Unwrapping a gift of many layers
It’s the end of a school year. Schools have closed and while thousands of students anxiously began their Ordinary Level examinations last Tuesday, elsewhere, teachers, students and parents got into holiday mode. But the end of the school year can also be a stressful time for those parents who have had to dig deep into [...]
Letters to the editor
Share your Christmas joy with a poor family Christians are getting ready to celebrate Christmas – some on a grand scale, some in a simple…
Appreciations
Teacher who made history at Ananda College E. D. NIMALARATNE Embulgamage Don Nimalaratne of Iridapola, Tunmodara died on September 10, 2012, aged 68. He was…
Men of same profession flock together
Two doctors. Not just one common interest but two. Children are their professional interest and nature photography, especially birds, their passion. The outcome is a 204-page…
Glimpses of a visionary who reshaped our world
In a literary career spanning over six decades, Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008) wrote 100 books and more than 1,000 short stories and…
Deloraine’s ‘Sugar and Spice’, just in time for Christmas
When Deloraine Brohier chanced upon a yellowed manuscript in her late father, renowned scholar Dr. R.L. Brohier’s library,…
Ravi Shankar talks of the ‘happy go lucky’ Sri Lankans
As I heard of the death of the world’s greatest sitar player Ravi Shankar at 92, I looked…
Building bridges creatively
Shyam Selvadurai first began to think of the Write to Reconcile project when he was still curator of…
Nedra, this is for you
Nedra Vittachi is a woman of many parts – playwright, director, songwriter, journalist and poet. For decades she…
History and memories amidst the firs
The bungalow looms majestically through the mist, as we tread up a footpath fringed with purple orchids. After…
Fly high in a balloon this festive season
“Did the Wright brothers get it wrong?” These were the words uttered by Sir Arthur C. Clarke when he travelled…
Lladro elegance now in Sri Lanka
Lladro, the world famous handcrafted porcelain is now available in Sri Lanka. Exclusive Lines, the agent for this…
Oh What fun! – set to take shoppers by storm
With seasonal shopping in full swing, “Oh what fun” a sale of a selected collection of designer brands…
Savour new tastes at Lemon
The cool breeze and the peaceful ambience that greet you as you get to the roof-top is invitation…
Live it up this Christmas with High Tea at the Dilmah t-Bar
It’s the high life this December with Dilmah’s Christmas High Tea at the Dilmah t-Bar@Hilton at Thorana Lounge.…
Jacqueline launches ‘Perpetual Grace’ in her stride
Jacqueline Fernandez making a grand entrance astride a magnificent thoroughbred was a spectacle to remember. The former Miss…
The high road to Shangri-la
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is a friendship highway built jointly by China and Pakistan between Kashgar (China) and…
Being fruitful, being forgetful: Two parables of life this season
In the midst of life, we are in death. To see the world in a grain of sand,…
Revolutionary beauty pageant crowns winner
Maria Alkasas was crowned Seri Miss Sri Lanka Online 2012, following what is largely considered a pioneering digital…
Felicitating past teachers of St.Joseph’s Girls School, Nugegoda
St. Joseph’s Girls School Nugegoda Past Pupils Group of 1985-1995 expressed their gratitude to their former teachers, at…
Young photographers search for colours
The Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) held its 9th EIU Photo Class from November 26…
National Archives – Memory of the nation gets extended space
Sri Lanka possesses a recorded history of over 22 centuries. How and where the evidence to this long…
St. Patrick’s College Christmas get-together
The annual Christmas get-together and dinner of the St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna Alumni Association, Colombo branch will be…
University of Sri Jayawardenapura annual get-together
The annual get-together of 94/95 and 95/96 batches of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sri Jayawardenapura will…
Sri Lanka’s first Pop up Bar to host largest ever reunion
Sri Lanka’s first Pop up Bar is coming to Colombo this December. The theme behind this innovative concept…
They make achieving unity a reality
From heading large corporates, to attending meetings and delivering lectures, the 18 professionals who make up the board…
Honorary Doctorate to be conferred
Kalasuri Arunthathy Sri Ranganathan will be conferred an honorary Doctorate by the University of the Visual and Performing…
Newspapers in the classroom: Hurry and register
How do you get your students to read? How do you use newspapers as a tool to further…