Saga of Kalutara from the eyes of a civil servant

In an exclusive interview with Montage, distinguished former civil servant and the author of the book Kalutara an Odyssey Bradman Weerakoon, expresses his views on his book and the fascinating incursion into the colourful and extremely rich history of Kalutara and the personalities who defined the milieu.

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Cultural Scene

Diaspora and diasporic literature

In this week’s column, I want to briefly discuss an emerging, but an important concept in world literature which has only begun to receive attention of academics and critics alike. The concept is diasporic literature that we in Sri Lanka have not fully grasped due variety of reasons.

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