Haj the festival of sacrifice

“May Allah’s blessing light your way, strengthen your faith and bring joy to your heart as you praise and serve Him today, tomorrow and always.” Eid Mubarak! Muslims all over the world anticipate the annual three-day celebration of a historical event that took place thousands of years ago during the time of Prophet Ibrahim.

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S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike:

A great patriot of undying memory

Almost 55 years have passed since the death of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and between then and now, much water has flowed under the bridge. It appears that with the passing of time, the new era which he helped dawn in which the common man was able to get a place as never before, is underestimated and ‘played down wilfully’ today.

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Musings

How Menike caught the moon

I wonder whether others in my age group share this malady, where in leisured moods (becoming more common) past memories begin tumbling down like an avalanche. Anyway this is a prelude to a tale enacted on the Mahaweli banks in a year as distant as 1968 when most readers were just learning to read and write.

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