Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra’s birth centenary:

Cultural icon-cum eminent literatus

Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra Memorial Museum was opened at Peradeniya University Library recently to mark the birth centenary to Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra. His birth centenary celebrations were held at the Waters Edge under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. His memory lingers in the hearts of millions of Sri Lankans even today.

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Deceptively innocuous, effectively murderous

The involvement the US had in Indo-China was one of the great black scars on the image of the ‘land of the free’ due to the underhand covert subversive agendas it carried out that resulted in the debacle that was the Vietnam war (which the Vietnamese I believe refer to as the American war).

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Robert and Clara Schumann:

The brilliant composer – pianist combination

If ever there were a couple who together could have produced magnificent scores, it was Robert Schumann and his wife, Clara (Wiock) who mesmerised the world of classical music overcoming many obstacles made to prevent their marriage. A strong relationship that father-in-law to be, Fedrich Wiock violently opposed.

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