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Today is International Literacy Day:
Reading to infants and toddlers, a joyful experience
If you are a young parent having an infant or
toddler, have you ever wondered if it is worth the effort to read to
your child? The reading of picture books with your toddler is one of
the most important and enjoyable ways of spending time together. The
combination of pictures and words is a close relationship,
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Emperor Asoka:
The saviour of Buddhist places of worship
Emperor Asoka occupies a unique place in the
world history. It is said that his reign is without parallel. It is
“one of the brightest interludes in the troubled history of mankind.
Amidst the tens and thousands of monarchs that crowd the columns of
history...
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Musings
Kannangara and English education
Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara can be reckoned as one of
our great men though he died minus grandiose felicitations that
lesser men were accorded. His Central Schools were a complex
creation, oscillating between many contrary features. The central
schools built a bridge between English and Sinhala education.
‘Building bridges’ sounds familiar.
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