Unrivalled talents and technique acumen :
The celestial voice that bears the tonal signature
Analysing Neela Wickremasinghe’s career which
marks seminal developments in the field of Sri Lankan music in the
post-independent Sri Lanka, a striking trait that one could
distinguish in her is her sheer mastery in diverse traditions of
music and the spectrum of her tonal mosaic.
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The origins and practice of Pindapatha
The word Pindapatha is a combination of two
words “Pinda” and “Patha”. “Pinda” means food and “Patha” means
bowl. Therefore, Pindapatha means literally “placing of food in a
bowl”. There is evidence that this custom had been followed by
Shramanas even in pre-Buddhist times. It can be presumed that this
was introduced by the Shramana Movement and definitely not by the
Buddha.
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The welcome trills of the birds
Though more rain is likely by way of the
monsoon, for the time being there aren't any signs of further
evening showers. So once again the skies are cloudless and blue,
with cool breeze blowing most of the day. The birds which stopped
all their activities, including singing, during the stormy spell are
out again, trilling merrily to welcome the return to fine weather.
Many birds have commenced their courtship formalities, while some
are already looking for nesting sites.
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