In ‘Nasty, Brutish, and Short,’ kids say the most epistemological things
Is it moral to write publicly about your children? In this queasy-making age of “sharenting”, some social media…
A journey through ninety years into the new normal
By Sivanandini Duraiswamy
The year was 1930! The date was December 10, when Ceylon was under Colonial rule and the…
Brannavan Gnanalingam on… how the past can enlighten our future
Sri Lankan novelist, Anuk Arudpragasam's novel, A Passage North was recently shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The…
Stonehenge builders were fuelled by sweet treats, excavation suggests
LONDON - The builders of Stonehenge fuelled themselves with sweet treats containing foraged fruit and nuts,…
Plane truth or flight of fancy?
By D. P. Satish
BENGALURU - Sri Lanka wants to reclaim its ancient glory by conducting a detailed scientific…
With more freedom, young women in Albania shun tradition of ‘Sworn Virgins’
By Andrew Higgins
LEPUSHE, Albania — As a teenager locked in a patriarchal and tradition-bound mountain village in…
Confronting life in the aftermath of devastation
Standing there before the window of his room, looking out through the dust-coated pane of glass at the empty lot…
Anuk Arudpragasam named in Booker Prize longlist
LONDON/COLOMBO — Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam is in the running for the 2021 Booker Prize alongside…
Documenting Sri Lanka’s unique Buddha image-houses
LAWRENCE, Kansas – For centuries, they have been intimate spaces for personal prayer and contemplation for the…
A 2021 look at Bambaru Avith – the gently sensual Sri Lankan classic
By Steve Rose
Painstakingly restored from the sole surviving, badly damaged 35mm print, this realist drama from…
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