Behind Bridgerton
Dearest gentle reader, One does not simply meet the talk of the Ton – one is granted an audience. And so it was that, amid the literary buzz of the Ceylon Literary and Arts Festival, which took place from February 13 to 15, The Sunday Times was granted just such an opportunity with none other [...]
Look at our ‘Bubble Baby’
No more a baby, he is facing the Ordinary Level (OL) examination right now with confidence. Remember the ‘Bubble Baby of Sri Lanka’ for whom the Sunday Times campaigned and all you generous readers took up as your own – responding in numerous ways, to enable him to have life-saving procedures in India. Sanjana Praveen [...]
Return to his roots
When violist Ashan Pillai steps onto the stage of the Lionel Wendt Theatre on February 27, it will be more than a recital. It will be a return; one that is personal, artistic and deeply rooted. Titled ‘Timeless Dialogues’, the evening brings together Ashan and his long-time collaborator, Spanish pianist Juan Carlos Cornelles. The duo, [...]
Letters to the Editor
A danger to road users The Sunday Times this month highlighted a tragic death of a seven-year-old child at the Randiya Uyana Housing Complex, Modera due to a chunk of concrete slab fallingl on his head. The occupants of this housing complex are reported to have brought this health hazard to the notice of the [...]
APPRECIATIONS
We carry with us the imprint of her methods, standards and insistence on excellence DR. PREMINI AMERASINGHE I write with deep sorrow and profound gratitude to honour the life of Dr. Premini Amerasinghe, a distinguished Consultant Radiologist and former Head of the Radiology Department at Kandy General Hospital. Dr. Premini belonged to a generation of [...]
The Satinwood bridge that once spanned the Mahaweli
When the British occupied the country, their primary object was to establish a secure link into Kandy and the outlying hill districts. Within less than half a century of subjugating Sri Lanka’s maritime territories in 1796, they were faced with two rebellions; the first in the Uva region (1817-1820) and the other in Kandy (1848). [...]
The taste of home
There is a particular sound that never leaves you if you grew up in Sri Lanka. It is the metallic rhythm of two cleavers striking a hot griddle at speed — tak-tak-tak-tak — as kottu roti is chopped into submission on a roadside stove. It is chaotic, percussive, unmistakable. For many of us, it is [...]
Lifting the veil on a hidden world
When I meet Ira Mukhoty at the Ceylon Literary Festival last week, it feels like an appointment with someone who has taken brief leave from the fantastic Mughal court – the harems and zenanas – the glittering world of India’s ranis from the days of legendary Draupadi to Mumtaz Mahal. For Ira in her books [...]
Asia Arts award for Hema Shironi
Hema Shironi, the artist wielding a seamstress’s needle, has been honoured with a 2026 Asia Arts Future Award (South Asia), presented by the Asia Society India Centre. In her early thirties, Hema’s work is unique. She uses embroidery, patchwork and bricolage to talk about issues like home, belonging, and the bonds that connect individuals and [...]