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  • Making all voices count
    The cure is not an easy catchphrase in a country that experienced a decade-long war. The process is possible only if the right steps were taken. Sri Lanka ended the war in...
  • Dignity to the Dear Departed
    Disaster strikes us oftentimes, uninvited. Once arrived, it leaves rubble with quite much to attend to. Buildings collapse, and they can be rebuilt. Trees fall down, and they...
  • Lyrical lawyer
    Since leaving Sri Lanka in 1975, he spent all my energy in raising a family and building a career in law. It was not an easy task, first in England, and then in Australia. He...
  • Damsel deciphered
    The identical nature of all the portraits on the Sigiriya Mirror Wall led HCP Bell to believe that King Kassapa hired the services of one painter. That conclusion came to be...
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  • The Mihintale mission
    During his brief stay in the island, Arahant Mahinda made use of five works of the Pali Canons: Cullahatthipadopama Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya I, 3. 7), Peta Vatthu and Vimana Vatthu, two books of...
  • Ivory Icon
    Pasquelge Don Augustine Ivor Dennis made his radio debut in the 1950s. Dennis took part in a song competition of the then Radio Ceylon. He sang one of the famous notes of the time: Sunil Santha’s...
  • Sea-worthy see!
    Our union with her happens suddenly. The opening scenes link us with her trapped under debris. We need not be told what has struck. The torn mast sail and the rest of the ship wreckage say it all. A...
  • WELL-WATCHED POT
    An aluminium pot, a few stones and a burner were enough for Surahee Bohoran. She would assemble them for a makeshift oven and make a delicious cake. Watching his mother produce the culinary...
  • Famous five
    India’s Salman Rushdie made it twice. He was chosen the best Booker recipient at the 25th and the 40th anniversary of England’s Man Booker Prize. At the Man Booker Prize Golden Jubilee, however,...
  • Print pick!
    Of all genres, poetry should be the most neglected genre in this country. Composing poetry is not proper investment even in the aesthetic market. Using English medium is even worse. When a certain...
  • Diplomacy of note
    So the real Buddhist saint should be understood, or the real accomplishment of wisdom should be understood, by the realisation and the practice of four noble truths, originally taught in Buddhism....
  • Sampath Bandara
    Chronicled salutation
    The University of Peradeniya wanted an assistant librarian. They posted an advertisement. HAI Goonetilleke who was in Madras reading for his Master’s grew an interest in the job. He took a flight and...
  • From left: Dr Soumya Chavan (Cultural Specialist Programmes), Kishani Jayasinghe Wijesekara (Deputy Director Programmes) Wasanthe Kotuwella (Director), Danushka Gunatilaka (Festival Consultant) and Bindu Urugodawatta (Deputy Director Research). Pictures by Shan Rambukwella and Saliya Rupasinghe.
    It’s showtime!
    Most films featured in the films have already travelled in many other film festivals. Kshitij, 28 and Serga Mathang are few such special attractions. No matter how far the palm-held device has...
  • Horror horrible!
    The story unfolds in Mexico as a teenager pulls over her vehicle and enters a wayside kiosk for cigarettes. The cashier puts on a strangely courteous face and poses a plain question: truth or dare?...
  • Royalties brought to book
    Not many authors are familiar with that sheet of paper. Not many publishers are interested in providing such material for reasons unknown. The sheet of paper has a name: royalty statement. Only a few...
  • Harmonious percussions
    Though challenging,the job is nothing new for Professor Ratnayake who has performed the sitar in his original compositions in distinguished venues across the world. He has collaborated with...