Last week newspapers showed much interest in conveying the message of Tamil youth Arulanandan Arun. From a little known individual Arun was elevated to celebrity status, thanks to the media. But something good came off this whole exercise. This indiv

Navam Perahera (Pageant), which was originally known as Colamba Perahera, is conducted annually during the month of Navam (February) at H

No incident in the ancient Indian society of Kosala created a greater upheaval than the sudden appearance of the serial killer Angulimala in its midst. Neither did anything bring about as much a sensation as his dramatic rise from utter ignominy to a

The Ceylon Scooter Club (CSC) usually has its annual parade and general meeting on the fourth of February. This time, they were held on February 10 instead, with a colourful scooter parade at Galle Face, Colombo.

The mass media are now agog with the news involving unsavory tactics adopted to increase the number of Ministerial Portfolios merely to appease the greedy politicians who are in search of power and filthy lucre. The President has gone to the extent o

Recording a quantum leap in the local seafood industry, Sri Lanka recently graduated to the rating of ‘Good Alternative’ for blue swimming crab fisheries in the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar, thus bec

February 18 was the 73rd birth anniversary of Uma Maheswaran. Uma, the founding leader of the People’s Liberation Organisation of Thamileelam (PLOTE) was born on 18 February 1945. He was killed -a victim to a cowardly assassin’s bullet- on July 1

We are now in an age when anyone with a basic working knowledge of a digital camera can take pretty pictures of wildlife. To take that special picture, however, the one that results in a sharp intake of breath, not just at the perfection....

The Day We Screamed is an important multi-media exhibition. Held at the Theertha ‘Red Dot’ Art Gallery, it brought together paintings, sculptures, etchings, collages and images of performance events from the 1990.....

According to a Japanese proverb face is considered as the mirror of our souls. True to this fact, we all know, our face reflects almost all the hidden secrets of our body and mind. Not only that, face and....

The arrest of 40-year-old Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush by the Dubai law enforcement authorities has emerged as the biggest talking point in the country today. Although he and his gang members as well as his colleagu

The introduction of Mahayana Buddhism imposed various challenges on Theravada Buddhism although they remain to be two broader dimensions of Buddhism today. As a means of spreading the words of Buddhism in English, Mohan Lal Grero, founder of Lyceum I

“Beatles go Jazz” concerts are nothing new to the world. It was however, audaciously new to Sri Lanka and, the challenge taken by the popular local jazz group en route to deliver on it in Colombo on February 9, was a resounding success. The conce

The 75-80 group of Old Anandians  will be having their Annual Dinner Dance ‘Golden Night’ on Saturday, February 16th at the Waters Edge Grand Ballroom for the 34th year. This Annual Extravaganza is held every year to raise funds for Social Servi

It was exactly half a century ago, last month, January 1969, that Nirmali de Silva came into my life. I was a 07 year-old impressionable little brat at Wesley College Colombo and she was our beautiful 23 year-old, Grade 2 class teacher.     

‘I am going to a city where roses never fade’ and ‘Heaven is a wonderful place’…..sang the angelic voices in beautiful harmony, almost persuading the earthly beings present of an invitation to that divine mansion! The e

Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Colombo will be presenting Ms Meghna Das, an Odissi exponent from India on February 18, 2019, at 6.00 p.m. at SVCC auditorium located at 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 07.

Mankind has made progress over the centuries. However, most if not all progress made is not a figment of imagination in the minds of our ancestors. Yet, what we experience today will in future be surpassed without a shadow of doubt.

Depending on how you see it, Sri Lanka is either a nation of many cultures or a culture of many nations: Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim, Burgher and so forth. It is up to us to construct an identity transcending petty...

The following is a reply penned by eminent Lawyer President’s Counsel Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne to the article titled ‘The ‘Honorable’ Speaker and the Spirit of Democracy’and penned by Malinda Seneviratne which appear

‘A CROSS SECTION,’ an exhibition of contemporary Sri Lankan art to mark the Iran-Sri Lanka friendship week, will open at the Iran Cultural Centre on Feb. 17 at 5.00 pm. The exhibition will continue until Feb. 24 and is organised by the&

Sri Lankans who watched the state funeral accorded to Lester James Peries (LJP), the filmmaker, hailed as the architect of authentic Sinhala cinema and creator of some of the best Sinhala films, greatly appreciated t he glowing tributes showered on

When you put away all the modern conveniences for a few days to step into a rainforest, you don’t expect the trip to be comfortable. It’s raining, it’s hot, you’re dirty, but you feel more alive once you have arrived in Sri

This refers to the article written by Malinda Seneviratne (MS) on the above subject published in the DM of January 31.    MS is critical of the way TNA’s Mr. Sumanthiran is involved in drafting the new constitution. The wordings &ldqu

Sri Lanka celebrated its 71st Independence Day last week. We remember this day with pride as the day we regained our political autonomy. Indeed, that is surely something to be celebrated.

The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Programme (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania ranked world’s leading think tanks in a variety of categories.

Reginald Lionel Perera, who was RL and Reggie to many, was a very distinguished personality in Deniyaya Planting district. His reputation extended beyond the Southern Province especially among the planting community....

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) celebrated the diamond jubilee since its establishment as the Vidyodya University in 1959, though it harbours a much longer history dating back to 1873 when the erudite monk, Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala T

The writer of Ecclesiastes once said, “Be warned my son... of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body” (Eccl.12:12).  That could certainly be said about books on marriage. The market sometimes seems glutted