The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

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It was the Medin Poya weekend in March. Fearing that Sri Pada would be crowded that Tuesday, I made inquiries before setting off. "It was bad during the weekend. Most of the visitors had to park their vehicles about 5 km before Nallathanniya and some of those who missed the shuttle service had to walk to the starting point of the climb," said a guard at the Hatton police post confirming my fears.

An enduring innings of give and take

He was the cricket fanatic; she the beauty queen and girl next door. Begun on March 30, 1949, their life together has spanned 60 of the 61 years in which Sri Lanka has been an independent state.

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