Art
Young activist on a mission
Women’s empowerment was never just a catchphrase for Birendra Siriwardhana. The 15-year- old grew up literally in its embrace. His mum Shivani Siriwardhana, an almost architect who gave up seven years of gruelling study to look after her children, is his mentor. His paternal grandmother Kala Keerthi Eileen Siriwardhana is a former principal, educationist, writer [...]
Strumming a tune
MusicMatters Borella Email: info@musicmatterssrilanka.com 92/1a, D. S. Senanayake Mawatha, Borella, Colombo 8. Tel: 011- 2686615 Sarani Perera and Primal Liyanage – known as members of the groups Thriloka and Flame – teach guitar at MusicMatters. Here, students turn up once-a-week for a two-hour session. The session consists of a 30 minute individual instrument class, a [...]
A shared journey, a conversation and now a novel
Dilshan Boange met his muse on a bus from Nandyal to Chennai. He and Rachana Prasad Reddy spent hours in conversation, the other passengers around them sleeping as the bus pelted through the night, covering the miles between the two cities. The encounter would become the kernel around which he built his fourth book. In [...]
