by Vijaya Chandrasoma February was recognized as the month to celebrate the history and achievements of the African American people in America by President Gerald Ford...
by Lalin Fernando After reading Shamindra Ferdinando’s sparkling review (Island Jan 13 with a follow up a week later) of retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of...
by Malinda Seneviratne There’s a bill currently at the ‘Committee Stage’ in the UK’s House of Lords which that country’s High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Sarah...
by Malinda Seneviratne Last week we wrote that it’s time for the Geneva Circus and that it would come with molehills and mountains. Well, now we...
by Rukmini Attygalle A review by Padraig Colman Rukmini Attygalle writes in her acknowledgements in her debut collection of short stories entitled Of Saris and Grapefruit,...
by Malinda Seneviratne Circus Pacifica, Apollo Circus and of course the amazing Chinese Circus — readers of an earlier generation will no doubt remember these. The...
Thirteen short stories of varied ‘plots’ comprise this slim book, author-published by KKS Perera in December 2020. Introducing the contents, KKS says the book “… include...
by Malinda Seneviratne This column focuses on local politics. As opposed to global affairs. However, ‘local-global’ is, as sociologists would point out, a false dichotomy. What...
Vini Vitharana was born on June 2, 1928 at Pallikudawa, Tangalle. He had his early education at Christ Church College, Tangalle and entered Mahinda College, Galle...
by Malinda Seneviratne The year 2020 was eminently forgettable and that has very little to do with politics. The obvious need not be stated. As for...