Archive for November, 2006
A journalist and gentleman
Ajith is no more! The icy cold hand of death has cruelly removed from our midst a brilliant journalist and wonderful friend. We are at a loss for words to describe how diminished we are. Our sorrow knows no bounds. Ajith (Samaranayake) began his brilliant career way back in 1975 at Lake House as a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Doom and gloom
It is all doom and gloom that surround us, the exhilarating ‘Deya Kirula’ ceremony at Weerawila on Sunday notwithstanding. Killings and armed clashes are going on unabated while floods and landslides ravage around the country rendering thousands of people homeless and destitute. President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s speech at the Weerawila ceremony that he had strictly adhered [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )When singing becomes a crime
"God sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again." — H. W. Longfellow Many a person has blown a gasket over the appointment of popular singer Karunaratne Divulgane as the North Central Province Governor. They demand [...]
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