By Geewananda Gunawardana, Ph.D. Meditation is a two-billion-dollar industry in the USA; it includes retreats, corporate training classes, apps, and many variations in between. It is...
“Justice delayed is justice denied,” is an oft quoted legal maxim,credited to William Gladstone, Prime Minister of England in the late 1800’s. This is of the...
“All art is useless, because its aim is simply to create a mood” – Oscar Wilde By Prof. Kirthi Tennakone ktenna@yahoo.co.uk Today, our society focuses its...
The first thoughts that come to our mind at the mention of religion is morality: good and bad, right and wrong. However, while ‘religion’ is rolling...
Protests in Sri Lanka, Colombo especially, are daily occurrences, university students being the most frequent protestors, next the health sector, followed by teachers and others. And...
As of last month, a system which was working perfectly, namely the issue of tourist visas for foreign visitors, has been disrupted. The system of Visa...
At a time when tales of bureaucratic hurdles and inefficiencies in the state sector often dominate conversations, I find it necessary to share a recent experience...
Embodied the grace of a divine soul Embraced the calm of a great ocean Imbued the gentleness of morning dew Manifested the gracefulness of a swan...
I write this brief note hoping for a response from some readers. This is about old rest houses of a bygone era when we had many...
Those who write about other people to the newspapers generally select doctors (benevolent), lawyers, writers, poets, film makers, engineers, etc. Sometimes it would be about foreign...