Fostering unity and integration through literature
The Fairway National Literary Awards 2017 were presented amidst much excitement at the Fairway Pavilion, just outside the Galle Fort on Friday evening. The organizers hope that as the country’s only trilingual award, it will foster unity and integration. Books of a diverse nature won their authors the coveted awards. Amanda Jay took the English [...]
University of Peradeniya: Utopia never lost
The University of Peradeniya, formerly University of Ceylon, Peradeniya completed its golden jubilee last year. I read with great interest a series of articles published in newspapers regarding the golden jubilee and particularly about the present status and achievements of the University of Peradeniya. My attention is particularly drawn to an article with the title [...]
Can we break the cycle of cultural extinction in Sri Lanka?
“Apo, you look like a veddah!” is an insult we use when a friend has a bad hair day or to admonish our kids when they look disheveled. In contrast, in our courtrooms and government offices, we claim to respect and mourn the loss of the Veddah culture. We can’t help but view their lifestyles [...]
Oil’s uncertain comeback
CALGARY – As global economic growth picks up practically everywhere, oil producers are becoming increasingly hopeful that the recent impressive price recovery will continue. But, if those hopes are to be fulfilled, not only will producers have to control what they can (by maintaining production discipline); what lies beyond their control (output from shale and [...]