The Kingdom of Kotte named after Kotte, the then capital of Sri Lanka first ruled by King Parakramabahu VI (1414-1467) flourished during the 15th century paving the way for ...

In the second part of this series based on Eric Illayapparachchi’s seminal essay on the Sinhala song, we start with his views ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

The 135th birth anniversary of W.A. Silva, one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated Sinhala novelists, took place on 16 January at ...

Sri Lanka’s attainment of national independence in 1948 was not merely the result of constitutional reforms and political struggles but also ...

When someone asks which film was shot at the highest-altitude, it might be difficult to give a direct answer. But it’s none ...

Sri lankan contest, mrs Ishadi Amanda has won the first runner-up position in the Mrs World competition. The competition was ...

B. Perera (The Island of 22 Jan.) has said that what SWRD Bandaranaike did paved the way for generations of a ‘non-English ...

Last week, we looked at a critical evaluation of Swarna Mallawaarachi from Eric Illayapparachchi’s essay ‘The Last Face: ...

Among the technical crew, behind the camera Thusitha Anuradh and Prabath Darshana, assistant director Jayantha Abeyratne, music direction Vihanga Muthumanthri, art director Manoj Wickremesinghe, ...

“Prathibhabhisheka” Womens Entrepreneur Awards 2024 was held at the Hilton Colombo on January 7th organized by the Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce Sri Lanka . Prime Minister Dr. Harini ...