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Chennai: Oil Spill at Ennore Port Blackens Beaches and Affects Fishing
. By T. V. Antony Raj . . A large quantum of thick and dark oil washed ashore from Bharathiyar Nagar beach in Ernavur to Marina Light House in Chennai. Tonnes of tar-like thick black oil has polluted...
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The Chinese Spring Lantern Festival
. By T. V. Antony Raj . . Nowadays, lanterns are used as general light sources outdoors. Low light level varieties are used for decoration. The term is now commonly associated with Chinese paper...
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Ronnie O’Sullivan and His Century Breaks
By T. V. Antony Raj . The mark of the highest skill of a snooker player is the ability to score a century break. In snooker, English billiards and in other British usages, a century or century break...
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“One For Me, One For You…”
By T. V. Antony Raj On the eve of All Souls Day, two boys ventured into one of the orange orchards in the village. They saw two bags of freshly plucked oranges lying unattended. Grabbing a bag each,...
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Arrack, the Spirit of Sri Lanka!
By T. V. Antony Raj . Marco Polo in his 13th-century travelogue, “Il Milione“, commented about Arrack, the wonderful spirit, documenting it as a legendary beverage forever, and the predecessor to...
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Jesus the Exorcist, the Healer, …
By T. V. Antony Raj . Jesus and Beelzebul – Luke 11:14-23 Jesus was driving out a demon [that was] mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them...
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Origins of April Fool’s Day
By T. V. Antony Raj . . One of the most light-hearted days of the year is April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, celebrated every year on April 1. On April Fools’ Day, people indulge in...
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Analemma, the Slender Figure Eight in the Sky
. By T. V. Antony Raj . Definition of Analemma by Merriam-Webster: “A plot or graph of the position of the sun in the sky at a certain time of day (such as noon) at one locale measured throughout the...
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Cricket: Vivo IPL 2017 (IPL 10) Cricket Tournament
By T. V. Antony Raj . In this month of April as in years before, the Indian Premier League (IPL) is again set to enthral the cricket fans across the globe. The Board of Control for Cricket in India...
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Cricket: Schedule of Vivo IPL 2017 (IPL 10) T20 Cricket Tournament
By T. V. Antony Raj . . On February 15, 2017, BCCI announced the schedule of Vivo IPL 2017 (IPL 10) matches. A total of 60 matches will be played from April 5, 2017, to May 21, 2017, across 10 Indian...
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Chennai: Oil Spill at Ennore Port Blackens Beaches and Affects Fishing
. By T. V. Antony Raj . . A large quantum of thick and dark oil washed ashore from Bharathiyar Nagar beach in Ernavur to Marina Light House in Chennai. Tonnes of tar-like thick black oil has polluted...
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I Met Sivaji Ganesan at the Mount Lavinia Hotel
By T. V. Antony Raj . Recently, I came across the following tariff card of The Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel of yesteryear on Facebook. . . Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia known in Sinhalese and Tamil as...
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History of Mother’s Day – Part 1
. By T. V. Antony Raj . The tradition of honouring Motherhood has its roots in antiquity. According to the primaeval Egyptian mythology, divine Osiris, the eldest son of the Earth god Geb and the sky...
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History of Mother’s Day – Part 2
. By T. V. Antony Raj . Mother’s Day in 1908 In Webster, Taylor County, West Virginia, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis (1832 – 1905), a social activist, led a women’s group that celebrated an adaptation of...
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And God said, “Call her Mother!”
. A baby asked God, “If you are sending me to Earth tomorrow, how am I, being so small and helpless, going to live there?” God said, “On Earth, your angel will take care of you.” The child then said,...
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Love Your Husband Even If…
. By T. V. Antony Raj . . Love your husband even if he criticises your cooking; he purely wants you to excel in the culinary arts! Love your husband even if he tells you to make tea or coffee at odd...
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The Meat of the Land Monitor (thalagoya) Was a Yesteryear Delicacy in Ceylon!
By T. V. Antony Raj . The monitor lizards are large lizards in the genus Varanus. They are native to Africa, Asia and Oceania. Currently, a total of 79 species has been recognized. The Bengal monitor...
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Oh, What a Name?
By T. V. Antony Raj . . Most Sinhalese names of the Ceylonese colonial-era are mouth-filling. Here is an interesting name: Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Senewiratna Rajakumaruna...
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The Insidious Blue Whale Challenge (Game)
By T. V. Antony Raj . . The insidious online Blue Whale Challenge (Game) has changed the mindset of vulnerable teenagers and young adults in their formative years who aspire to be part of something...
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