100 years ago a Home opened its doors to the forgotten women
On any given day, a home with a sprawling garden in the heart of Colombo’s Kollupitiya would bustle with activity. The gates would open to welcome the poorest of the poor, essentially elderly women, who would not only be fed but also bathed and clothed by the retainers of this residence. In attendance and presiding [...]
Letters to the Editor
Remember lessons from the past when revelling in unlimited powers Unlimited powers with a five sixths majority ruined this country in 1977. I doubt that any sane person would disagree with me on this statement. Prior to this from 1970 we had a socialist government called the United Left Front which comprised the SLFP, LSSP [...]
Appreciations
He had all the hallmarks of an excellent hotelier WALTER PERUMAL Walter Perumal, the genial hotelier passed away on September 1, at the age of 70 years in Melbourne, Australia. Walter was a past pupil of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo and St Aloysius College, Galle where he excelled, among other things,in cricket. My friendship with [...]
‘Tenny’ gave us the best medicine in life– laughter
The untimely demise of Tennyson Cooray leaves, in the Sri Lankan cinema, a void that would be hard-filled. In ‘a certain type’ of cinema some would sniff- but the fact remains that a good comedian is as rare as a six-petalled frangipani. For nearly 35 years ‘Tenny’ was the Puck on our screen- a man [...]
Picking up the pieces: A classical treat after a six-month sound of silence
Starved of any live entertainment after the onset of the COVID -19 pandemic, it was with considerable anticipation that I looked forward to the concert by the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) at the Goethe Institute on September 19. I was not disappointed. The pieces, the ensemble under Lakshman Joseph de Saram picked up [...]
Evening of food and entertainment
It was an enjoyable evening of entertainment and sumptuous food as Tony Bohoran and his team at Raffles invited guests for an evening of cocktails and hors d’oevres last week.
The one that got away – Munira Mutaher
Having gotten used to borrowing her rowing partner’s camera out on the 4 a.m. lake – ‘taking pictures not-so-seriously for a long time’ – the young(er) Munira Mutaher finally got her hands on her own camera just before she started university. She studied journalism (MONASH, Malaysia), and there worked on the student newspaper, as part [...]
Scout officials hold confab
Lay Member officials (non uniformed) from Branch Associations of Sri Lanka Scout Association participated at the Sri Lanka Scout Key Office Bearers conference held at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo last week. The Chief Guest was Prof. Kapila C. K. Perera – Secretary, Ministry of Education. Ms. Visakha Tillekeratne- Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Girl [...]
EWC workshop on poetry
The English Writers Collective of Sri Lanka will conduct a workshop on poetry on Saturday, October 10, from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p. m., at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), 2 Kynsey Terrace, off Kynsey Road, Colombo 7. The resource person will be Sakuntala Sachithanandan, winner of the 2010 Gratiaen Prize for her [...]