by Hugh Karunanayake The self styled “Count”. De Mauny was born as Maurice Marie Talavande on March 21, 1886. The circumstances under which he left for...
by Savitri de Alwis It is said that a woman’s crowning glory is her ‘hair’ and it’s the crown she never takes off! For centuries ‘hair’...
(Excerpted from Selected Journalism by HAJ Hulugalle) One morning in March 1952, Don Stephen Senanayake, Ceylon’s first Prime Minister, fell off the horse he was riding...
(Excerpted from the autobiography of Merrill J. Fernando) Apart from livelihoods, post-tsunami, children’s education was one of the most deeply-affected dimensions. Our team established pre-schools for...
The March 12 Movement warns that rulers must understand that the silence of citizens suffering amid the escalating cost of living and unmanageable hunger does not...
by Ernest Macintyre Derived from chapter one, six and seven of the Natyasashtra, on the origin of drama, and published in The Monkey King And Other...
The news of the recent demise of Geoff Weinman after a long span of 93 years did not come as a surprise to me. I am...
An evening of grace and tradition The High Commission of India in Colombo organized a dance ensemble, ‘Sringar – Tapestry of Classical Indian Dance Forms’ to...
BY Rathindra Kuruwita The poultry industry in Sri Lanka is a model for other countries in the region, senior officials of the U.S. Soybean Export Council...
By Zinara Rathnayake Sea turtles help sustain the ocean eco-systems by maintaining vegetation and helping coral reefs thrive. But today, these majestic creatures are facing extinction threats....