Aiming for Andes heights
High-altitude training at sea level is not for the easily embarrassed. For the past few weeks, daybreak sees Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala and Johann Peries rise and gather their gear before they head to the beach or to a park. Endurance training has them pitting their strength against the high waves or lifting 20-kg weights in each [...]
‘Sea Change’ brings the ocean closer to home
With over 30 local and international artists, musicians, filmmakers and historians, Colomboscope shows that art is not just to be seen but felt, heard,touched and tasted. From Norwegian smell theorist Sissel Tolaas’ focus on detecting diverse communities with the use of different scents, to Lankan artist Layla Gonaduwa’s conceptual art mirroring the different gradient patterns [...]
Letters to the Editor
Anti-defection law is a must, but who will be bold enough to introduce it? I’m writing with reference to the very thought-provoking article by Javid Yusuf in his weekly column ‘In the National Interest’ which appeared in the Sunday Times, a few weeks ago. Mr. Yusuf emphasised that an ‘anti- defection law’ is a must. [...]
Appreciations
An oak tree of the East falls to the ground FR HARRY MILLER The entire Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, especially the District of Batticaloa, and in particular, the past students of St. Michael’s College, Batticaloa, mourn the passing away of a great icon, Father Miller, at the age of 93 on January 1, 2019. [...]
A gaze that sees plays of things to come
The sea sparkles a diamond blue around Jetwing Lighthouse Hotel’s breezy lobby. Seated, Sir David Hare’s eyes are fixed on the horizon- he alone seems to see something hazy brewing there. It is a lifetime’s habit for one of Britain’s leading playwrights: To see what has not yet happened- the dormant just a smudge out [...]
“With novels, you can make your madness speak”
In a January column for the New York Times this year, Mohammed Hanif writes about the perils of doing yoga when your mind goes into overdrive. It starts off about his propensity to make lists of random anxieties while in the savasana (corpse) pose and then seamlessly segues into the corpses he has seen in [...]
A walk through FGLF-2019
‘The Child in Us’:A Nobel Laureate’s daughter speaks As a young child growing up in Kolkata, Nandana Sen, daughter of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen played with children on the streets. When it was time for her to go home to dinner, they would come with her and were given the same food. However when they [...]
Lit and food with ‘Colonial child’ Dinah Jefferies
With the backdrop of exquisite views of the Indian Ocean and the serene lagoon where the Gin Ganga meets the sea, the Villa Republic Galle hosted a Literary Lunch on Friday January 18 with British writer Dinah Jefferies. Overlooking the shady Araliya trees in bloom in the courtyard outside, the dining area manifested the ancient [...]
Art complements lit at FGLF
Kesara Ratnavibhushana showcased his latest collection of photographs at ‘The M. Sequence’ a limited edition art show held at Le Grand Galle from January 18-20 during the FGLF. ‘The M.Sequence’ was a collaboration with Mario Stubbs, Founder Genesis Global Consultancy, UK. The show was a preview of sorts, in anticipation of an international launch and [...]
Snapshots of this and that
Lucy Fleming: Bond and my uncle Kathmandu Don’t say we have nothing The old and the beautiful Mothers and daughters
A Serengeti experience
Spreading over 15,000 square kilometres in the northern part of Tanzania and extending into southern Kenya (where it is referred to as the Masai Mara), the vast plains of the UNESCO World Heritage Serengeti National Park constitute one of the most impressive wildlife reserves in the world. It is an immense expanse of savannah grassland [...]
Taking a dip under the gaze of a buffalo and elephant!
Sri Lanka is blessed with many National Parks where a great variety of wild animals may be observed sometimes at close quarters, but usually in complete safety. The most popular of these parks is the Yala National Park in the south-east of the island. Away from the usual tourist haunts within this park are beautiful [...]
Striking it lucky, at the Four Leafed Clover
Located in Colombo 5, at No. 168 Maya Avenue is a magical door that takes you some 5,745 miles away to the land of St. Patrick. Warm, honey tones of the wooden floors illuminated by a cascade of bottled light bulbs, a spiralling staircase and a mural, the Four Leafed Clover restaurant draws you in [...]
The De Lanerolles’ first of ten concerts, tomorrow
2019 marks a decade since brothers Rohan and Ishan De Lanerolle performed their first concert together as the De Lanerolle Brothers at Waters Edge captivating audiences with their voices. Within this time they have gone from being a local favourite to taking their brand overseas. To celebrate their 10 years of music, the De Lanerolle [...]