Books ’90 Days’ is a gripping story of the hunt for Rajiv Gandhi’s… Editor_1 Jul 1, 2022 0 The killing of Rajiv Gandhi was the biggest blunder by Prabhakaran, a decision that cost him, for eternity, the…
Exhibitions Dissent art comes into its own Editor_1 Jun 17, 2022 0 The profusion of protest art in the form of paintings, drawings, cartoons and memes are fearless and unrelenting,…
Heritage Sri Lanka wasn’t India’s backwater, just look at its violent, religious medieval… Editor_1 Jun 3, 2022 0 In some ways, Sri Lanka’s history is a laboratory where we can observe trends — from medieval state formation to…
Culture & Art Radio Ceylon — the Sri Lankan channel India turned to when AIR banned film music… Editor_1 May 30, 2022 0 By the time the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) took over following its establishment in 1972, Radio…
Books Hindi novel wins International Booker Prize for the first time Editor_1 May 27, 2022 0 ‘Tomb of Sand’, a novel about an 80-year-old Indian woman’s sudden decision to travel to Pakistan, was named…
Books In ‘Nasty, Brutish, and Short,’ kids say the most epistemological things Editor_1 May 4, 2022 0 Is it moral to write publicly about your children? In this queasy-making age of “sharenting”, some social media…
Culture & Art A journey through ninety years into the new normal Editor_1 Dec 9, 2021 0 By Sivanandini Duraiswamy The year was 1930! The date was December 10, when Ceylon was under Colonial rule and the…
Culture & Art Brannavan Gnanalingam on… how the past can enlighten our future Editor_1 Dec 5, 2021 0 Sri Lankan novelist, Anuk Arudpragasam's novel, A Passage North was recently shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The…
Heritage Stonehenge builders were fuelled by sweet treats, excavation suggests Editor_1 Dec 1, 2021 0 LONDON - The builders of Stonehenge fuelled themselves with sweet treats containing foraged fruit and nuts,…
Heritage Plane truth or flight of fancy? Editor_1 Nov 15, 2021 0 By D. P. Satish BENGALURU - Sri Lanka wants to reclaim its ancient glory by conducting a detailed scientific…