Together they will rock you
One dream, one soul, one prize, one goal’ sang the legendary Freddie Mercury on Queen’s hit single ‘A Kind of Magic’ and true to these words the old boys and young guns of S. Thomas’ College (STC), Mount Lavinia have come together with one goal. This is to raise funds to rebuild the school’s Rifle [...]
‘To be Lankan is many things’
It is just not our birth certificates and passports that make us Sri Lankan. From the way that we talk, our mannerisms, our rich culture and heritage, there is a lot that binds us together as one proud nation. As we celebrate 72 years of Independence, it is important that we don’t forget the little [...]
Cheka, a young crime novelist in the making
Child literary prodigies, sadly, tend to fizzle and putter out like wet Catherine wheels after their debuts. But now and then, vital talent gets heralded by early portents which makes one go “here is something…” Leafing through 14-year-old Cheka Mendis’s new book Smoke and Mirrors, I was impressed- here is something more than a teenager [...]