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Launch of the Lester James Peries and Sumitra
Peries Foundation:
Preserving cinematic legacy for posterity
The Lester James Peries and Sumithra Peries
Foundation, was launched recently in a simple but dignified ceremony
at the BMICH. The ceremony commenced with the welcome address by
Trustee Yadamini Gunawardena ( Minister Dinesh Gunadardena’s son)
outlining the objective of the Foundation.
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Cultural Scene
Midnight' s Children and Saleem Sinai
In this week’s column, I would like to discuss
the protagonists; Saleem Sinai of 1981 Booker Prize wining novel,
the Midnight's Children (1981) by Salmon Rushdie. Evidently,
Midnight's Children, based on the early life of its author, Salman
Rushdie, is considered a blend of fiction, politics, and magic
realism.
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