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By Uditha Devapriya On August 29, 1943, the 43 Group was formed in Lionel Wendt’s house at 18 Guildford Crescent, Cinnamon Gardens. There are conflicting accounts of who took part in the first meeting and who did not. Lester James Peries remembered seeing George Keyt, Justin Daraniyagala, Geoffrey Beling, and Manjusri, while Richard Gabriel remembered […]
by ECB Wijeyesinghe Today (March 1980), on the eve of the Big Match, let us begin the week by raising a rousing cheer to the oldest Old Thomian alive who makes another big hit which brings him closer and closer to the Century of this Century. You may not believe it when you see his […]
Dr. Roland Silva Memorial Lecture: By Uditha Devapriya On Thursday, 27 January, Prof. Romila Thapar will deliver the Dr Roland Silva Memorial Lecture to the National Trust of Sri Lanka. Prof. Thapar will be speaking about the museums in India, charting their evolution from private collections to public displays and placing them in the context […]
by Manik de Silva The death last week of Nihal Ratnaike, among the country’s most senior English language journalists, brought memories of the fun days at the old Ceylon Observer, then one of two evening English dailies, published here. The other was the once British owned Times of Ceylon occupying what was then the tallest […]