‘Collective conspiracies’ to the fore

A friend and former colleague from my days at Bonsoir, Nandana Sitinamaluwe once told me in a conversation about Rajitha Dissanayake’s work, that in contemporary Sinhala theatre Rajitha is the ‘Madha mawathe pera gamankaru’;

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Encounters

Raymond Williams through Sri Lankan eyes

[Part 2]

In my last column, I presented a general overview of Raymond Williams’ writings and why they matter to us in Sri Lanka. In today’s column I wish to examine his all too important concept of culture. An understanding of the concept of culture that he proposed is central to a proper understanding of his writings, interests and projects.

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Cultural Scene

Rabindranath Tagore:

An enduring literary legacy

In this series on the life and times of Rabindranath Tagore whose 150th birth anniversary was recently celebrated, we would, briefly, explore his increasing relevance in today’s world, his enduring literary legacy as well as his artistic and cultural vision which has effectively formed not only the contours of Indian cultural modernity but also the defining characteristics of the Asian culture.

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