The Sunday Times
ISSN: 1391 - 0531
Sunday January 27, 2008
Vol. 42 - No 35
 
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They followed in the footsteps of the famous Chinese traveller Fa-hsien, coming overland to India and crossing over to Sri Lanka. Whereas Fa-hsien sailed via Sri Lanka back to China after spending two years here and collecting Buddhist books in the fifth century, the Chinese who came in the 20th century never went home. For, they made Sri Lanka their home away from home and now nearly 75 years later most of the early migrants in the 1930s have been buried here.
 
The Murali story
I met Tishani Doshi between sessions of the Galle Literary Festival, in the impromptu café area outside the Festival’s main venue. We sat on a rug under the trees and raced through our conversation, both anxious to hear Vikram Seth who would be speaking shortly. Out of a corner of my eye I could see men I knew hovering around our interview, hoping I would introduce them to this beautiful Indian woman.
 
Finding Yakadaya
With apologies to Baroness Orczy who wrote the above lines in her popular series ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ set during the time of the French Revolution about an anonymous hero who daringly rescued aristocrats from the guillotine, The Sunday Times too went on a different quest.
 
Beach magic

“Please refrain from eating the squirrels as they are pets.” I blinked as my tired brain misinterpreted a sign on the top of the television in my bedroom at the Jetwing hotel in Negombo, The Beach.

 

Letters to the editor
  Modern invasions and the destruction of a world heritage
  We are not differently abled!
  Remember the thalidomide tragedy?
 
Appreciations
  Viola Eunice Perera
  Ravi Samarasinha
  M. Jameel
  Aleric Fernando
  Sarath Surasena
   
Travel
  A Royal treat
   
Issues
  Education at crossroads
  The great social leveller on crash course
   
Features
  Weerawila: Clearing ground realities before take-off
  Peasants and pests: How do we solve the problem?
   
Galle literary festival
  Confessions of a serial novelist - Alexander McCall Smith
  Finding freedom in captivity - Brian Keenan
  Getting set for the next!
  Writing: Her way of staying close - Karen Roberts
  Seeking comfort in life's impermanence - Shyam Selvadurai
   
People and events
  Houses handed over to tsunami affected
  Educational and development exhibition
   

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