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They are not your usual ‘women’

They are not your usual ‘women’

She’s the perfect modern woman, says the photographer Aamina Nizar of her subject, Padmini. “Padmini is a thinker, animal rights activist, and campaigner for the voiceless and abused. She is confident, intelligent, beautiful and glamorous. Well versed in contemporary issues and politics she stands for truth and justice despite being castout by her family. In [...]

HFC students take the stage with a message for you and me

HFC students take the stage with a message for you and me

Shaveen Jeewandara has a chat with the cast of Meka Sonduru Lokayak, a Sinhala play about saving the environment Chaos.. utter chaos! There’s screaming all around, children running amok and a group of aliens closing in on them, their arms flailing in robotic motion. There’s no way out as the hapless kids are cornered. With [...]

Mirror Magazine

Young achiever from Mihinthale Central returns with Intel ISEF awards

Young achiever from Mihinthale Central returns with Intel ISEF awards

Dinesh Kapuge (19) from Mihinthale Central College, won the first place award in the engineering: electrical and mechanical category and the second place award from the Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty (AVASC) Foundation at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a programme of Society for Science & the Public, held in Washington, USA. [...]

Using theatre and laughter to bring communities together

Using theatre and laughter to bring  communities together

On the best days there are 17 kids from Chiraddikulam and 26 from Kakkaiyankulam but Nushelle de Silva is the one constant. In 2011, the young Princeton graduate convinced a university committee that she deserved a Building Bridges grant to support a year-long project in the north of Sri Lanka where the children from two [...]

Classic rock night this month

Classic rock night this month

Rock band Angel Down is putting together a classic rock night that will revisit the back catalogs of Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Kansas, Aerosmith, Guns N Roses, Bon Jovi and at The Manchester on June 30. The concert is set to feature Lasith, Lahiru and Kusal of Angel Down, [...]

Searching the deep blue…

Searching the deep blue…

Darshana Jayawardena speaks to Smriti Daniel about his almost spiritual experience of coming face to face with the S.S Worcestershire When scanning the ocean floor with basic sonar equipment, usually all Darshana Jayawardena will see is a straight line on his screen. Then abruptly, the line rises sharply, its vertical ascent indicating that there is [...]

TV Times

‘Punsanda Paaya 7’

Mega variety entertainment ‘Punsanda Paaya 7’ , a variety entertainment show of the artistes of Moratuwa Arts Forum(MAF) will come alive on 13 July, at Holy Emmanuel Parish Hall, Moratuwa starting at 6.30 pm.  The galaxy of stars from the ‘MAF’ comprising well known singers, Musicians, Dancers, Comedians of repute etc. are billed to perform [...]

A magnificent dinner theatre

The long awaited annual Dinner Theatre of the Thomian Society of Colombo is around the corner. This year, those who are looking forward to that unique evening that dishes out a sumptuous sit down dinner and a most relaxing evening with humour at its highest, can expect to go back home holding their stomachs, not [...]

World War begins

World War begins

‘World War Z’ one of the most entertaining epic zombie films is now being screened at Platinum, Majestic Cineplex Colombo. Set in the year 2154, the film narrates around a period when the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes [...]

Visual Wonders of Wener Herzog

Visual Wonders of Wener Herzog

Ecstasy and Truth-Werner Herzog Documentary Film Week June 24-30, 2013 at Goethe Institute, Colombo. Sri Lankan film lovers and enthusiasts will get a rare opportunity to experience ecstasy and truth through the eyes of Werner Herzog during this week at Goethe institute in Colombo with ‘Ecstasy and Truth-Werner Herzog Documentary Film Week’. Curated by Anomaa Rajakaruna, [...]

Swan Lake at Russian Centre

‘The Swan Lake’, the cinematic version of the world renowned Russian ballet will be shown at 6 pm on June 28 at Russian Centre Colombo. This masterpiece ballet is presented in three acts and follows the original storyline with the happy ending which was decreed by Soviet rule in the 1930’s during the reign of [...]

Forty years in music

Sarath Wickrema to release three albums to celebrate his 40 years of musical journey. Veteran musician Sarath Wickrema is to release three compact discs (CDs) with music compositions in celebration of his 40 years of musical journey on June 25 at the Public Library auditorium, Colombo. Two CDs will include his compositions for films and [...]

Nari Bana back

Dayananda Gunawardena’s two popular dramas ‘Nari Bana’ and ‘Jasaya Saha Lenchin’ will be staged at3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. on Saturday June 29 at the Borella Namel Malini Punchi Theatre. With popular artist in the cast include Bandula Wijeweera, Rodny Warnakula, Sarath Kulanga, Tharanga Kumari, Rathnasheela Perera, Sunil Thilakarathne, Nilmini Kottegoda, Jayanath Bandara and Indika [...]

Hotel Show 2013 Greatest hospitality spectacle in South Asia

Hotel Show 2013 Greatest hospitality spectacle in South Asia

Sri Lanka’s hospitality industry is set to come alive on the 26th, 27th and the 28th of July with the industry’s most focused and largest exhibition of its kind in the entire South Asian region “Hotel Show 2013” – scheduled to be held in Colombo. Hotel Show has throughout the years been renowned for its [...]

Net Managers at Cinnamon Resorts

Net Managers at Cinnamon Resorts

The Net Managers event is a leading French tourism event dedicated to the digital world and services. The group made their first visit to Sri Lanka for their annual get-together hosted exclusively by Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts. To facilitate the contact and communication between the key players of tourism, the ‘Net Managers’ a group of [...]

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