Eighty years on, the insight that gave birth to UNESCO remains as timeless and relevant as the Dhamma itself: peace must first be constructed in the...
The man dubbed the Father of Free Education, CWW Kannangara (CWWK), was pivotal to my primary and secondary education at two very good schools: first at...
“I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” George Orwell wrote these words in...
In the lush green heart of Sri Lanka’s wet zone, where the songs of cicadas mingle with the distant rush of waterfalls, a remarkable story of...
In higher education, what gets recognised gets repeated. It’s a simple principle with profound implications. When institutions systematically celebrate achievement, whether scholarly publications, innovative business proposals,...
It would be premature to state that the US-driven peace plan is drastically unraveling in the Middle East but the indications are that it is facing...
A Green Vision for the Future In a world grappling with climate change, biodiversity loss, and growing socio-economic inequalities, Sri Lanka is striving to chart a...
Shareefa Thahir has zoomed into the spotlight, in a big way, as a radio personality, TV presenter, news anchor … and as a compere, as well....
Hi! This week I thought I should give my readers a simple remedy for hair care, using aloe vera gel. There’s usually little cause for concern...
The recent findings on consanguinity rates in Sri Lanka by Dr. Thurairajah’s team, as reported in The Sunday Times, have brought a long-standing but often private...