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Behind closed doors
The four years and four months that K.H.J. Wijayadasa served as Secretary to President Ranasinghe Premadasa were a turbulent period in the history of the country. As President, Premadasa inherited a country beleaguered by civil strife in both the north and south; he was hounded by his political opponents almost from the time he took [...]
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Letters to the editor
A few commonsense solutions to traffic congestion Traffic congestion along main arterial roads –A1, A2, A3 and so on – especially at peak hours, has…
Appreciations
Liberal and non-conformist, she was more than a librarian Zem de Silva nee Sally Zem passed away on July 14 last year about 8 in…
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Little Miss Courage
Braving a condition that would generate nothing more than pity in our society, she passed the 2012 Grade 5 scholarship exam obtaining 153 marks –the…
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Kalumaali: Laying bare motherhood’s inconvenient truths
The story of Kalumaali could easily be my story. It could also be the story of thousands of other women who choose to put motherhood…
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First foray into cartoons a winner
For well-known figurative artist Jayantha Silva, receiving an e-mail about a cartoon competition seemed strange – he had…
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After ‘Puss’, a different challenge for Feroze
For Feroze Kamardeen ‘Widows’ has something important to say about the times we live in. He first staged…
Elegant and wide-ranging essays
“Musings of Old Age” by M.B.Mathmaluwe Published by S.Godage & Bros. Reviewed by Tissa Devendra I toyed with heading…
Three books on Sinhala journalism
Three Sinhala books on Sinhala journalism — ‘Pioneers of Sinhala Journalism’ , A Recent History of Sinhala Press’…
France in shades of grey at “Nostalgie02”
Following its very successful run at the Lionel Wendt in Colombo in June this year, ‘Nostalgie02’ an exhibition…
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Where beauty meets spirituality
Though a desert, which lies between Asia and India, Rajasthan is one of the world’s most colourful regions…
‘Free Flying’ colours of Bengal at Rithihi
‘Free Flying’ – an exclusive selection of handwoven sarees from the Bai Lou Studio is now on sale…
Andrea’s back with her Brussels lace
In time for the season, Andrea Boekel will be holding a sale of exquisite Brussels lace and hand…
Colombo’s leading names on the catwalk for Zonta
Colombo’s glitterati will actually walk the ramp at a fashion extravaganza with a difference, when the Zonta Club…
Korean Ambassador hosts reception for National Day
The National Day of the Republic of Korea was celebrated last week with a grand reception hosted by…
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A creative collaboration
It’s a sunny day and Sally E. Dean and Ruhanie Perera are pleased to find themselves in the…
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Posters from the past
Walking into the Barefoot Gallery feels like walking through a time portal that transports you to the golden…
Voyage aboard P.O. Liner Strathmore
The article ‘Voyage of memories aboard the P.O. Liner Strathmore’ published on Page 7 of the Plus section…
Madyawediyakuge Asipatha at Punchi
Namel Weeramuni’s “Madyawediyakuge Asipatha”, an original play that was born out of a six months workshop goes on…
Gods of Metal
Sri Lankan sculptor Prageeth Manohansa’s exhibition, ‘Gods of Metal’, presented by the Saskia Fernando Gallery Colombo with Galerie…
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Sivagurunathan of Ananda: He came from Jaffna
The dust has settled not only on the humiliating defeat that Sri Lanka faced at the T-20 in…
A glory that has passed away from ‘Old Ceylon’
There is nothing like faded sepia-tinged photographs of ‘ye olde islande’ to restore a sense of serenity to…
People and events
Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture 2012 Prof. Gehan Amaratunga will deliver the IESL Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture 2012 on…