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by K S Sivakumaran
In our country poetry writing is flourishing at present times. The quality of these poems may not measure up to the standards that critic Vihanga Perera expects. Nevertheless, others like me enjoy contemporary poets.
They have visions and scope and interpretation of their own poem. For instance, I like some of the poems by Ashley Halpe, Regi Siriwardene, Yasmine...
Sri Lankan history is recoded, interpreted and commented by scholars and academics and also by racial minded people in such, way to portray their political stances and an agenda of ethnic superiority.
However, inscriptional evidence is often not considered for an impartial establishment of facts. Parts of our precarious maladies are due to falsifying facts and...
Of the few Sri Lankans who write epic poetry in Tamil in Sri Lanka, Dr Jinnah Sherifudeen, a medical doctor, has written over half a dozen poetry books. He comes from the East where Muslim poets flourish and writes traditional and contemporary poetry and fiction too. He has proved efficiency in writing in every field.
Despite changes in style of writing over the years, he...
by K S Sivakumaran
Malinda Seneviratne is like my son as him and my older son were schoolmates and co-scouts at Royal during the1980s.Therefore, I...
In the early Tamil cinema, the name Sridhar was a household word among cine-goers. They might remember films such as Kalyana...
This week, let me write briefly about some interesting notes on some personalities in the writing world and writing skills they...
Athanaar Yesurajah is an unorthodox Tamil writer and critic in Jaffna. He has travelled widely and is well known in local Tamil...
There is a distinct Tamil Literature in Sri Lanka. This fact is not much known among other communities in the country. Even the...
Dr Manonmani Shanmugathas’ book, Lankan Thamillogy - Some Registrations, on Lanka’s time immemorial up to the end of the 20th...
This is a review of a review. The original An Overview appeared in Tamil in the Quarterly of All Ceylon Hindu Congress, No. 3 (...
The book under review is an English translation of a book written in Sinhala by Deshabandhu Sirisumana Godage. The translator is...
A critical appreciation of Tamil film songs and music directors of memorable old Tamil films we have not known so far has been...
Dr Kandiah Shriganeshan is a Senior Lecturer at the English Language Teaching Centre, University of Yaalpaanam (Jaffna). He has...
Earlier this month a large number of poets and fiction writers from South Asian countries, mainly from various parts of India,...
In the world of international aesthetic cinema we had one Lankan film maker who has withstood for several decades as an...
Senior journalist Jayantha Chandrasiri’s newest film Gharasarapa, screened at the Tharanga theatre at the National Film...
We know what is Rule of Law? But, have we heard the expression, “The Rule of Why”? Well, we shall find out from a little booklet...
First, from the author’s detail from the book itself:“ Dr Dilantha Gunawardana is a molecular biologist, who graduated from the...
The strength of young journalist Sachitra Mahendra’s writing lies in his simple use of language for creative purposes. He has...
We notice that many of the Lankan writers writing in Sinhala, Tamil or English prefer to publish their books of poetry, rather...
Author of a dozen books in English and five times winner of prestigious awards for her literary works Kamala Wijeratne is a well-...