#uதுකම් (#Duty): Continued from Yesterday By Laleen Jayamanne Brahmi Script on a Pot The Brahmi script holds potential for thinking about Lanka and its culture’s links to a wider world, prior to the arrival of Buddhism and the formalisation of its current languages. Artists could perhaps draw on specialist knowledge from friendly secondary sources that bring […]
Melbourne, Australia, is certainly a happening scene for Sri Lankans, especially when it comes to entertainment. Quite a few Sri Lankan bands, and solo artistes, now based in Australia, are turning out to be crowd-pullers, at various events. I’m now told that a Sri Lankan dance troupe is also very much in demand and, before […]
By Saman Indrajith There would be more social upheavals if the government did not solve the problems peopel were facing, the main Opposition the SJB, told Parliament on Tuesday. Chief Opposition Whip Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella said it was difficult to predict when and where the next violent uprising would take place. “Some […]
As far as the distraught masses are concerned, today, Parliament has lost much of its import. People have begun to treat it and, its members, who are supposed to represent them, with scorn and disgust. Not unjustifiable, because our parliamentary democracy has manifestly failed to live up to its reputation, among other things, as a […]
For the 125th anniversary of Trinity College, Kandy, The Old Boys Association published a 135-page commemorative volume, titled Memories of Trinity, containing short pieces written mainly by old boys. Consisting mostly of humorous anecdotes about teachers and students, the volume was edited by five old boys, including Lakshman Kadiragamar, who also happened to be the […]