The blood and tears witnessed and retold

A story when told from the heart, retracing the steps of one’s life that may have been obscured with time’s passages that are ripe with both tears of joy and sadness, will surely rekindle that life to be regained of a voice that blends the memory of the past with the reflection from the present and be born a narrative that beguiles the reader with deep seated emotions.

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Encounters

D.H.Lawrence and the art of poetry

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In my last few columns I sought to examine the nature and significance of Pablo Neruda’s poetry. Neruda spent some time in Sri Lanka. Similarly, D.H. Lawrence, too, spent some time in Sri Lanka and some of his letters to friends as well as his poems refer to his Sri Lankan experience.

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Kathak, a popular Indian dance among Sri Lankans

Kathak originates from the tradition known as Katha. The Sanskrit lexicon defines kathak as ‘story teller or narrator of drama'. According to certain historical evidence Kathak dance came into being from a particular social community named kathaka, who were the custodians of this dance form. Professional story-tellers of this caste dramatised the epic and religious stories with full expression, miming and acting.

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