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Of art through a myriad of journals

What is art coursing through a vein relative of literature? Is the brush mightier than his pen? The year is something of the hazy 80’s. A schoolboy born in Quilon, Kerala and having moved to Bangalore at the age of three is seen cycling to school on the leafy thread of tarmac.

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The Dhammapada and the study of classical texts

One of the beneficial outcomes of the rise and spread of modern cultural theory during the past three decades or so has been the desire to instigate movements to re-visit and re-assess classical texts. It is in that spirit that I wish to explore today the well-known Buddhist text the Dhammapada.

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Era of modernity in Sinhala fiction

In the previous week’s column, I tried to trace the evolution of the Sinhala novel, looking at the life and times of Piyadasa Sirisena who is considered as the father of modern Sinhala fiction. In this week’s column, I would like to explore the phase of Sinhala fiction beyond the literary productions of Piyadasa Sirisena.

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