Expanding the literary horizons in Sri Lankan writings in English:

Exemplary application of literary theory within the fabric of fiction writing

Excelled in the creative application of modern literary theory with insights into diverse mindsets and dealing with myriads of social issues, Hola EI Che offers readers a rich harvest of creativity born out of master crafting at the hand of a young Sri Lankan writer in English Dilshan Boange.

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Encounters

Buddhist confessional poetry: Narratives of self-conversion

It seems to me that one of the most productive optics through which we can approach the Theragatha and Thergatha is that of the concept of sublime. I wish to submit that what these poems have as their preferred destination is the attainment of a Buddhist sublime.

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Cultural SCENE

Glimpse into Sanskrit literary culture

In this series of columns, I am trying, briefly, to look at Sanskrit literary culture which is one of the major literary cultures of the world. Sanskrit literary culture, without doubt, is one of the oldest literary cultures whose enduring canon can be traced back to Vedic era.

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