Hues of orange, yellow and crimson were making breathtaking patterns over the evening sky as we headed towards Alan Mathiniyaramaya....
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To a Sri Lankan, life without karapincha would be insipid. The delicately fragrant leaf of the murraya koenigii, karapincha is one of the key flavours of Sri Lankan...
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The Sigiriya Rock Fortress is no doubt one of the most awe-inspiring historical and archaeological sites of Sri Lanka. Attributed to King Kasyapa in the 5th Century...
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Swaying gently in the swing chair overlooking the blue ocean, sparkling in the setting sun, I let my gaze wander... Over the ocean, over the sand dunes and over the lush greenery surrounding Jetwing Yala. In a heart beat I...
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The Call of Wild Sri Lanka by Priyantha Talwatte, a faithful account of the author’s experiences in the wildlife sanctuaries of Sri Lanka, was ceremonially launched...
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From the opening line, the voice of the narrator enters your mind. Trials and tribulations conveyed in candid evenness and peppered with humourous...
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It is a tree for all seasons. Typical to the tropics and subtropics, it is tall, but not so grand in appearance, yet, resilient to the vagaries of nature. The benefits though are manifold....
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Being firm believers that education is the best gift that could be given to children; ZAM Group of Companies spearheaded the noble cause of donating an auditorium to Fathima Muslim Ladies College in Colombo, thus fulfilling a timely need of...
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Amidst the stately white facade, a door decked in wooden tones catches the eye. As the door opens, one can glimpse a flight of stairs draped in red and bathed in the soft glow of yellow light leading and disappearing...
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An ivory hued sculpture of a human figure holding a bird with a cage around his head—‘a unique portrayal of freedom’, was what I felt upon seeing it at the largest contemporary art gallery of Colombo, the Saskia Fernando Gallery....
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