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Assessing Martin Wickramasinghe’s literary path
Martin Wickramasinghe is the pioneer of modern Sinhala literature....
2022-07-29 18:30:00 0
My father stood for values and standards - Prof. Praneeth Abhayasundara
The late Pundit Wimal Abhayasundara is one of the foremost poets from...
2022-06-25 18:30:00 0
‘Second Show’ a foundation for borderless cinema
The collaboration between Sri Lanka and India the film industry is a...
2022-06-18 18:30:00 0
Writers speak out at Global Literary Congress
The world is on fire. At one end of the world, there are wars –...
2022-05-21 18:30:00 0
Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger: The forest woman
Today is International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB). It was...
2022-05-21 18:30:00 0
Raigampura Kalakaruwo is the first book on artistes of Raigam Koralaya
Raigampura Kalakaruwo (Artistes of Raigampura) by former Inspector...
2022-05-07 18:30:00 0
Blames trade union
A trade union at the National Zoological Gardens legedly involved in...
2022-03-27 18:30:00 0
Duvall Hecht: A pioneer in the world of audio books
Nowadays, audio books are very popular, even the avid readers tend to...
2022-03-19 18:30:00 0
Writers decry Russian aggression in Ukraine
We are now witnessing world’s worst catastrophe after the Second...
2022-03-05 18:30:00 0
Writing tips from Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez is considered one of the...
2022-02-19 18:30:00 0
Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II
At the beginning of 2022, it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II...
2022-02-19 18:30:00 0
A great Literati and Statesman
Today (February 13) marks the 154 birth anniversary of one of Sri...
2022-02-12 18:30:00 0
Thich Nhat Hanh, a global figure who represented Asian philosophy
Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh Thera, one of the world’s most influential...
2022-01-29 18:30:00 0
Joan Didion: The last American classical writer
Joan Didion, one of America’s leading modern day writers,especially...
2022-01-22 18:30:00 0
Goodbye Sidney Poitier Passing of first Black person who won an Oscar
Sidney Poitier, the first Black person to win a best actor Oscar,...
2022-01-22 18:30:00 0
Collecting royalties is an uphill task - W. B. Ganegala
Piracy is a big problem in Sri Lanka. When it comes to the music...
2022-01-15 18:30:00 0
Start writing when you are at your best - Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison, an author of more than a dozen novels, is the only...
2022-01-15 18:30:00 0
Turning back the pages of time with a great poet
Mahagama Sekera is considered the most inspiring poet of modern...
2022-01-08 18:30:00 0
Most anticipated books for 2022
With the Covid-19 pandemic one of the severely affected fields is the...
2022-01-08 18:30:00 0
Inventing new realities
This year’s Swarna Pustaka award (the Golden Book award) for the best...
2022-01-01 18:30:00 0
Jhumpa Lahiri translating herself
‘Translating Myself and Others’Author: Jhumpa LahiriPublisher:...
2022-01-01 18:30:00 0
Literary awards encourage writing - Eric Illayapparachchi
The State Literary Awards festival for 2021 was held at the BMICH...
2021-12-25 18:30:00 0
Documentary film on Milan Kundera
A documentary film on world renowned Czech writer Milan Kundera was...
2021-12-25 18:30:00 0
Lynching of Priyantha Kumara: Pakistani reaction to Sialkot’s ‘Day of Shame’
Last Friday, on December 4, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said...
2021-12-11 18:30:00 0
The man who won the Nobel Prize for literature
The prize of prizes, the Nobel Prize for literature 2021 was awarded...
2021-11-06 18:30:00 0
Sinhala novel and the public sphere
Book: Sinhala Novel and the Public Sphere: Three Illustrative...
2021-10-30 18:30:00 0
Ti mahattaya established art of dubbing in Sri Lanka - Athula Ransirilal
The late veteran film maker, editor and the pioneer in television...
