All things considered, music is one of the most acute markers of cultural identity and sophistication in any given society. One need not be a theorist or practitioner in the field to realise this. As such, the biographies of composers, lyricists, and vocalists, not to mention sound engineers and even studio owners, are inextricably woven into the history and evolution
According to world history, many civilizations such as Indus, Mexican, Maya and Inca were originated with the association of rivers and had a long history and flourished with power and knowledge and faded away with the passing time.
Martin Wickramasinghe was born on May 29, 1892. According to the era he lived in, it was surprising that he criticised witchcraft. He believed that witchcraft was misleading people and leading them on to a gloomy path. He said that people shun medical consultations for their dreadful diseases. What was appealing to them was the work of witch doctors, because science was not much popular in every nook and corner of the country during that period u
On September 16, 2017 my dear friend Sarath Abeykoon passed away unexpectedly. I was numbed with shock and grief as I had corresponded with him by email only 5 days ago. I was in Kyoto, Japan attending the World Congress of Neurology. Sarath had trained in Japan and was delighted I was visiting some of the places he had been to. He was a vegetarian, did not smoke and was a teetotaller. He was certainly not overweight and there was no family
Late Mr. Kandiah Pathmanathan Easwaranathan hails from Karainagar Jaffna. He did his schooling at Royal College, Colombo. Having completed his schooling at Colombo Royal his ambition was to join the banking industry.
Last 16th of August I stepped into the Pelawatta branch of Sampath Bank to do a transaction. As I entered the bank I noticed a white flag hoisted above the main entrance.When I made inquiries, I was told something that was astounding and shocking. I was informed that the second officer of the Pelawatta branch had passed away suddenly.How could fate be so cruel to such a gracious young woman?
Beta was my sister-in-law, married to my brother Aloy. She died recently at the age of 99. Aloy and Beta had no children for the first ten years of their marriage, which took place in 1941. My father was very worried. He was very happy when he got the news that she was pregnant. Then in 1951, Jit was born. Jit has written an appreciation of his mother. I decided I would do the same.
Co45 which is a budding art gallery and workspace in the heart of Colombo held an art exhibition, featuring artist Ikuko Deguchi,who is a Japanese Ink & Ceramic Art Specialist, from August 17-26. The paintings at the exhibition depicted the theme of ‘time and space’. Ikuko is a resident of Sri Lanka living in Negombo, she has lived
Sinhalese civilisation is nothing without the wewa. It was at once a repository of life and the foundation on which was built a great many marvels of engineering. And yet, from the time of Vijaya’s arrival until the flowering of the Anuradhapura kingdom, our rulers were content with building tanks to conserve the rainfall the villages received.
Your columnist, Ilica Malkanthi Karunaratne, in her column titled “Political Circus Hits Town”, published on 11 September 2018, has chosen to make certain derogatory references to me. I am sorry that Ilica, whom I have known for several years, has done so. She states in her column:
“It is praiseworthy that the editor has highlighted a burning issue with the above title in “OUR THOUGHT” in the DM issue of Tuesday 11th September. As stated quite rightly, the lack of trust on the peace efforts of the government during the past four decades is the principal cause of failure. Two Parliamentary Select Committees, one
Having a bitter experience of the thirty-year-old war, we have come to feel the need of national reconciliation. This has been so often expressed by the country’s present leaders. When discussing national reconciliation, Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil society activist, plays an important
The need to prevent unsafe and illegal abortions and unwanted pregnancies, the empowerment of youth and women in particular have become hot topics that have been debated and discussed on numerous platforms to date. The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka recently hosted a media interactive session with the
Language is indeed one of most essential and powerful communication devices for all mankind. Different countries and different nations have different languages. In Sri Lanka, the Sinhala language has been the mother tongue of the Sinhala nation for over 2500 years. Our Language is regard
Over two days, we tried to traverse the length and breadth of Kurunegala. We could not, even after covering more than 600 kilometres. Then again, it is impossible to ascertain with just one trip, and a randomly organised trip at that, the full worth of a place, especially one as culturally fertile as this. For while much of the region is arid and susceptible to the
Sri Lanka claims of having a proud heritage in terms of arts and crafts. This unique culture has helped Sri Lanka earn recognition in the world. Making of crafts has been an ancient art form and is applied to all most all spheres in the daily lives of people. There is an immense demand for these crafts from other countries. When one considers the individuals wh
Death is certain. We come with nothing into this world and will go with nothing, but our impact on those we encountered will last a lifetime. Our friend, our teammate and our workmate Sampath Agalawatte passed away on August 29. His funeral, in accordance with his wishes, was to be held within 24 hours of his passing.
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