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[caption id= quot;attachment_536720 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;550 quot; caption= quot;Kosetsu amp;#39;s hybrid Indo-Japanese murals once again in their full splendour: Mara and his army attack Bodhisatta and top right, Offering kheer by Sujatha to Bodhisatta quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-536720 quot; title= quot;Sarnath-murals-4 quot; src= quot;ht... </description>  </item>  <item>  <title>Bowled over by cricket from a young age </title>  <link> http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/plus/bowled-over-by-cricket-from-a-young-age-536716.html </link>  <pubDate> 27 October 2023 @ 8:20 pm </pubDate>  <description>  lt;div gt;

[caption id= quot;attachment_536717 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;Shammi Silva, President of SL Cricket hands over the award to Gwen Herat quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-536717 quot; title= quot;9Y1A9055-Mrs-Gwen-Herath quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/231029/uploads/2023/10/9Y1A9055-Mrs-Gwen-Herath.jpg quot; alt= quot; quo... </description>  </item>  <item>  <title>Tapestry of collaborative work;  Ena and her band of artists </title>  <link> http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/plus/tapestry-of-collaborative-work-ena-and-her-band-of-artists-536711.html </link>  <pubDate> 27 October 2023 @ 8:18 pm </pubDate>  <description>  lt;div gt;

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The Barefoot Loft Gallery ... </description>  </item>  <item>  <title>Letters to the Editor </title>  <link> http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/plus/letters-to-the-editor-6-536705.html </link>  <pubDate> 27 October 2023 @ 7:57 pm </pubDate>  <description>  lt;span style= quot;font-size: medium; quot; gt; lt;strong gt;A plea to establish well-equipped  lsquo;Stroke Units rsquo; in the public sector lt;/strong gt; lt;/span gt;

As far as minimising the morbidity and mortality of Non Communicable Disease (NCDs) on the island, cardiology units and cancer units have appeared in the Health sector hospitals. However, the other dominant NCD, i.e. Stroke ... </description>  </item>  <item>  <title>APPRECIATIONS </title>  <link> http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/plus/appreciations-7-536700.html </link>  <pubDate> 27 October 2023 @ 7:49 pm </pubDate>  <description>  lt;span style= quot;font-size: medium; quot; gt; lt;strong gt;The big brother who was friend and role model lt;/strong gt; lt;/span gt;

 lt;strong gt;KANAGARATNAM MANICcAVASAGAR lt;/strong gt;

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His coloured... </description>  </item>  <item>  <title>Women in repose and movement; landscapes windswept and still </title>  <link> http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/plus/women-in-repose-and-movement-landscapes-windswept-and-still-536689.html </link>  <pubDate> 27 October 2023 @ 7:27 pm </pubDate>  <description> [caption id= quot;attachment_536690 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;400 quot; caption= quot;Hummingbirds quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-536690 quot; title= quot;Hummingbirds quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/231029/uploads/2023/10/Hummingbirds.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;400 quot; height= quot;403 quot; / gt;[/caption]

 lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;An Exhib... </description>  </item>  <item>  <title>Unravelling our island’s many mysteries </title>  <link> http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/plus/unravelling-our-islands-many-mysteries-536684.html </link>  <pubDate> 27 October 2023 @ 7:18 pm </pubDate>  <description> Asiff Hussein rsquo;s latest book The Zeylonese Treasure Book of Myth, Mystery and Mystique covers a hundred oddities, curiosities and mysteries of Sri Lanka that have long defied explanation. nbsp; Our island is, after all, home to some of the weirdest lore and legends handed down the generations. These stories coming down to us from hoary antiquity speak of lost cities, vanished peoples, extinct... </description>  </item>  <item>  <title>Young dancers eagerly await their day on stage at ‘Joy of Dance’ </title>  <link> http://www.sundaytimes.lk/231029/plus/young-dancers-eagerly-await-their-day-on-stage-at-joy-of-dance-536681.html </link>  <pubDate> 27 October 2023 @ 7:16 pm </pubDate>  <description>  lt;div gt;

A year in the making,  lsquo;Joy of Dance rsquo; presented by the Ballet School of Colombo is a two-part concert: Hansel and Gretel in a classical ballet style and a second act showcasing diverse dance styles taught at the school including jazz, tap and contemporary.

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The show which goes on the boards on November 3 and 4 is choreographed by directors of the school, T... </description>  </item>  </channel>   </rss>