Siddhartha: The making of a story, not a moral lecture
By Duvindi Illankoon, Pic by Susantha Liyanawatte The closing credits are rolling and there is not a dry eye in the audience. “I never expected to feel sorry for Siddhartha,” remarks an audience member and nothing could ring more true. Sri Siddhartha Gautama is not what one expects of a ‘Buddhist film’; it is not a [...]
A fight for life in the waters
Sri Lankan Vimarshana Serosh Vidanagamage, Captain of ‘M.V. Kwantung’ recalls how as ‘on-scene’ commander, 246 men, women and children were rescued from the angry seas…
Midnight’s Children: Spotting the familiar places and faces
Midnight’s Children opens at Colombo’s Majestic Cinema on March 29. By Smriti Daniel A prediction: Sri Lankan fans will find it difficult to lose themselves…
Letters to the editor
Sorry, we 90-year-old pensioners have no time for waiting games Pensioner Mr. Abeywickrema (Sunday Times, January 20) describes the shocking plight of pensioners who are…
Appreciations
With a love for beauty, wisdom, humour and humility, he strode this earth Dr. Lakshman Gamini Goonewardena My credentials for writing this tribute is that…
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Zonta International says NO to violence against women
By Dr. Marlene Abeyewardene, District Governor ZI District 25 International Women’s Day is commemorated on March 8 each year…
Scorpion invader from India
Many cases of deadly Red Scorpion stings are being reported from Jaffna. Stop spread to south, say doctors…
Farewell concert? No way
For the in-crowd of the Sixties, if you weren’t dancing to the Jetliners farewell concert at the Musaeus…
Filipino singer to star in charity concert
‘One Night Only’ may be an euphemism for the astoundingly mind-blowing amount you will spend on a ticket…
Come and graze at this buffet of art
With two weeks to go Ashok Ferrey takes us through the highlights of Colombo Scope festival By Smriti…
Unheard people tell their untold stories
Book facts: There is Something I Have to tell You – by Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayake. Reviewed by Ramya Chamalie…
Contemporary art at Saskia Fernando Gallery Galle
Mike Tennekoon’s work on an antique suitcase The new Saskia Fernando Gallery in Galle Fort -at Number One,…
Biography with loads of info but less care for presentation
By D.C. Ranatunga Young researcher Nuwan Nayanajith Kumara’s latest effort to record the biography of cinematographer D.B. Nihalsingha…
Giving ear to a wonderful evening of sonata in motion
By Tennyson Rodrigo On March 13, 2010, when the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) hosted a concert…
Gratiaen Prize short list to be unveiled at Colomboscope
The Gratiaen Trust in affiliation with the Standard Chartered Bank will announce the authors shortlisted for the 2012…
Discussing Buddhist rituals over centuries
Kala Korner by Dee Cee Hardly ever does the auditorium of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) get…
All set to bake and make
It’s two years since Vishwadhika Perera launched Sweet Wishes, her own line of ready-mix offerings If Vishwadhika Perera…
An evening of music that enriched my stay
By Zan Strumfeld March 3 kicked off as a lazy morning for me with grocery shopping, catching up…
Yala – ruined by its own popularity?
Srilal Miththapala offers a pragmatic approach to mitigate some of the problems faced by the country’s most visited…
A visit to all the twelve Jothirlingams in one lifetime
Maha Sivarathri falls today There are thousands of lingams all over India but some of them have a…
Please help seven-year-old Mohamed
Mohamed Salmankhan (seven-years-old) has a boil in his abdomen and has to undergo surgery which will cost Rs.…
Singing away conflict at ‘Peace Music Festival 2013’
‘Peace Music Festival 2013’ is an attempt to drive away the last vestiges of conflict through music and…
Rural life and Indian culture at art exhibition
“Nihanda Sankalpana”, a solo art exhibition by Nilu Wijesingha will be declared open on March 14 at 5.30…
University of Peradeniya Alumni Association AGM
The Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the University of Peradeniya will be held on Sunday,…
CMF donates Rs one million to UNICEF project
The Country Music Foundation (CMF) on February 18 presented a cheque worth Rs 1 million to UNICEF Colombo…
Lions donate eye equipment to Base Hospital Tellipalai
A slit lamp microscope with tonometer and a binocular indirect opthalmoscope were donated by the Lion Ladies Committee…
Ethnic nationalism: What lies beneath…
We continue our reflection on the ha-ho over Halal. This week, we explore some of the thinking behind…