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Vesak in the Age of Screens

Sri Lanka, May 25 -- Technology's infiltration into human behaviour has been a hot topic for years. We never tire of discussing it nineteen to the dozen. In some instances, that discourse doesn't seem... Read More


From Scars to Stories

Sri Lanka, May 18 -- Right now the world is struggling with the harsh reality of full-scale war. Quite fortunately, Sri Lanka is celebrating the end of a brutal, three-decade-long conflict in the nort... Read More


Key to a Lived History

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Both biographies and autobiographies chronicle human lives. Yet the argument is whether autobiographies offer a unique efficiency in revealing the essence of a person.Perhaps auto... Read More


Armchair Atlas

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Travelling is not everyone's cup of tea. Reasons can vary. It incurs expenses, for one. Some of us can't get ourselves to move around at least for 500 metres. Especially the contem... Read More


Tale of Two Travel Narratives

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- In the past not-so-distant, travelogues hadsome allure. The late 1990s saw veteran journalist Dharmasiri Gamage contribute a series of travel articles for our sister publication, S... Read More


Engineer by Day, Artist by Passion

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- MaheshAluthge, a mechanical engineer who graduated from University of Moratuwa, is currently making a name for himself in the Brisbane art world. Despite his technical backgroun... Read More


As Humanity Goes Up in Smoke

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- I had the most challenging task at the end of writing this essay. It was to find a picture that aligns with the theme of this essay which would not disturb the reader. I could n... Read More


From Sramadana to Social Transformation through Sarvodaya

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- Dr A T Ariyaratne's life is a story of transformation. Born in 1931 in the Unawatuna, he was primarily educated at Buona Vista College and Mahinda College. He then pursued a car... Read More


Local Seed, Global Signal

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Getting a patent approved is generally considered a long and difficult process. The process can be even harder for Sri Lankans living abroad. Yet geniuses are born and made to o... Read More


Avurudu: Ever-Flowing Wellspring or Fading Tradition?

Sri Lanka, April 6 -- Among all festive seasons celebrated in Sri Lanka, Avurudu must be the one that captures the national mood quite unlike any other. The country's media apparatus buzzes with what ... Read More