A West End dream comes true
Two nations, nothing alike in resources, where we lay our scene…..A nine-year-old girl, already a “theatre nerd” doing ballet and singing and watching every play she could in the United States, dreaming of playing on Broadway or the West End, moves to Sri Lanka with her family. What are the odds she can “make it”? [...]
Six bundles of joy at the end of a closely monitored pregnancy
The comfortable waiting area near the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is deserted, except for a lone figure just about to go in. Walking in and looking at him, there is no need for an introduction. The pair of eyes above the white face-mask of the young man is sparkling and all smiles. His whole demeanour [...]
Letters to the Editor
Why this insistence to retain a system that has caused more harm than good? There are widely differing opinions within the Muslim community about Javid Yusuf’s column in “In the National Interest”, published on October 3. Mr. Yusuf acknowledged that women have not received justice at the hands of the Quazis, that demands for reform [...]
Appreciations
Salute to a great Lion leader Anura Perera September 2, was a sad day for Lions in Sri Lanka. Our respected Past Multiple Council Chairman and Past District Governor, Lion Anura Perera, a Melvin Jones Fellow and a Mahendra Amarasuriya Fellow and Justice of the Peace, parted from us forever at the age of 76. [...]
Has the drone delivered my parcel yet?
During the curfew imposed as a result of COVID-19 a few months ago, some people strayed onto a street in Colombo. Suddenly, a Phantom Pro drone launched by the Air Force appeared in the sky and monitored their movements. The Police rushed in to arrest them before the miscreants could understand what was going on. [...]
Travel stories and reflections on Lankan society
It was a pleasure to read two books by my former classmate Jayantha Perera recently. They are broadly about his trials and tribulations during four decades (from about 1975 to 2018). Both books are not just anecdotes of a traveller; the stories are interwoven with social issues in Sri Lanka that are relevant even today, [...]
The “eyes” have (had) it
I got a new pair of glasses today. I listened to the Optometrist on how I should care for them, etc. politely. I had not the heart to tell her that I have been wearing glasses for the last 78 years – I don’t think her parents had been born at that time. I was [...]
Mysteries of World War I & II wreck sites in Lanka
Dharshana Jayawardena will deliver this month’s National Trust lecture online. He will speak on ‘Underwater War Heritage: World War I & II – Unravelling Deep Mysteries’ on Thursday, October 28 at 6 p.m (LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89012203208). The impact of World War 2 in Sri Lanka, specifically the actions of the Imperial Japanese Navy, culminating in the [...]