Time to turn the tide
Sri Lankans can little resist water. Bathing in a waterfall, river or lake, going out to sea in a boat or having an impromptu sea bath are all an essential part of the Sri Lankan leisure itinerary – so much so that for most of us, it can be the most anticipated part of a [...]
Letters to the Editor
A physician’s wisdom Contd from last week… 3. What the Patient Taught Me: I was a young consultant physician in 1965. My first appointment was…
Appreciations
Lessons from JF’s life and death Jayantha Fernando I only came to really know JF in the last five years of his life. Because my…
Going easy on those tissues with his friendly-retractor
With 30 years of experience in surgery behind him, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. S. J. B. Lenadora knows just how important a surgical retractor…
Changing phases of being Indian in S. Africa
Though she was born in Sri Lanka, raised in Zambia and is currently resident in America, Dr. Neelika Jayawardane has long since resigned herself to…
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I can’t hear myself saying hiss to a cat now!
In my very, very young and idiotic days I would creep up behind sleeping cats for the express…
You can truly savour ‘little England’
Imagine yourself in a quaint but luxurious English cottage in the countryside. You’re snuggled up on a comfy…
South India in September
Sri Lanka has had a rich history of trade with south India. Lots of south Indian coins circulated…
A script inspired by people the author knew or admired
The Sri Lankan publication of the script of Ernest Macintyre’s ‘Irangani: A Tragedy of Our Times’ drew a…
Explosion of colour on a journey of exploration
Walk into the Paradise Road Gallery and you will be confronted by ‘Reborn in Virtual Fiction World’, an…
Lady in white as fresh as ever
Sharp at 7 in the evening, Nanda Malini steps on to the stage clad in her customary simple…
White sails in the sunset set off flowing resortwear
The setting was magical – a blue lagoon, a soft breeze, a glowing sky providing an exquisite backdrop…
When the British girls bowled them over
With Sri Lanka hosting the T20 World Cup all the attention has been focused on the international cricket…
Why not get things booming with bamboo?
World Bamboo Day fell on September 18. Technology and research has elevated bamboo, once considered “the poor man’s…
A man who made them all ‘wild-men’
Earlier this month the Wildlife Conservation Society of Galle launched its first major publication “Sri Lankan Primates: An…
Excuse me, but you can’t jump the queue, you corrupt ones!
A usually calm and cool young (well, not so much anymore) columnist I know recently saw red –…
People and events
Cyril Fernando Memorial Oration on dengue Musical evening raises funds for Lady Ridgeway Hospital Fourth Citro Craft and…
Honouring ‘Sumithra’
Sumithra Gunawardena known today as Sumithra Peiris was born on March 24, 1935 to a well known family…
Blackhall Publishers launches ‘Laws of Sri Lanka’
The Irish cricket team was on hand last weekend to help the Dublin based Blackhall Publishers launch ‘Laws…
A beauty queen’s crusade
It all began when Tara Teng moved into a new neighbourhood in her homeland of Canada. A girl…