Together they protest, together they break fast
GotaGoGama, the protest site that stretches across Galle Face Green to the Presidential Secretariat has seen thousands of Sri Lankans unite over the past three weeks to peacefully voice their dissatisfaction and disappointment with the current government amidst a worsening economic crisis. The Galle Face vendors have switched from selling achcharu and kites to proferring [...]
Barbara Sansoni: Shades of a pioneer
In April, Barbara Sansoni died at her home in Colombo, a few minutes after her 94th birthday. She was the last surviving member of a pioneering group of creative designers and makers, among them Bevis and Geoffrey Bawa, Ena de Silva and Laki Senanayake, who were born during the final decades of the British colonial [...]
Letters to the Editor
Bring back the ration book system to ease the burden of the most vulnerable people One of the most significant problems faced by the vulnerable sections of the people today is the daily increases in the prices of food items such as rice, dhal, sugar, milk powder and flour, no doubt caused by the depreciation [...]
Appreciations
My sister, my inspiration Mangayarkarasi Yoganathan Mangay was the middle-born of my five sisters and, when we were growing up in Colombo, I would sometimes amuse myself by comparing her with Mary, the middle-born of Jane Austen’s fictional Bennett sisters. There were some similarities but, unsurprisingly, not complete parallels. She was certainly the most studious [...]
Moratuwa’s young engineers await their big moment
A University of Moratuwa team has made it to the finals of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) annual International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) competition 2022, the first Sri Lankan team to successfully reach the final round. They will compete with seven other University teams from around the world. An international competition for [...]
Taking your medicines and learning to live with Asthma
Asthma is a major non-infectious breathing disease affecting both children and adults. Inflammation and narrowing of the small airways in the lungs cause asthma symptoms which can be any combination of cough, wheeze, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Asthma affected an estimated 262 million people in 2019 and caused 461,000 deaths according to the [...]
Never a dull moment as good and evil took centre stage
It was a soul-stirring Bharatanatyam programme performed solo by a male artiste that took the audience at the Lionel Wendt in Colombo by storm on Wednesday, April 6. The production was by Apsaras Arts, the premier Indian dance company in Singapore, a recipient of the Singapore National Arts Council’s annual major grant scheme. Apsaras was [...]