Her culinary ode to Sri Lanka
It started with kiribath. Kiribath with blackened coconut snapper, lunumiris and Sri Lankan treacle—the very first dish presented to the judges of the much-loved MasterChef Australia cooking competition by Savindri Perera, which received rave reviews and placed Savindri, or Sav, on everyone’s radar. Photographs and clips of this innovative take on a traditional Sri Lankan [...]
Three musicians from the US to star in SOSL’s ‘Romantic Masterworks’
The Romantic era of music is one filled with feeling and intensity that taps into the human soul. It requires not only an abundance of talent, but true passion to be flawlessly executed. Thus, the three international musicians from the United States of America – Dr. Jonathan Guist, Dr. Andrea Denis and Dr. Mezraq Ramli [...]
Appreciations
Unforgettable, that’s what you are Granny Sally May Hulugalle It is truly impossible to put into words what my Granny (18.06.1941 – 10.07.2024) meant to the people who loved her. She was a multifaceted, larger than life person whose presence was an explosion of love, colour and selflessness. A Mother Teresa-esque figure might be the [...]
The importance of Esala Poya; in conversation with the Viharadhikari of the Raja Maha Viharaya, Kurunegala
For Buddhists, Esala Full Moon Poya is as important as Vesak and Poson Poya. Prince Siddhartha Gautama renounced his lay life to live as an ascetic in search of what he said was, “the true meaning of life.” On that same day, Esala Poya, his son Prince Rahula, was born to Princess Yasodhara. After the [...]
A summer holiday
“We’re all going on a summer holiday No more working for a week or two….” -from a popular song of the sixties by Cliff Richard Isn’t it amazing how hearing a few bars of a song can suddenly trigger the flooding back of a host of memories? I was having dinner at a restaurant with [...]
Sharing his creations with others was his ultimate joy
I met Anil for the first time when I joined Ena De Silva Fabrics in late 1974. Fresh from completing my textile design studies in Mumbai, I returned home to Colombo, still uncertain about how to apply my newfound skills. This was a time of recovery after the JVP insurrection, the industrial sector was in [...]
Man and leopard co-existing, lessons from South Africa
While it is easy to love the leopard, the elusive predator with the mystique of a lone ranger, the life of an ecologist working with the big cat in South Africa is not entirely one of glamour and adventure. Dr. Jeannine McManus from South Africa, here to deliver the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) [...]
Bouquet to Gustav Mahler Orchestra for well-executed challenging programme
Expectations were high at the 2024/25 season opening concert of the Gustav Mahler Orchestra of Colombo on June 15, at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. This after a strenuous concert on May 31, at the Dutch Reformed Church, Galle. Performing two very challenging programmes in a short span of two weeks gives reason for eyebrows [...]
A date with “Choli Choli” to support Muslim Ladies Study Circle
“Choli Choli ’24”, The Muslim Ladies Study Circle main fundraiser of the year in support of their Vocational Training Centre will be on Sunday, August 11 at the Balmoral of Kingsbury Colombo. The doors will be thrown open, at 6.45p.m. for an evening of song and dance, a choreographed Mughal-show, interactive activities, games and raffles [...]
Kalalaya celebrates 75 years with ‘Natya Saga’
The Sri Lanka Tamil Women’s Union will celebrate the platinum jubilee of Kalalaya (Temple of Dance) School of Dance & Music founded by the Union 75 years ago on September 1, 1948, with ‘Natya Saga’ – a progamme of dance forms of the country and the unity of communities. Choreographed by ’Natya Kalamani” Dr. Nirmala [...]