By I. P. C. MENDIS Ranil Wickremesinghe has emerged as the chief “dramatis personae” in the current constitutional deadlock drama. Whether the stars had foretold the...
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana The malign influence of casteism was well explained in the editorial, “Canker of clientelism” (The Island, 14 March) wherein it was stated:...
Sri Lanka is fast creating a Viyathmaga II. When observing how various categories of professionals – teachers, musicians, artists, officers from armed forces, doctors …. are...
My father L.G. Motha (Attorney-at-Law) was the eldest child born to Joseph Motha and Agatha Fernandez on March 11, 1898. His younger siblings were Aunty Mary,...
Excerpts of Suren Abeyagoonasekera’s recent Keynote address on Thurstan College on the Founder’s Day. This is the second occasion, when I am invited to perform this...
Recently a perfect analogy brought forth by a well known actor at a political rally, comparing regime changes in Sri Lanka, to the story behind the...
I was shocked and rather ashamed to listen to the outburst of His Eminence the Cardinal on Ada Derana where he comments on all of Sri...
Kingswood College, Kandy had a reputation for hockey during the mid-twentieth century. The school was way ahead of the schools in Matale which developed their hockey...
The news of my dear friend Ponnadurai Gnanasekeram’s demise on March 15, did not come as a shock. At age 98, those of us who knew...
June 1972 to March 2013 Ten years ago a great spirit only 40-years old left this world. In life she had the best of fortune and...