title runs “Sri Lanka’s role in South Asia’s earliest writing controversy” A few years ago someone came up with the campaign line ‘small miracle’ as a unique proposition to promote Sri Lanka to tourists. The Rajapaksa Government took exception to the ‘small’ and scrapped the campaign midway. This was a pity. The country has genuine small miracle credentials, tending sometimes to raise eyebrows by producing phenomena usually deemed too big, too grand for a country of its size. It can for example claim ownership of the oldest surviving, reliably dated samples of writing to be found in the whole of South Asia. It was long thought that the earliest writing in South Asia were the inscriptions of the Indus Valley civilization. Now with the 2004 debut of an ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Another Time, Another World: Social Science in Postwar Sri Lanka-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Background: In Sri Lanka, social science research witnessed an expansion in the 1950s. Various scholars, including Stanley Tambiah and Gananath Obeyesekere, found their calling in anthropology, and went on to introduce and popularise the subject in local universities. This period also witnessed an increasing interest in Sri Lankan and specifically Sinhala society from Western scholars, including Edmund Leach, James Brow, and Richard Gombrich. While many local scholars active in that period have commented on how social science research evolved at Sri Lankan universities, no proper study of this has been done yet. Brief Description: The authors will talk with veteran Sri Lankan scholars, including anthropologists, sociologists, linguists, diplomats, writers, and public servants who worked or studied in Sri Lanka in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and publish the interviews as podcasts. The objective is to get an idea of the ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Check Your Couple relationship with these simple Tips – By Nisal Rukshan Even when we are born alone—just milliseconds out of the womb—relationships grow. It’s becoming more complex with different interactions. Relationships with parents, siblings, relatives, and friends give some wider social explanations to individuals. Most of these interactions include the essence of love plus and minus according to status. According to the American Psychologist Association (ACA), love is “a complex emotion involving strong feelings of affection and tenderness for the love object, pleasurable sensations in his or her presence, devotion to his or her well-being, and sensitivity to his or her reactions to oneself. Although love takes many forms, including concern for one’s fellow humans (brotherly love), parental love, erotic love, self-love, and identification with the totality of being (love of God), the triangular theory of love proposes three essential components: passion, intimacy, and commitment.” Since this is a ...
Dec 15, 2023
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SUNDAY CHOICE – God is the Good Shepherd – By Charles Schokman In the New Testament, Christians are referred to as sheep, and God is the Good Shepherd, and we are the sheep of His pastures. Sheep depend on the shepherds to care, protect, and guide them along life’s journey, bringing them to a safe place to graze. In this season, the sounds of the world are beginning to weigh us down, causing even the strongest ones to grow weary, and if we aren’t mindful, we’ll become downcast. The devil wants to keep us turned upside down in our circumstances. However, in Jesus Christ, we can find rest for our weary souls. If you find yourself in a season of heaviness, lost with feelings of hopelessness, the Lord says, “I want to shepherd the hearts of My people.” We encourage you to stir your faith up in the Lord, allowing the ...
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The man in the photo – By BRYDON COVERDALE Source : thecricketmonthly He kept his cool to create Test cricket’s most exciting moment. And Joe Solomon, now 86, is still cool He stands at backward square-leg, closer in than usual. Everyone is closer than usual. Frank Worrell has made sure of it. Australia need one run to win; the West Indians must attack. Worrell reminds Wes Hall not to bowl a no-ball and calms his men, some of whom flap about in the excitement of the moment. Joe Solomon needs no such quieting. By his nature he is unflappable. Three balls ago, Hall had a run-out chance from point-blank range, three stumps to aim at. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, he would hit. This is the one in a hundred. Next delivery, Hall ran towards midwicket, almost collided with Rohan Kanhai, and dropped a catch off his own bowling. Pressure does funny things, even to ...
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Dec 15, 2023
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David Warner smashes brilliant century in build-up to his Swansong. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) David Warner smashed his way to a memorable 164 as he planned to make his retirement etched with lingering memories of a glittering career for Australia. The dashing left hander was all class and composure as he crafted a important start to the Summer which put Australia in the box seat at the end of day one with an imposing 346 for 5 wickets and a huge psychological advantage over Pakistan on a challenging Perth track. Pat Cummins won the important toss and elected to bat in what could well be decisive to Australia’s fortunes. Warner and Usman Khawaja played the track to near perfection while surviving a few scares as Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, khurram Shahzad and Aamer Jamal troubled Australia’s openers but let them off the hook with dropped ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Introducing Uditha Devapriya: Researcher, Writer, Activist-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis During a recent visit to Sri Lanka, I was visited by Uditha Devapriya on a specific research quest. Readers of Sri Lankan newspapers will be aware of his writings on several political topics. But it is only this month that I became fully aware of his weighty background in scholarly affairs and the full range of his attainments in the past 10-13 years. I am delighted to tell the world that Uditha has teamed up with Uthpala Wijesuriya, a bright young man from Royal College in Colombo, to embark on a research project entitled “Another Time, Another World. A Voyage Down Memory Lane. Nay more: the two are about to embark on an oral history project inspired by the efforts on these lines in the 1960s by a bloke educated at Peradeniya and Oxford Universities. These projects can be dwelt on ...
Dec 14, 2023
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