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by Amarasiri de Silva (International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was observed on October 13.) As a child, I found great comfort in the rhythmic sound...
“A man without ethics is a wild beast let loose upon this world.”– Albert Camus – (Address to the Ceylon College of Physicians, 19 September, 2024,...
by Anura Gunasekera The wrath of a nation can be a fearful thing. In 2022 we saw its evolution and culmination in our own “Aragalaya“, which...
(Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar, memoirs of Bradman Weerakoon) My acquaintance with S W R D Bandaranaike was only through the press reports of his election...
By Ifham Nizam Many write simply to showcase their talent. However, there are others who approach writing as a spiritual practice and a means of self-discovery....
(Excerpted from Falling leaves, an autobiographical memoir of LC Arulpragasam) I had no place to go, because I was wedded to the agriculture sector – by...
by Jayantha Perera I joined Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI), a US development agency, in 1988 after serving the Sri Lankan government for 15 years. I left...
(Excerpted from the autobiography of MDD Peiris, Secretary to the Prime Minister) The Prime Minister had brought in Mr. Tissa Wijeyaratne, a lawyer, and one who...
(Excerpted from Life is a frolic by Goolbai Gunasekara) I’m at the age where parties have become a chore rather than an outright pleasure.That is not...