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A voyage of discovery :
Exploring the nexus between childhood and adulthood
Although The Cat’s Table offers readers with rich
textured prose and almost photographic memoirs directly connected
with the lives and evolution of characters of its passengers, the
line between the fiction and faction is rather blurred. It seems
that the author has exploited the literary licence.
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Buddhist confessional poetry Narratives of self-conversion
In my last nine columns I sought to examine the
poetry of the Therigatha from diverse angles and vantage points. My
declared aim was to re-contextualize these poetical works and
propose newer spaces of understanding and re-imagining. To
understand is to extend the discursive boundaries of the chosen
literary object.
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Titus Thotawatte , a pathfinder
This week’s column is dedicated the veteran
artist and film director Titus Thotawatte. Born Emmanuel Titus de
Silva on April 17, 1929 in Borella and fondly known as 'Timama' ,
Titus Thotawatte played a pivotal role in the formation of truly an
indigenous cinema together with pioneers such as Dr. Lester James
Peries.
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