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M B Dissanayake The Dalada Maligawa, or the Temple of the Tooth, is the very heart of Kandy, Sri Lanka's hill capital. It is today the most sacred Buddhist shrine...

Maureen Seneviratne 0n 13th June 1820 one of the most famous auction sales ever to be held in London took place in the "great room" of one Thomas King in...

Florence Ratwatte We prepare for this springtime revelry rather early in the year. Or rather the koel, popularly accepted in Sri Lanka for the cuckoo, does. It is the season...

Anne Outwater "Let not one drop of water reach the sea without first serving mankind. "- King Parakramabahu I, 12th century AD. On first hearing, one is bound to be...

Sharmini Luther " Art is a spiritual definition of nature and when it ceases to be that it ceases to function and is useless. Bad art is nothing other than...

A programme of Night-time Entertainment Some people seem to be under the impression that there isn't a great deal of night-time entertainment in Colombo. But they are wrong. For one...

A. Felician Fernando The festivals of Sri Lanka, most of them springing from a deeply religious background, are a blend of pageantry and penance, of old, established rituals and new...

S. Wijeratne The Pettah is a hive of activity. Pavement hawkers shouting out their wares at the top of their voices. Shopkeepers wooing passers-by to step in to their showrooms...

Sarasi In February, Colombo comes alive to the throbbing of drums and the mystic rhythms of the Orient. Yes, it is time once again for the annual Colombo Navam Maha...

Lucien Rajakarunanayake As a form of decoration it is the simplicity that impresses one most. It can set the mood for a ceremony or function. At a wedding, the tender...