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| Sounding out on noise |
ADVERTISTMENTS |
| Nearly a century ago, in 1915, the use of loudspeakers created such an uproar in Sri Lanka that it became one of the biggest incidents ever to have happened during the last century; a watershed in the annals of the country’s history.
It led to a massive demonstration in and around Kandy that triggered rioting in Colombo and elsewhere. The then colonial Government..... |
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| Dainty little Rishmiya Banu was all smiles as she walked up to greet her doctor Conal Austin last Sunday. Her parents watching her with pride had tears in their eyes, remembering the time, not so long ago when Rishmiya was a very sick little girl.
The family had travelled all the way from Kurunegala to Galle in damp and dismal weather but it was a journey they made...... |
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| Secrets of a Swami |
| Swami Gauribala, better known as ‘German Swami’, was among the most colourful figures of 20th Century Sri Lanka. A consummate entertainer and prankster, he was also deeply immersed in a spiritual journey, his Grail Quest, that animated his study of sacred power, especially at Kataragama and Sigiriya. |
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