A shining star in nuclear medicine
Her carefree childhood was a whirl of playing outdoors, earnest academic and political discussions with adults with wide and varied interests who visited her parents’ home on Thurstan Road, Colombo, reading anything and everything that she could lay her hands on, with a high priority for education but no pressure to excel. Dr. Yuni Dewaraja, [...]
Making opera more accessible and relevant
‘Open to Opera’ featuring students from the University of Visual and Performing Arts (UVPA) , accompanied by Menaka De Fonseka Sahabandu will be presented by Kiara Wickremasinghe and Wasantha Geekiyanage on Thursday, June 26 at 7 p.m. at the Russian Cultural Centre in Colombo. The programme is curated via intensive workshops conducted by Kiara and [...]
Appreciations
Your guiding light to one and all will never fade DR. CHANDANA WIJAYANAMA Dr. Chandana Wijayanama – an academic, professional, a man of integrity, wisdom and boundless compassion. A leader who believed in people, a thinker who saw beyond borders, and a human being whose humility was as deep as his intellect. Finding the words [...]
Requiem for a Garden City
On the avenues of Colombo, an intricate pattern of flickering shade has dappled her road surfaces, for almost two centuries. You don’t have to look up to know of leaves dancing in a wind in the high canopies. On roads that stretch east -west, evenings promise a spectacular kaleidoscope in a west-facing Gothic arch; an [...]
ARTRA Experientials: Art in a private salon setting
What if the future of art isn’t bigger in scale, but more intimate and meaningful? ARTRA Experientials, a series of exhibitions and art walkthroughs will be taking place from June 25-29 in a private collector’s home in Colombo. The private art salon experience attempts to redefine how one can engage with contemporary art in a [...]
Colourful Kottang
Terminalia catappa Common/ English name: Country almond Family: Combretaceae (The kumbuk/marudu family) (Sinhala name: Kottamba/Kottang; Tamil name: Kottai) This tree is not as spectacular as the Flamboyant or the Tabebuia but it is still a beautiful tree, with large, oval-shaped leaves clustered in whorls, with branches spreading horizontally and arranged in tiers, giving this tree [...]
A model of intellectual and emotional balance
Tanya Ekanayaka’s latest album, “16 Sri Lankan Piano Isles” (released by Naxos Records in May 2025), is a shimmering musical tribute to the natural beauty and ecological significance of her homeland. Comprising 16 compositions inspired by 16 biodiverse islets scattered around Sri Lanka, the album is a deeply personal and profoundly evocative work by the [...]
CHDM talks on WW II propaganda and Rukmani Devi
A talk on Ceylon and Propaganda in the Second World War by Lara Wijesuriya will be held on Tuesday, June 24 at 5 p.m. at 25 Elibank Road, Colombo 5. British colonial propaganda of World War II encouraged colonized people to contribute more to the war efforts. This presentation showcases several propaganda posters and the [...]