The Hot Spice of Rice and Curry
Rodney Jonklaas No one who has visited Sri Lanka can forget our rice and curry. Rice is the staple; curries ...
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Art of the Dumbara Weaver
Some call them stereotyped, to others they have a rustic appeal. Critics notwithstanding, Dumbara mats have of late rustled their ...
On the Trail of Tranquility
Rohan Maldeniya The water broadened out as we came to a stop by the riverside. On the river, watermen were ...
Colombo: Where Four Religions Meet
A Felician Fernando A sense of religion, if not its practice, pervades many great cities of the world. The outward ...
Vesak: Buddhism’s Triple Event
Wijeratne Muhandiram A typical cluster of Vesak lanterns made of paper and bamboo swing in the breeze The crowds gather ...
Mt Lavinia: Sun, Sea, Sand and a Governor’s Tryst
Vilma Wimaladasa Mount Lavinia just south of Colombo city is among the best known of Sri Lanka's many seaside resorts. ...
Sport Fishing In and Around Colombo
Fishing or angling is an interesting and absorbing pastime, with the added attraction of having fresh fish at table for ...
Gem & Jewellery ’88 Exhibition
Theja Weeratne A gem by definition is a mineral worn for personal adornment. In ancient times supernatural properties were often ...
The Splendid Sport of Yacht Racing
Virginia Diehl In 1927 Sir Thomas Lipton gifted to the Royal Colombo Yacht Club (RCYC) the ornate and intricately crafted ...
The Mountain of the Sacred Footprint
Lucien Rajakarunanayake Ceylon from whatever direction it is approached, unfolds a scene of loveliness and grandeur unsurpassed, if it be ...