Portrait of a gracious lady
Elena Rupasinghe was the richest heiress in Ceylon of her time. At age 23, she would wed the man who went on to become Sri Lanka’s first Executive President- J.R. Jayewardene- and could have become a society hostess who dominated Colombo’s glittering receptions. Instead, Elena chose relative obscurity. This, together with her graciousness, kindness, simplicity [...]
Life lessons from RC’s Dramsoc – 50 years ago
Fifty years ago! It was, maybe around September of 1970, whilst I was studying as a Grade Nine-er at Royal College, that our ‘English Master’ the affable (now Late) Mr. R. S. Kandasamy, popularly known as ‘Kandos’ introduced the idea to our class about the possibilities of our School participating at the forthcoming ‘All Island [...]
Letters to the Editor
Remember the Constitution should be for the people, not for any political party I would like to share some random thoughts on the 20th Amendment which is now being hotly debated. Dual citizenship: Why should dual citizens be allowed to enter Parliament? If their primary motive is to serve the country, they must be able [...]
Appreciations
Thank you for helping us to be a part of an iconic beach hotel Walter Perumal Though I had met Walter briefly before he started working at Browns Beach Hotel in Negombo, I really got to know him in the mid-70s when he assumed duties at the hotel. He like the majority of us working [...]
When the Holy Family nuns spread their kindness in Lanka
A simple celebration next Saturday at the mystic jungle shrine of Lady of Madhu Church in Mannar, coinciding with the global commemorations, will mark a momentous event that changed the course of history both in the world and Sri Lanka. The celebrations of the 200th jubilee are muted not just because of the major changes [...]
The one that got away – Shehan Obeysekara
Ever since his mother first taught him to draw a bird, says Shehan Obeysekara, “art was the only thing that I was good at at school.” But he was also very interested in computing, and watched a lot of movies with his father, and steadily these coalesced into a love for animation, which he then [...]
When words can make a difference
“A simple conversation can be the difference between an end and a beginning,” says Jetha Devapura, founder of the Courage – Compassion – Commitment Foundation or CCC Foundation. September 10 marked World Suicide Prevention Day and for the Foundation, this day also marked the end of their 7th 1333 Bikeathon, ‘Out of the Shadows’, an [...]
A novel retail experience from CFW in this new normal
While every industry across the country works to pick itself back up after the COVID-19 lockdown, Colombo Fashion Week (CFW) aims to revamp the retail experience and interact with patrons in whole new ways. This week, CFW announced their inaugural Retail Week that will take place from September 11 to October 4, in association with [...]
The role of DWC in protecting our wildlife
This month’s Wildlife & Nature Protection Society’s public lecture on ‘The Guardian of Sri Lanka’s wildlife: The Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC)’ will be delivered by Ranjith Marasinghe, Director Operations at the DWC at 6 p.m. on September 17 at the Jasmine Hall, BMICH. Ranjan Marasinghe, Director Operations at the DWC responsible for Planning & [...]