Gender inequality and violence against women
We live today in a new Sri Lankan environment
where the universality of some abiding values and even some issues
of global concern are being challenged as unpatriotic, and contrary
to our own national consciousness. A country that has emerged from
thirty years of bloodshed and armed conflict through the endeavours
of its own elected leaders and established institutions, including
the armed forces,
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Contemporary Painters
Janaka Mahesh Gamage: Painter with versatility as his middle
name
Painters differ widely in the degree of their
versatility. They differ too in the variety of their development of
the medium, technique, love for nature and environment. Among the
painters who are the subject of these studies are those who show a
versatility, modest in its range compared with that of great
masters.
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Cultural Scene
Arunthathy Sri Renganathan
This week’s column is dedicated to Kalasuri
Desha Nethru Arunthathy Sri Renganathan and to examine her seminal
contribution to Arts, Culture and Broadcasting. Arunthathy Sri
Renganathan was born on February 24, 1946 in Jaffna. She is the
youngest of five daughters in the family of K. Sivasubramaniyam
(Kandarmadam, Jaffna) and Mrs. Veeraluxmi (Uduvil, Jaffna).
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