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Cassandra Alexander Galle Road today has a proliferation of brilliant neon signs that, after the sun goes down, somewhat garishly vie with each other for the attention of passersby. Among...

Dinali Fernando Gypsies – those colorfully dressed, rootless people perpetually traversing the country in small bands, accompanied by their laden donkeys, with children, dogs and chickens in procession - were...

Wijeratne Muhandiram By an interesting coincidence the month of Esala in Sri Lanka's traditional lunar Buddhist calendar is a period of festivals in Sri Lanka.  Beginning in mid-July and extending...

Jean Cullen Take away from today's kitchen the mixer and blender, the gas or electric range and microwave. Remove also the latest beaters, peelers, choppers, bread slicers and those power­driven...

Wijeratne Muhandiram What do you need to fill your prescription? Rare leaves and scented roots, healing herbs or soothing vines, emetic berries or curative seeds, exotics such as asafoetida or...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake Mahaweli...one could hardly spend a few days in Sri Lanka without the word reaching you. In print, on radio and TV, in advertising, in commerce, politics, music and...

Maureen Seneviratne Wherever you wander in Sri Lanka, once you move out of the city of Colombo and take any of the routes into its hinterland, you will see spread...

Amari Goonetilleke One mile of English origin, one gramophone, a Scotsman and parts of a German radio set a somewhat cosmopolitan beginning to the whole affair. Let's call it the...

Dinali Fernando The collection of coins in the Colombo Museum is often overshadowed by the other more glittery and ornate exhibits that catch the eye of the visitor. But if...

Ravi Prasad Herath Much of the beauty of the Sri Lankan country-side away from the manicure lawns and well-tended gardens of the cities and plantation bungalows comes from the fascinating...