Dr. Rajpal (R.K.) de Silva opens the door to his second floor flat off Jawatte Road to usher us in. Even the casual visitor to the apartment should have no trouble identifying the interests of her/his host.
The walls are covered with paintings, many by de Silva’s mother. (In one he is only 16 years old, thin and long-necked; in another self-portrait, his mother stands alongside his sisters.)
There are books everywhere but on the sofa, spilling out of their packaging, are a set so recently published that they still smell of the printers.
These same books made their way down to the Dutch Burgher Union this week for a launch that celebrates not one but two new additions to de Silva’s series ‘Pictorial Impressions of Early Colonial Sri Lanka.’
Dr. R.K. de Silva, and below some of the illustrations in his book. Pix by Amila Gamage
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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