(Excerpted from Falling Leaves, an anthology of memoirs by LC Arulpragasam) As a boy growing up in Ceylon, I had developed a fascination for water, whether...
Part 31 PASSIONS OF A GLOBAL HOTELIER Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality...
The year just ending – 2024 – most certainly was exceptional and will make its mark in the history of Sri Lanka. The reason is political:...
by Dr Sarala Fernando Spring is usually associated with a revival of life in nature after the dark of winter is done. In foreign policy, “spring”...
(Excerpted from Men and Memories by JR Jayewardene) Anand Bhawan Allahabad (This letter is handwritten Oct. 13, 1945) Dear Mr. Jayewardene, My father, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,...
by Geewananda Gunawardana It is encouraging that the piece on agnotology and ethnicity (The Island December 4, 2024) elicited an erudite discourse (‘Ethnicity and genetics –...
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” Cassandra quotes below a poet she never could enjoy – Alfred Lord Tennyson...
by Professor Chanaka Jayawardhena President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to embark on a state visit to China early next year, following his recent diplomatic success...
Revisiting field research in Ampara by Prof. Amarasiri de Silva The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, also known as the Boxing Day tsunami, triggered by a magnitude...
Prof. O. A. Ileperuma The Cabinet has recently decided to review the state-owned, non-commercial institutions, many of which are redundant or are of no use. The...