What is needed now would be to formulate long-term strategies to avoid such a crisis from happening again and to establish ironclad food security for the country. There are a few thoughts towards this end.
What is evident is that walauwas were the houses of the Kandyan chieftains and the Low Country mudaliars. In contrast, the average citizen’s home was known as a ‘pela’, ‘palpatha‘, ‘maduwa‘, ‘kutiya‘ or ‘geya‘. The home of the village chief, the native doctor, vidane arachchi, mudalali, and so on was the ‘gedara’.
As a firm believer in fair business practices, I emphasise that success is a two-way street. If accusations against a publisher hold merit, proper evidence should be presented for a fair judgment. Notably, established and bestselling authors often maintain a trusting relationship with their publishers, recognising the multifaceted investments made, including time and labour.
By Rashmika Mandawala An Endless Journey begins with one specific part. That is, the protagonist of the novel, Bhaskar Sharma Gautam, a middle-class Nepali, temporarily abandons all his comforts and family and […]
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Sri Lanka’s literary landscape has a very particular space for transalted work. Hundreads of translations are launched in this island nation by its relatively small publishing community which as a number is very insignificant compared with India and Bangladesh. However, as a percentation against the original work published in two main langauges spoken in the island nation, and the little the English writers in Sri Lanka do, translations into Sinhala records the majority.
BY Nadeera DICKWELLA Summary “Sri Lanka has just elected a new president. Despite the support by many parties Dullas Alahapperuma could not succeed. This is an analysis to see whether his defeat […]
In the grand theater of the world, various actors would be playing various roles every so often. Some would be heroic personas , some would be destined traitors, some are unsung heroes & […]
By Nadeera Dickwella If a man’s ego is way bigger than his own life, it could bring more damage to him as well as & an entire nation. I have nothing personal […]
By Nadeera Dickwella The voice for a change has been echoed on the streets of Colombo & across the whole of Sri Lanka. Peoples’ frustration over issues that has accumulated over the years as well as […]
By Nadeera Dickwella A developed , sustainable , safe & efficient transport system is of paramount importance to any country’s development. That has been proven for millenniums. From ancient Rome to historical […]
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