Moving out of the maze

The ubiquity of the Tiger flags was the most dramatic aspect of the demonstrations in London during the President’s visit for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The Diaspora Tigers were not a result of a vacuum in Sri Lanka’s post-war policies. Several times the recent number demonstrated in 2009, blocking access to the Mother of Parliaments in the last weeks of the war.

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Reminiscences of Gold

The many splendours of Iranganie Serasinghe

Saying that Iranganie Serasinghe is talented is an understatement. She is a complete person having done many things in her life. She is an actress, but earlier she had a hand in journalism, dancing and tourism. She also passionately believes in environmental protection.

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Rabindranath Tagore - timeless human icon

When we go about celebrating the 151st ‘Kabirpranam’ - the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, we cannot help but feel troubled at least vestigially - by a nagging sense of remorse. Our conscience is irked, that, we have not been able to re-discover adequately, the quintessential human spirituality, Sage Rabindranath Tagore, so starkly and eloquently symbolized.

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