Life wasn’t all a game for this single mum
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The ‘glass ceiling’ has been shattered in Sri Lanka and another male bastion is breached. But……..“I am a mother first and then a professional. Family always comes first,” is the simple and totally unexpected declaration from the trailblazer who has achieved this feat, as the Sunday Times sits before her for an exclusive, no-holds barred [...]
Letters to the Editor
Voters should have knowledge of party manifestos and the candidates Fundamentally, the voter decision at any General Election should first be based on the respective election manifestos and the policy statements of the contesting parties / alliances. We as concerned voters eagerly await the much delayed ‘Electoral Reforms’ to be included in the respective election [...]
Appreciations
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My Father, my constant inspiration A.Wilton de Zoysa Though it was 19 years on July 3, since you left us, I must confess that I am at a loss of words when it comes to pen my appreciation of you. Thaththa, even after 19 years of absence of physical presence, I miss you more than [...]
Starting with ‘Umbrella Thief’, she stole the hearts of generations
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Sybil is physically no more. Yet she will continue to live within our hearts for many more decades. She made such an impact through her books. She was also a fine human being. Her books were meant for children but adults too enjoyed them. She had her own unique style of drawing and designing. Sybil [...]
The one that got away – David Blacker
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David Blacker is a former soldier, novelist and ad man who now works as a writer and photographer – though not, he laments, too often both together. Having started, on the side, while still in advertising, his characteristic photo essays – what he terms ‘ethnographic, documentary and travel photography’ – featured predominantly in the national [...]
Performance from Lotus Tower blows viewers away
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‘From Sri Lanka with love’ the De Lanerolle brothers show that went live on Youtube last Sunday, drew an enthusiastic response garnering some 22,000 views from viewers around the world. Singing from the dizzying heights of the Lotus Tower, South Asia’s tallest building buffeted by gusts of wind as the sun set and the colours [...]