2021-10-23 18:30:00 0
An absorbing autobiography of a playwright
Title - Sailed I on Life like a Lark in the SkyAuthor – Namel...
2021-10-09 18:30:00 0
I wonder why Dr. Paranavithana was not awarded the Nobel Prize – Sirisaman Wijethunge, ex-Assistant Director of Archaeology
The great historian archaeologist Dr. Senarath Paranavithana’s 49th...
2021-10-02 18:30:00 0
Scott Fitzgerald: A pillar of American literature
When talking about American literature, there are three authors who...
2021-09-25 18:30:00 0
I am in the struggle of modernising Sinhala fiction – Tennyson Perera
Veteran Sinhala writer Tennyson Perera’s new collection of short...
2021-09-18 18:30:00 0
A writer who taught readers to love nature
Eminent Indian - Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha passed away two weeks...
2021-09-11 18:30:00 0
Neither caterpillar nor butterfly
Maal Wijayarathna, an author and retired teacher of Royal College,...
2021-08-28 18:30:00 0
This Life at Play: Girish Karnad
The 83rd birth anniversary of Girish Raghunath Karnad, one of modern...
2021-08-21 18:30:00 0
Conversationalist in Sarachchandra
No doubt, he is the most seminal intellectual, literary figure and...
2021-08-14 18:30:00 0
The last erudite who departs
Professor Emeritus Wimal G. Balagalle, the last of the early...
2021-07-31 18:30:00 0
A lonely writer who went to world literature
If someone considers Sinhala short story writers in Sri Lanka, the...
2021-07-10 18:30:00 0
K. Jayathilake - Rishi of Kannimahara
“Kaluachchigamage Jayatilake, better known to his readers as K....
2021-07-03 18:30:00 0
The Eternal Artist who lives in Kelani Temple murals
Among the many great artists whom we posthumously admire, Solias...
2021-06-19 18:30:00 0
I believe in storytelling – Buddhadasa Galappatthy
Veteran artiste Buddhadasa Galappatthy’s two new books “Jeewana...
2021-05-13 18:30:00 0
Novel is the expression of conscience
Prof. Sunanda Mahendra’s new novel Nirmohanaya (Disillusion) was...
2021-05-09 18:30:00 0
Magical realism is not unfamiliar in Sinhala literature - Mohan Raj Madawala
Acclaimed, popular novelist Mohan Raj Madawala’s new novel in Sinhala...
2021-04-24 18:30:00 0
Prof Sarachchandra enriched my literary career– A.M.P. Padeniya
Veteran writer A.M.P. Padeniya’s autobiography in Sinhala, Neerawwa (...
2021-04-10 18:30:00 0
The plight of the University Student
When reading the series of Gunadasa Amarasekara’s novels beginning...
2021-04-10 18:30:00 0
An unsung colossus in literary firmament
When Anne Ranasinghe, a Sri Lankan English language poet died four...
2021-01-02 18:30:00 0
Satyajit Ray’s passion for films and his struggles
Book: My Years with ApuAuthor: Satyajit RayPublisher: Penguin BooksMy...
2020-12-26 18:30:00 0
Some critics hail fake writers- Ranjith Dharmakeerthi
Ranjith Dharmakeerthi, a veteran Sinhala fiction writer, playwright,...
2020-12-05 18:30:00 0
Martin Wickramasinghe, an avid reader on scientific subjects – Dr. Ranga Wickramasinghe
Dr. Ranga Wickramasinghe, the youngest son of pioneering Sinhala...
2020-11-28 18:30:00 0
Rescued from the Ashes, a narrative of women’s fighting spirit - Rohana Wettasinghe
Veteran journalist Rohana Wettasinghe’s new book Jeevithaya Yali...
2020-11-21 18:30:00 0
Quality of literary criticism has declined- Prof. Harshana Rambukwella
Prof. Harshana Rambukwella is a Trustee of the Gratiaen Trust and...
2020-11-07 18:30:00 0

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