Mother courage
Can a mother stop grieving and forget a son who
fought for his country till his death? Can a society neglect a
mother who produced a war hero? Living with memories of heroic sons,
the only wealth that the mothers of fallen heroes have, the pictures
of brave soldiers clad in army uniforms. These mothers are the
silent sufferers within their own family and also within society.
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First World Landscape Architecture Month
Landscape architecture sine qua non for
sustainable development:
Although Sri Lanka's past Landscape Planning
excelled in ancient irrigation tanks, during the last decades much
of Sri Lanka's natural and man-made landscape heritage have been
spoiled or destroyed despite legal safeguards. He was of the view
that Sri Lanka had failed in implementing policies and plans and
enforcing regulations.
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Stars smiling in a blue sky...
Based on the story of the bloody civil war which
raged in Sri Lanka in 1989 between young left-wing insurgents and
the State forces, resulting in the death and disappearance of about
60,000 youth, Sudath says when he wrote the script for Udugang
Yamaya, he was aware of the slow "rhythm" of the plot and had kept
it "slow" on purpose.
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