By Uditha Devapriya Halfway through Senake Bandaranayake’s Continuities and Transformations: Studies in Sri Lankan Archaeology and History, I stopped to wonder why we no longer produce...
Critical thinking is not being “critical” in the way the latter is used in common parlance. Being “critical” of something insinuates negative connotations like censure, disapproval,...
By Rohana R. Wasala I have always strongly endorsed the necessity for actors to possess a reasonable degree of social responsibility. The actor who is adored...
By Uditha Devapriya Nanda Malini has a great deal to do with my being a Sri Lankan. How could one grow up here and not hear...
By Uditha Devapriya Photographs by Manusha Lakshan and Uditha Devapriya Covering 65 kilometres, the road from Colombo to Ambepussa is fairly straight. From there it...
About seven miles to the north of Galle — the capital of Ruhuna, is the village of Ratgama. It is a historic village which is referred...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana I cannot remember the exact dates, though I ought to because it was the most traumatic experience of my life. Around six...
The Birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama By Uditha Devapriya The colonial bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka did not form a monolithic class. They were divided horizontally...
London comes alive after the easing of lockdown By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Only time will tell whether the ‘English Experiment’, which started as 19 July...
By B. Nimal Veerasingham Soil from time immemorial has been regarded the womb of mother earth – creating, shaping, and nurturing life. Recognising the pivotal role...