A Point of view: Why not, a less complicated national flag?

It was the lion flag that fluttered during the celebrations on February 4, 1948 as on the opening of the first parliament on February 11, 1948 by Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake. But soon it became unpopular among the minority communities, and in 1951 a green and orange boleaf had been added on the hoist side to represent the Muslim and Tamil communities respectively.

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DEBATE: De-coding the Da Vinci Code

A thriller, the Da Vinci Code which casts serious doubt on the historical concept of God; Catholic Church, Christian Theology Mary Magdalene, the Council of Nicaea, the New Testament canon, the church Architecture and witch-hunt during medieval times, tries to reinforce "sacred feminine" and a re-vitalised worship of Goddess or Goddesses.

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Jaffna library - a symbol of resurgence

Before it was burned down by a mob in 1981, the Jaffna Library was a repository for rare volumes on the Tamil people and their history. Its destruction was considered an attempt to destroy a culture. The library has been rebuilt, but many shelves are still empty and what filled them can never be replaced.

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