Making their mark
Four new designers who will be on the ramp for the first time at the HSBC Colombo Fashion Week, share their excitement with Tharooshie Mahahewage The buzz has begun. Designers preparing for the HSBC Colombo Fashion Week are currently in high gear withless than two weeks to go before the tenth anniversary edition of the [...]
A house built for fun stands tall
Surprised to have been included in the prestigious Phaidon Atlas of ‘20th Century World Architecture’, for one of his well-known early creations, the Lagoon House,…
Appreciations
M.B. ABEYKOON He was such a family man It is with a heavy heart I pen these words about the demise of a stalwart of…
Letters to the Editor
The collapse of academic autonomy in our Universities I was emboldened to write some views on the above subject having read an illuminating account by…
Having a blast with Blaft
On the eve of her dance performance at Colombo Scope today, Kaveri Lalchand, a ‘Jill’ of many passions, who runs a publishing house for Tamil…
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Listen to Gota and have lunch with him at the Serendip Coast Festival in Galle
With Colombo Scope drawing art lov ers in the capital, down in Galle, The Serendip Coast Festival is…
X Factor’s Emmanuel Kelly to perform here
Australia’s X factor sensation Emmanuel Kelly will be here in Colombo to perform a series of Disability Awareness…
Making a bold statement
“What is your dream?” Startled and amused, Donald Byrd looked at the little Bangladeshi boy, an answer already…
All that’s new in Aussie indigenous art
“Message Stick: Indigenous Identity in Urban Australia” an Australian Government-supported touring exhibition of Indigenous Australian art opened at…
Twin sisters arangetram
The bharatha natya arangetram of Dineesha Wijayasuriya (SriLankan Airlines) and Dinusha Wijayasuriya (Pan Asia Bank) will be held…
Films from 12 countries at Francophone film festival
By Shehani Alwis The 8th annual Francophone film festival, Bonjour Cinema will be held on March 29 (by…
Out of this world
Colombo and Himachal Pradesh are just two ground-based stops in artist Druvinka’s spiritual journey, writes Stephen Prins Daily,…
In my own words and searching
Adopted as a baby, Rebecca N. Pararajasingam is looking for her biological mother Welcoming an adopted infant or…
A place ‘Jane and Tarzan’ would call their home
Kumudini Hettiarachchi enjoys nature’s blessings at an eco-friendly hideaway by the flowing Dehigaha-ela Not down a long and…
‘Michelle ma belle’
By Shaveen Jeewandara The view that greets us as soon as we walk past the lobby takes our…
A 1695 dictionary comes to light
Dutch expert Dr. K.D. Paranavitana turns back the pages of time as he discusses the laborious task of…
On a mission to heal
Buddhist schools open doors to a forgotten community in Jaffna By D.C. Ranatunga The Harijan community in Jaffna…
I’m an islander: So what’s your race?
We have been at our wit’s end of late, lamenting certain stirrings of latent ethno-nationalism in our land.…
They’ll pave paradise and put up a parking lot!
Giving a history of Lanka’s plight, Sunela Jayewardene compares the country’s environment today to a beleaguered animal, cowering…
Hameedia’s ‘My Friend’ initiative gets a new friend
“There are hundreds of heartbreaking stories of children living forgotten lives. Some children live on a mere Rs.…
Holy Week services at Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour
Holy Week services at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 are as follows:…
Easter services at St. Philip Neri’s Church Blessed Sacrament Community
The St. Philip Neri’s Church Blessed Sacrament Community, 157, Olcott Mawatha, Colombo 2, Easter service schedule is as…
Sleep Neurology symposium
A symposium on Sleep Neurology will be held on March 28 at the New Auditorium of the Lady…
National Trust lecture: Ancient and early maps of Sri Lanka
Prof. Senake Bandaranayake will deliver the 49th lecture in the monthly lecture series of the National Trust- Sri…
‘Labour Ward Manual’ for doctors and students
Prof. Deepal Weerasekera, Medical Director and Chair Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, of Dr Neville Fernando Sri Lanka-Russia…
Mega summit of 1962 Royalists in Toronto
Past students of Royal College, Colombo, Sri Lanka, who are presently 62 years of age formed themselves into…
6th annual RAASL research conference on humanities and social sciences
The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL) is holding its 6th Annual Research Conference on Humanities and…