The Hindus had realized the importance of the Sun since the Vedic times (c6000 BC). In Hinduism the Gāyathrī Mantra is dedicated to Savitṛi, a Vedic Sun Deity.

Thai Pongal is regarded as one of the most important festivals among the Tamil Hindu Festivals. It is widely celebrated in India and all over the world by the Hindus. The Thai Pongal festival takes place on the first day of the Tamil month of Thai.

The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), High Commission of India, Colombo, will have an online Lecture cum Bharatha Natyam recital by Dr. Subashini Pathmanathan (renowned Bharatha Natyam artiste & scholar),

Mixed media artist Chathuranga Gamage will hold his exhibition titled Landscape on January 14, 15 and 16, 2022 at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery....

Questions have been raised as to why the Ministry of Power has appointed a person linked to controversy- as he is allegedly....

When it comes to Christmas, you know the spirit of the festival is in the air. Truth be told, how could you not? Sri Lanka’s Friendship.....

The art industry in Sri Lanka always had its fair share of challenges and the pandemic hasn’t made it any easier for many of the artists....

One of the greatest Jurists the world had ever seen was Judge G. Christopher Weeramantry. We lost him on January 5, 2017. What made....

The Taliban have been urging Washington to unfreeze roughly $9.4 billion in Afghanistan’s central bank assets

When the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, visited the Tamil majority Northern Province in mid-December, he did things no envoy of Communist China had done before. Ambassador Qi....

UdayaKantha Warnasuriya’s new film Ginimal Pokuru is worth watching. I haven’t seen all his films; nor have I had much good to say about the few I have watched, but this film is commendable....

Undaunted by Covid restrictions and undeterred by intermittent closure of schools, St. Cecilia’s Choir of St. Joseph’s College went on to conduct the annual Carols Service in all its splendour, whilst adhering to all mandatory health regulations.

Pomegranate is a fruit with full of nutritional factors in each part of it; and this gives a high medicinal value to it. It can be cultivated in both cold and hot climates,

THE SALT OF THE EARTH! A phrase one seldom hears in this day and age, but a phrase so aptly suited to FRANCIS ANTHONY WILLIAM IRUGALBANDARA. To the family he was Franki and to others within his orbit he was Frank; frank not only by name, but by his v

The cluster initiative of Rotaract in RID 3220, re-branded as “TogetherSL’’, is a Community Service initiative mainly focused on developing rural communities. As a result, the project requires to be developed and addressed concerning the respec

The oldest Private Catholic School in Sri Lanka St. Benedict’s College Colombo 13 together with the Old Boys Union initiates the first CSR Project for 2022, on January 8. The Blood Donation Campaign expects to target over 150 to 200 Old Benedictine

Ten outstanding women professionals were felicitated by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday. The ‘Wise Woman’ National Programme was launched at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo with the intention of em

We are on this side of the divide, You are on that, We are getting thinner each da You are getting.....

The Sri Lanka Navy organised a magnanimous initiative on Sunday, December 19, 2021 in commemoration of the 71st....

A nation that conquers another is never motivated by the love for the vanquished, but rather by the profitability for the victor. The march of Colonialism may have brought about benefits to a subjugated nation, but they are not deliberately done for

‘Blessed are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the Children of God’ – St. Matt. 5:9

‘No matter the seas, it is the skill and efforts of the captain that would ensure the safe sail towards the harbour’. That is exactly what Loyola College, Daluwakotuwa experienced under its beloved current Rector Rev. Fr. Sudath Gunetileke who i

January 1 is celebrated in Cuba as the day of liberation. This year marks 63 years of the founding of the revolutionary government of Cuba by its historic leader Fidel Castro Ruz. The previous military ruler Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba on Dec 31, 195

Deshabandu Alec Robertson was a well reputed and respected personality who passed away 20 years ago. Although he was a descendent of Eurasian community, he naturalized to the Sri Lankan culture which was enriched with Buddhist philosophy.

It is almost four years since my dearest friend left us on September 4, 2018, leaving a void that cannot be filled. His voice still resonates in our ears and that infectious smile he always had still feels he is so near. I am now beginning to wonder

It is with great sadness that we hear of the news of the demise of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican Archbishop....

On 20th December 2021, the Royal Thai Embassy in collobaration with the Colombo Municipal Council organized a Tree Planting....

The use of illicit or illegal drugs or alcohol is known as substance use and the use of medicinal drugs for purposes other than those for which they are meant to be used, or in excessive amounts is defined as substance abuse.

Rising cases, along with bad weather, caused airlines to cancel more than 1,000 flights on Monday, and the spread of the Omicron variant prompted the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert to suggest the government consider mandating vacci

Mampitiye Dissave, who gifted two tuskers to the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Malgawa), has a lineage from the time of King Narendrasinghe. He is a direct descendent of Mampitiye Duggana Unnanse- a Yakkadoli of King Kirthi Sri Raja