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Falling back on traditional literature:
Lanka’s literary resurgence
The annual book season in Sri Lanka has currently
blossomed forth into an astonishing literary renewal. In most
instances, such expressions as “revival”, “renewal”, “renaissance”
and “rebirth”, tend to have a clichetic ring to them.
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Annual feast of Our Lady of Matara
The feast of Our Lady of Matara will be
celebrated from September 12-14. Mammoth crowds are expected with
the opening of the new highway. Facilities will be provided by the
Administrator and Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Damian Arsecularatne and
his assistant Rev. Fr. Anushka Nishan together with the parish
family.
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Musings
Navi Pillai and our Koraha
I tried in vain to find an English equivalent
for our native word Koraha. Even the popular Somapala Jayawardena
Sinhala - English dictionary calls it a large earthen pot which is
defective in many ways. In fact the Koraha in my kitchen is not
earthen but of aluminium make.
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