Cafe with a story
Strolling down the busy residential streets of Narahenpita, you may chance upon one of the newest additions to the coffee house scene with the simple logo of a quirky cartoon figure in black and white sure to pique interest. While the figure of the curious looking turtle clad in its signature cap might be a [...]
It’s always a thrill to have a book of yours make a list: Shehan
Sri Lankan novelist Shehan Karunatilaka’s novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is among the 13 works longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize. “Life after death in Sri Lanka: an afterlife noir, with nods to Dante and Buddha and yet unpretentious. Fizzes with energy, imagery and ideas against a broad, surreal vision of the Sri [...]
Singer with Lankan roots
Young singer Keisha Schneck is looking forward to an exciting future after her single, ‘Forget About Me’ debuted on the Top 100 Swiss Dance Charts last year. Born in the Canary Islands to a Sri Lankan mother and an Italian-Austrian father, 18-year-old Keisha and her sister grew up in mainland Spain. She started her musical [...]
Using puppets and animation to tell their stories on screen
When we think of animation we easily think of Disney or Pixar or animation for children …..but wouldn’t instantly think of it as a medium to talk about very serious or traumatic histories of a country,” says illustrator and experimental animator Irushi Tennekoon. A self-taught professional artist, Irushi has won major international awards and next [...]
Dance was a platform of equal footing
In its mission to foster the international exchange of culture by organising events and festivals of a multidisciplinary nature not limited to dance, music, and theatre, the Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka also aims to promote a contemporary portrait of Germany. Visiting Colombo this week to present his very own interpretation of his multi-ethnic heritage and identity, [...]
Letters to the Editor
Time to think how our education system has served us and failed us “It is dangerous to be too good,” said Sir Winston Churchill on the untimely demise of Mahatma Gandhi. In the process of the current agitation what would have happened if force was used at Janadhipathi Mandiraya, the stately residence of the Executive [...]
APPRECIATIONS
An unforgettable character right from his childhood days at Royal Prep Dr. S. MAHALINGAM Dr. S. Mahalingam passed away 12 years ago and his mortal remains were consigned to the flames on July 21, 2010 amidst a large and distinguished gathering. “Maga” as he was known to everyone close to him was a very rare [...]