Category Archives: Sri Lanka

Vampires, Witches, Myths and Magical Realism

Posted on October 30, 2017 by tthurai

For readers and writers of supernatural stories who are weary of the well-trodden themes of the genre, research can provide new material and a fresh approach. It will help you to understand how some of the common elements of supernatural … Continue reading →

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From Independence to Exile: The Extraordinary Story of Sir Oliver Goonetilleke (Part 3)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by tthurai

Life in Exile Nine years of researching the background to my novel The Devil Dancers introduced me to some fascinating historical characters. One of the most remarkable was Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, one of the key architects of Ceylon’s Independence and … Continue reading →

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From Independence to Exile: The Extraordinary Story of Sir Oliver Goonetilleke (Part 2)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by tthurai

From Dawn to Dusk Nine years of researching the background to my novel The Devil Dancers introduced me to some fascinating historical characters. One of the most remarkable was Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, one of the key architects of Ceylon’s Independence … Continue reading →

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From Independence to Exile: The Extraordinary Story of Sir Oliver Goonetilleke (Part 1)

Posted on December 8, 2014 by tthurai

The Road to Independence Nine years of researching the background to my novel The Devil Dancers introduced me to some fascinating historical characters. One of the most remarkable was Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, one of the key architects of Ceylon’s Independence … Continue reading →

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Buddharakkita Thera: a modern kingmaker

Posted on November 24, 2013 by tthurai

It was a personal, as much as a political, grievance that led to the death of Prime Minister Bandaranaike in 1959. The conspiracy to assassinate him was master-minded by his erstwhile patron, the powerful Buddhist monk, Mapitigama Buddharakkita Thera. Buddharakkita … Continue reading →

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