Climb every mountain, seek different stories
The Pekoe Trail is an exciting new 20 to 25-day, 300 km network of trails starting in Kandy, that has already been credited as one of the five most incredible walks in the world by the Financial Times in London. Funded by the European Union and USAID, this epic socially sustainable hike has been designed [...]
Vintage Marie Alles F.
Marie Alles Fernando is getting ready for her latest exhibition, titled Made in Colour, rather special to her because it features for the first time her ‘vintage collection’ – scenes of the then newly built Randenigala reservoir seen from the cool garden of an estate bungalow – when she was a young planter’s bride. These [...]
Cracking thriller about a Royal visit
The Crossjack Club- by David Cooper Reviewed by Rajiva Wijesinha Well over a year ago, I read several books about Sri Lanka by David Cooper, two of them about street dogs and the third, a thriller entitled A Shot on the Beach. I had much enjoyed them so I was delighted when a few weeks [...]
SLDF: Aiming to take local design to global markets
Ashleen Adikari, an alumnus of the Academy of Design having studied Fashion Marketing launched her streetwear brand ‘Sita’ last year. One of the designers taking part in this year’s Sri Lanka Design Festival, Ashleen says her brand is about redefining the ideology of what it means to be a South Asian woman – “It’s about [...]
A book that harks back to her childhood
Darshani Abeyrathna’s debut children’s book “Go catch a star” published in December of 2021 by S. Godage & Brothers (Pvt) Ltd., illustrated by Erandathie Damunupola was nominated under the best children’s literature books category in the recent State Literary Awards 2022. “As a teacher I know how hard it is to learn the language and [...]
Join the carol service by deaf and blind school
The School for the Blind and the School for the Deaf, Ratmalana will hold their annual carol service on Thursday, December 1 at the Church of the Holy Child, 521, Galle Road, Ratmalana at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Beling connection and fragmented memories of Wendt
Deborah Philip was born to ‘the people in-between’, a phrase borrowed from Michael Roberts’s landmark book and one that has obsessed her. After schooling at CMS Ladies’ College, she would go to Colombo University where she fell in love with the History Department there (challenging the ‘grand narratives’ of chronicles and heroes and debunking good [...]
The tropical look
Thambili Culture Boutique opened its doors on Ward Place, Colombo 7 with a collection that celebrates island living with resort wear and tropical wear made in Sri Lanka in collaboration with Thambili Island and Culture by Ari.
Letters to the Editor
Genesis of “state-owned” land and the continuing waste of commercially viable areas There have been references to state-owned land in the current Budget. I wonder whether the present generation is aware of the genesis of the bulk of these lands. In the 50’s we had a flourishing export economy entirely due to the estate sector. [...]
Appreciations
A pioneer in transport professionalism Rohan Abeywickrema Rohan Abeywickrema who passed away on November 9 was my friend and professional colleague for over three decades. His contribution to my own life will live on to the end of my days, as it would in and through the life of countless others. Rohan (or Rohaan as [...]