To feel the feelings and the pain of a little heart that needs a healing is indescribable. It is beyond comprehension as to how it is for a little heart.....

“Pavattite ca panabhagavatadhamma·cakke bhumma deva saddam·anussavesu?saddam·anussavesu?: ‘eta?abhagavata bara?asiya?isipatane miga·daye…”

Since the sad news of our father’s passing away on July 15 (Sunday), the many messages of condolence we have received have been filled with vivid memories of his kindness, compassion, generosity and gregarious personality. We have been gladly r

Mr. Jegan Durairatnam, an astute banker, who has ensured an astounding growth in the banking sector, would be retiring by the end of the month from the post of CEO/Managing Director, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC.   

There are four major religions in the globe today. Those who wholeheartedly follow them do accept and believe what they follow. Multitudes of rites and rituals are contained in each of them. Worthy and meaningful practices are always impressive and a

Lahiru Weerasekara, convenor of the Inter University Students’ Federation or IUSF, better known as Anthare, is a colourful if not divisive figure. He inspires love and hate, sometimes on the same terms. He is derided by those who wish to disman

Ven. Welivita Sri Saranankara Sangharaja Thero will be commemorated at a ceremony to be held at Malwatte Maha Viharaya in Kandy on July 27 (Friday), which is marked as Esala Poya in the Buddhist calendar. Ven. Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Ma

Sakvithi, also called Chakravarthi, is no mythical figure, but an extraordinary monarch with superhuman powers who makes his rare appearance when a Buddha’s dispensation is non-existent on earth. 

Nalandians have always been top among the new innovators throughout the world. In proof of this contention a group of Nalandians recently marked another milestone when their achievements were recognised at the ‘Queen’s Young Leader Awar

In his introduction to his collection of essays “Our Films, Their Films”, Satyajit Ray argues that the cinema is not a cerebral craft and, far from being so, it is reliant on movement and labour. The gist of his contention is that words

The touching tributes and appreciations for Prof. Hettiarachchi, both in the print media and social media since 24th April this year, bear testimony to the lives he impacted in many ways; as an academic, a teacher and a friend.   

25 years ago, the state of the country and the war it was involved in, meant that many people were left vulnerable, having lost loved ones, their belongings and their jobs. Many of these people were also mentally affected by the ongoing trouble in

Renowned journalist Merrill Perera, who had been in the media field for over 40 years, started his carrier as a cub reporter at Lake House in 1963. Later he served Sun Group and Upali Newspapers Pvt LTD as a journalist. Merrill was promoted as Edit

The exhibition of contemporary Iranian abstract art at the Theertha Red Dot Gallery is an eye-opener because the Iranian plastic arts that we are familiar with are traditional. That there is a group of men and women whose artistic instincts and cre

As one of the main attractions of the city, the Beira Lake is a landmark overflowing with history. It was artificially created many decades ago and served as a defensive moat, transporting goods and eventually became a boating centre as it was connec

A very interesting little book came my way at the Public Library. ‘In the World of Literature’ by Ceil Cleveland is a quiz book, testing one’s knowledge of fiction, drama, poetry as well as non-fiction.

“In Sri Lanka, we have barely any state funding for artists and realistically speaking, the government doesn’t sustain a model that would support developing creative practitioners.

Those who argue that implementing the death penalty for serious crimes would act as a deterrent against others who might want to commit such crimes are almost certainly mistaken. The reality is that a person who wants to commit a premeditated crime d

Appreciation on Ramanathan Nadarajah   It was with profound shock and grief that the banking community, his friends and relatives received the sad news of the untimely demise of Ramanathan Nadarajah on 24 June 2018. He was 74 at the time of

Some private bus operators simply don’t respect commuters. Bus conductors don’t ‘conduct’ themselves because they don’t know how to.

If we affirm independence and pluralism in the media are in fact preconditions for democracy to flourish, it is possible for key elements in government to be committed to media that do not simply repeat what they would like to hear. A positive relati

No one in the world is impeccable. Everybody makes mistakes. It’s the nature of human beings to commit mistakes. These mistakes can be classified either venial mistakes or grave mistakes. Some grave mistakes like killing, raping, drug trafficki

Member of the Western Provincial Council Jayantha De Silva, who expressed concern over the country’s failure to manage female labour, pointed out that the agriculture based economy that existed about sixty years ago had given pride of place t

Fetullah Gülen, the leader of FETO, was the mastermind behind what happened in Turkey on 15th July, 2016. Fetullah Gülen and his disciples planned and tried to capture the Turkish Republic. They did not hesitate to use lethal military for

Tissa Abeysekara knew Regi Siriwardena. It was Regi who inducted Tissa into the cinema, when, aboard Lester James Peries’s Gamperaliya, he pointed at him and suggested that he write the dialogues for the script. This was reasonable, given tha

Having given considerable concern in regard to the current state of affairs pertaining to the plantation industry, I wish to highlight certain facts, even though many have expressed their views.

Music has a Therapeutic value.I am a teacher of Western Music and English with 40 years of experience. Even now, I send pupils for London Examinations. I have taught in popular and less affluent schools, mostly in the Southern Province.   

They  are crammed in trucks, making that one last journey in their life. Cows of all sizes and shapes silently moan as they sense what is yet to happen. As the doors open at the butcher’s, some are with broken limbs, some have died and s

Mervyn Samaranayake passed away on July 18 in 1990. I write this with much feeling.   

The Colombo-Kandy hill-country railway line completes 165 years on 3rd August 2018 since its commencement on 3rd August 1853 by the English Governor Sir Henry Ward. Among the other railway stations, one of the main railway stations that begun its c