‘A timely gift to little cancer patients’
A promise given and, unlike numerous others, fulfilled! It was the fulfilment of this promise made seven months ago that saw a simple ceremony with very limited numbers – in keeping with the challenging times of COVID-19 – gather on Thursday to light the traditional oil lamp. “Timely and done with the least inconvenience to [...]
‘I always wanted to write a book as compelling as Rebecca’
Carmel Miranda walks into the soaring atrium lobby of the Lanka Hospitals, and even in the melee and behind double masks, I recognize the winner of the Gratiaen Prize for 2020. Now dealing with the aftermath of her Gratiaen success with her face splashed across the papers and online, and congratulatory calls flooding in, Dr [...]
You can reach out to those affected
In a bid to provide much needed support to people and communities impacted by the escalating pandemic, the Rotary Club of Colombo has launched ‘Reachout’ – a platform for community response to assist those affected by COVID-19. The volunteer-driven programme aims to provide both emergency and secondary assistance to those in need. With the COVID-19 [...]
Letters to the Editor
Getting our act together for the sake of our national security Amidst the COVID pandemic and a dismal financial crisis, we are a nation vulnerable to exploitation, especially when we are not sure who is responsible and accountable for events that have serious implications for our future. Many such issues are prevailing; the unresolved Easter [...]
Appreciations
A business magnate but above all a fine human being J. J. Ambani In the course of life, we meet people we would have liked to have met earlier or associated longer than the time we shared with them. Jawaharlal Jamnadas Ambani better known as JJ to many, was one such person for me. I [...]
Laki, my inspiration from artist to architect
Incredible artist, sculptor, architect, landscape architect, naturalist, botanist, writer, poet, mathematician, flautist and above all a brilliant teacher, Laki Senanayake who passed away on May 30, was a multi-faceted man. Laki was my first art teacher at Cora Abraham’s ‘Melbourne Art School’, that I was associated with from the age of 10. It was during [...]
Down with the old, turning a new leaf in trade unionism
Modern Trade Union Art By Janaka Wijayapathirathna Price: Rs. 400 Reviewed by Anil Pagoda Arachchi The fast-changing global socio-economic, cultural and political landscape which has inevitably brought paradigm shifts in many spheres of human life, spawned by massive economic reforms of various forms, has impacted the concept of trade unionism. The classic definition of [...]
‘Nariyage Magula’
“Here I am, an old man in a dry month, Being read to by a boy, waiting for rain” No rum today. No matter. About nine in the morning there is a welcome shower. The sky is blue, the sun is shining and we have this utterly welcome shower. I am not going to miss [...]