The Colombo International Book Fair:

 Reading, or reading up for the rat race?

The Colombo International Book Fair teemed with life throughout the day and night with the weekends attracting a larger than ever crowd. What with every publishing house, book shop, art supply and stationery stall offering at least a ten per cent discount on items, literally people of all ages and station in life thronged the massive BMICH and SBEC buildings.

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Glimpse of history from the ANCL archives:

Jawaharlal Nehru's memorable visits to Sri Lanka

A statesman, and an intellectual the first Prime Minister of independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru visited Sri Lanka twice; first a holiday in 1931 and another visit in 1939. Nehru's biographical notes reveal his thoughts and inspirations on Sri Lanka.

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H.R.Jothipala:

A national icon?
 

The Sinhala print and electronic media have been bending over backwards for sometime in glorifying the popular play back singer of yester year - H. R. Jothipala to make him look like a national icon.

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