Taking big strides in tracking small communities
His foray not only into the wilds but also the towns and cities of Sri Lanka in search of vanished trails leading to near-extinct communities has brought him an unsought boon. As Nuwan Gankanda, 37, of Irida Lakbima accepted the ‘D.R. Wijewardene Award for Earning the Appreciation of Peers and Public’ at ‘The Journalism Awards [...]
‘I just keep going’
When Maxi Priest sits down and crosses his legs, his dreadlocks drape and curl around his body, hanging over one ankle and the edge of…
Letters to the Editors
A night drive with Vivien footnote to Richard Boyle Richard Boyle’s fascinating piece on Vivien Leigh reminded me of my encounter with that beautiful star…
Appreciations
Patriot and illustrious son of Lanka Lakshman Kadirgamar (7th death anniversary falls today) You left our shores seven long years ago, when we needed your…
Taking that favourite cuppa a notch higher
A few weeks ago I told my friends that I was going to Idalgashinna for a cousins ‘get together’. ‘Idalgashinna? ‘ Where is that?’ was…
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Why can’t women vote at elections of Nilames?
Hot on the trail of MP Wijedasa Rajapakse’s bid to introduce legislation to bar the Sangha from engaging…
Lost in captivity
The baby elephant at the resort hotel in Bentota on July 13 was present to welcome guests. An…
Worm’s Eye View by Ransiri Menike
State Literary Award Winner, Ransiri Menike Silva, will launch her latest work, Worm’s Eye View at the auditorium…
The music had our toes tapping and our hearts wanting more
“The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more” –William Wordsworth I can…
Julia Child’s ‘secret’ life in World War II Ceylon
When Julia Child was dubbed ‘Our Lady of the Ladle’ in a Time Magazine cover story in 1966,…
Sunera young butterflies set for big event
The finals of the ‘Samanalayaya 2012’ (Field of Butterflies) will be held on August 24 at S.D.S. Jayasinghe…
An exhibition at 92
Liyanamanage Kulatunge Karunaratne is holding an exhibition of paintings and drawings this week. He has just turned 92.…
Jerome’s Evita waits in the wings
It opens with a funeral. Hundreds of thousands of mourners dressed in black swirl around a solitary casket.…
Tanya wants to mentor young musicians back home
Dr. Tanya Ekanayaka brought her listeners to their feet in a standing ovation when she made her debut…
Inspired by every corner of this island
Agile and graceful cats, multicoloured birds, small frogs and primordial insects move with cautious unselfconsciousness almost completely without…
People and events
The Council of the College of Pathologists of Sri Lanka 2012 Amputee makes Ramadan appeal M. Shahul Hameed,…
Olympic swindlers and Sunday rogues
Five rupees short is hardly the crime of the century. But I later got the feeling that, given…