Behind closed doors
The four years and four months that K.H.J. Wijayadasa served as Secretary to President Ranasinghe Premadasa were a turbulent period in the history of the country. As President, Premadasa inherited a country beleaguered by civil strife in both the north and south; he was hounded by his political opponents almost from the time he took [...]
Letters to the editor
A few commonsense solutions to traffic congestion Traffic congestion along main arterial roads –A1, A2, A3 and so on – especially at peak hours, has…
Appreciations
Liberal and non-conformist, she was more than a librarian Zem de Silva nee Sally Zem passed away on July 14 last year about 8 in…
Little Miss Courage
Braving a condition that would generate nothing more than pity in our society, she passed the 2012 Grade 5 scholarship exam obtaining 153 marks –the…
Kalumaali: Laying bare motherhood’s inconvenient truths
The story of Kalumaali could easily be my story. It could also be the story of thousands of other women who choose to put motherhood…
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First foray into cartoons a winner
For well-known figurative artist Jayantha Silva, receiving an e-mail about a cartoon competition seemed strange – he had…
After ‘Puss’, a different challenge for Feroze
For Feroze Kamardeen ‘Widows’ has something important to say about the times we live in. He first staged…
Elegant and wide-ranging essays
“Musings of Old Age” by M.B.Mathmaluwe Published by S.Godage & Bros. Reviewed by Tissa Devendra I toyed with heading…
Three books on Sinhala journalism
Three Sinhala books on Sinhala journalism — ‘Pioneers of Sinhala Journalism’ , A Recent History of Sinhala Press’…
France in shades of grey at “Nostalgie02”
Following its very successful run at the Lionel Wendt in Colombo in June this year, ‘Nostalgie02’ an exhibition…
Where beauty meets spirituality
Though a desert, which lies between Asia and India, Rajasthan is one of the world’s most colourful regions…
‘Free Flying’ colours of Bengal at Rithihi
‘Free Flying’ – an exclusive selection of handwoven sarees from the Bai Lou Studio is now on sale…
Andrea’s back with her Brussels lace
In time for the season, Andrea Boekel will be holding a sale of exquisite Brussels lace and hand…
Colombo’s leading names on the catwalk for Zonta
Colombo’s glitterati will actually walk the ramp at a fashion extravaganza with a difference, when the Zonta Club…
Korean Ambassador hosts reception for National Day
The National Day of the Republic of Korea was celebrated last week with a grand reception hosted by…
A creative collaboration
It’s a sunny day and Sally E. Dean and Ruhanie Perera are pleased to find themselves in the…
Posters from the past
Walking into the Barefoot Gallery feels like walking through a time portal that transports you to the golden…
Voyage aboard P.O. Liner Strathmore
The article ‘Voyage of memories aboard the P.O. Liner Strathmore’ published on Page 7 of the Plus section…
Madyawediyakuge Asipatha at Punchi
Namel Weeramuni’s “Madyawediyakuge Asipatha”, an original play that was born out of a six months workshop goes on…
Gods of Metal
Sri Lankan sculptor Prageeth Manohansa’s exhibition, ‘Gods of Metal’, presented by the Saskia Fernando Gallery Colombo with Galerie…
Sivagurunathan of Ananda: He came from Jaffna
The dust has settled not only on the humiliating defeat that Sri Lanka faced at the T-20 in…
A glory that has passed away from ‘Old Ceylon’
There is nothing like faded sepia-tinged photographs of ‘ye olde islande’ to restore a sense of serenity to…
People and events
Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture 2012 Prof. Gehan Amaratunga will deliver the IESL Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture 2012 on…