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Prof. Hiran D. Dias passed away at the age of 89 on Feb. 28, 2023. He was born on Feb. 25, 1934 in his parental ancestral home in Panadura. His father was Charlie Dias and mother was Freda Dias. After completing his high school education at St. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, he went to University […]
Sri Lankans began planting jackfruit trees to gain food self-sufficiency during British rule, and they’ve since helped islanders avoid starvation. My mother grew up in a house of eight people in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, 100km north-east of Colombo. During the island’s severe droughts in the 1970s, most of her family’s humble, home-cooked meals consisted of […]
news Revolt on the razor’s edge Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) The Ceylonese Freedom was not really offered on a platter, as some quarters would hasten to comment on the country’s Independence struggle. It was a collective effort amassed over the years if not decades. Some architects of the triumph went down the chronicle, while the rest remain unsung heroes. Some champions of this worthy cause did not even get to see the light of their labour. Seen or otherwise, the fruition of their sweat and toil is alive to this day. Listed below are some of the luminaries who dared ex...
Monday 14th December, 2020 Most countries are making preparations for mass vaccination campaigns to rid themselves of coronavirus, and busy sorting out financial and logistical issues. The UK has already begun inoculating its citizens against COVID-19. The US and India are among the nations planning to do so soon. But, in this land like no other, government politicians are busy promoting untested cures. Large crowds were recently seen converging on a village in Kegalle, where a herbal syrup described as a cure for COVID-19 was distributed, free of charge. They blatantly violated the health gu...