Pioneering Sri Lankan director Lester James Peries dies
Lester James Peries, the grand old man of Sri Lankan cinema, died on Sunday in Colombo. He was 99 years old. Among the films, documentaries and shorts Peries made over a 50-year period was ‘Wekande Walauwa’ (2002), the first Sri Lankan submission in the foreign language Oscar category. The movie is adapted from Anton Chekov’s [...]
The Portuguese make maximum use of the Dutch delay
The area from York Street up to Bay Front belonged to Fort. This area was surrounded by a strong wall and at the end of the wall was an outer wall. The old city stretched from the Front Street to the 4th Cross Street and from Maliban Street to the sea. The Fort and the [...]
Annual Sportsmeet of Kindercare Montessori
Kindercare Montessori House of Children held their annual sportsmeet at the CR & FC grounds on April 7, 2018. Pix by Priyantha Wickramaarachchi
Students of Kirama Dhammananda Maha Vidyalaya visited Kirama Galtamgoda Temple
Students of Kirama Dhammananda Maha Vidyalaya visited Kirama Galtamgoda Temple and cleaned the premises to commemorate the Vesak Festival. Pix by W. A. Nelka
Kids’ World
The Thrice Blessed Day Vesak is the most important festival in Buddhism which falls on the full moon day of May, commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment and Maha Parinirvana of the Buddha. Prince Siddhartha, who later became the Enlightened One, was born in Lumbini in Nepal. His father was King Suddodhana and mother was Queen Mahamaya. [...]