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The inhuman ‘elephant’ in a human zoo
There was a man once, one of many, who was taken to the United States of America to be part of a human exhibition. He, like others from territories and cultures unknown or lesser known to the average...
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The 13th Amendment and the Bhutanization project
Rajiv Gandhi and Narendra Modi, united in hegemonic intent ‘This is the beginning of the Bhutanization of Sri Lanka’ — Rajiv GandhiPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on all political parties to...
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Songs from the vaekanda
Pic by Thilina KaluthotageA wewa, Peter Wise once insisted, is not a tank or a reservoir for those terms don’t capture the true social, cultural and ecological weight of this particular kind of...
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Problem-elephants and problem-humans
I do not know how Galgamuwe Chandi earned his nickname. Maybe he was aggressive by nature or due to circumstances; a creature inclined to be playful but who was sometimes or even frequently over...
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Sapan and voices that erase borders
Apoorva Mudgal and Ria ModakSouth Asia is a region. It is a region made of countries and therefore a territory parcelled by lines. Borders. It wasn’t always like that and maybe in time to come it won’t...
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Autumn Leaves Safeness
This year in the Northern Hemisphere the autumnal equinox falls on the 23rd of September. That would be the first day of Autumn, but in the USA they would say ‘Fall.’ The Fall, quite in contrast to the...
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Write for Pete’s sake
Around six or seven years ago, a first year student of the Faculty of Art, University of Peradeniya, wrote to me seeking some advice on writing poetry. It so happened that I was planning to visit Kandy...
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The unleashing of inspiration
Longevity alone can make legends for people are made of stories and the years invariably produce voluminous content. Making it to 98 is itself legendary. People who live that long are libraries, for...
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Sleeping well
['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is 197th article in the new series that began in...
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Gentle intrusions: the signature of 'Back of Beyond'
Pic courtesy www.backofbeyond.lk['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is 198th article in the...
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Daya Sahabandu ran out of partners but must have smiled to the end
['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is 199th article in the new series that began in...
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Meditation on tree-art
['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is the 200th article in the new series that began in...
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A stroll with Pragg and Arjun along a boulevard in Baku
['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is the 201st article in the new series that began in...
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Love is...
['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is the 202nd article in the new series that began in...
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Sybil Wettasinghe’s shoes
['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is the 203rd article in the new series that began in...
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A canvas for a mind-brush
Years ago I made an observation: open wounds are for blood-letting, open words are for love-letting. Word play, nothing more, one might say, but probably a victim of the timeless trap of writers...
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Sha’Carri Richardson versus and with Sha’Carri Richardson
On Monday the 21st of August, 2023, Sha’Carri Richardson won the 100m gold at the 2023 World Championship in Budapest. Her 10.65 second run is a new championship record. It equalled the mark for the...
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Life signatures
When I was around 10 years old my father told two stories related to ageing. One was about Dorian Gray, the highly acclaimed novel by Oscar Wilde. He offered a to-a-ten-year-old version.‘Dorian Gray...
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We’re here because we’re here because we’re here because we’re here
The popular romcom ‘When Harry met Sally’ ends a classic recognition and declaration of love with the traditional song heralding the new year being played in the background. Harry, played by Billy...
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Transfixing and freeing dawns
['The Morning Inspection' is the title of a column I wrote for the Daily News from 2009 to 2011, one article a day, Monday through Saturday. This is the 208th article in the new series that began in...
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