To celebrate Thai Pongal, Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Colombo will be presenting a Carnatic vocal recital by Dr Sakthi Ravitharan a vocalist from Australia,on 16th January 2019...
I am not referring to the famous physician, as it is impossible for me to make a valid claim that I lived in the times of this great physician of India though I would very much have wished to, but to an institution that was named after him, which was started to meet an unmet urgent need.
It was a very sad occasion to all family members, relatives and residents of Meevitigammana in Attanagalla, when Mrs. Oslin Wimala Seneviratne (nee Alagiyawanna) bade farewell, ending her long and devotional life at the venerable age of 93 years. The large gathering that was present during the funeral bears ample testimony of their respect and love towards her.
I was grieved to learn of the unexpected sad death of Mr. Theophilus Kirupakaran Augustine on16th December 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. Born on 23rd July 1938 at Pandiyanthalvu, Jaffna to orthodox Catholic parents, Father Augustine and Mother Mariama with three brothers and three sisters who pre-deceased him, one of whom was late Rev.Sr. Francesca. His mother’s brother was Rev. Fr. Thomas (Rosarian) of Tholakatti Ashram, who was the pioneer
There are a few bilingual writers among the Lankan Tamils. Some write in Tamil and English. Some write in Tamil and Sinhala and a handful of people are trilingual. However, there seems to be no interaction among the different communities.
For 19 years, the David Jayasundara Elders Home in Keselwatte, Panadura has been sheltering aged men and women of different backgrounds, from different areas, muttering different life stories. Altogether 30 inmates receive care, comfort and companionship, once lost or denied to them.
The formation of elites in colonial societies has been the subject of fierce debate. Probably the main reason for that has been the debate over the definition of elite: Who is elite and who is not? In the Sri Lankan context, we can try addressing this issue by tracing the political shifts and the changing layers of elitism that made up, and later unmade, the campaigns for labour rights, suffrage, and independence.
Adorned with pleasant greenery on either side, the Puthukkudiyirippu – Oddusuddan road is permeated with an uncharacteristic dampness in the air. Even though the soil has absorbed much of the water, traces of waterlogged fields remain among the lush paddy fields.
I first came to know of the MiG Deal in August 2007. I was in Canada visiting family when my father called me from Colombo. He was in happy mood. He told me that The Sunday Leader had reported on a shady military contract involving Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Air Force. My father had just watched a television interview on Derana TV in which Rajapaksa had denied having any involvement in this ‘MiG deal’. My father rambled on with detail
The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Autonomous Weapons and Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Campaign to Stop Killer Robots will launch a book titled the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), Autonomous Weapons and Sri Lanka on January 10 at 3.
Reference the article in the Daily Mirror (28.10.2018) under caption Those silent metal lamp posts - They have been standing tirelessly for nearly two centuries I wish to state below how my efforts, wasting my time, energy and money, to remove such a dangerous one has turned futile so far.
The proclamation taken from St Matthew’s Gospel (2 Vs:1-12) describes the journey of the Gentile astrologers or wise men as they are commonly known, who while on their way to see what the star foretold break journey at the court of King Herod and make known to him the reason for their undertaking this journey,
For the past several months young psychology student Kalaamani Bharaneetharan has been publishing a creditably edited and designed monthly literary magazine in Tamil from Alvaai in the Northern Peninsula. The magazine containing well-researched articles cost Rs.100 a copy. Subscribers are requested to contact the editor in chief at Kalai Aham, Alvaai North West.
‘Dhatusena’(ISBN 978-955-0955-79-4/ Visidunu Prakashakayo (Pvt) Ltd, Boralesgamuwa, 2017) is a short historical novel in Sinhala written by veteran novelist, poet, and socio-political thinker and activist Dr. Gunadasa Amerasekera. It is a story related by a first person narrator who is inspired to do so by a dream vision of king
German Beauty Queen Linda Rose who was adjudged winner at the Miss Sri Lanka pageant in Europe in August 2018, was in Kandy to distribute equipment worth around one million to the Cancer Ward (No. 48) at the Kandy General (Teaching) Hospital (KGH).
The other day I saw an elephant walking on the road. I was amazed by the size of this animal and the majestic manner in which it took its steps. Then it came to my mind that this awesome creature is a vegetarian and how strong and healthy it looked. Hence, I thought to myself why I can’t I be a vegetarian myself? Yes, why not make a
The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Indian Cultural Centre) at the High Commission of India, Colombo will host an evening of Hindustani Classical and Semi classical music concert by Dr. Asit Roy and by Dr. Podminee Dey from the Dept of Music, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh accompanied by tanpura by Ms.Shila Dutta
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