Photo courtesy of Land is an important component of any Sri Lankan household. A considerable proportion of the rural population continues to be dependent on arable land as a source of livelihood and ...

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Photo courtesy of FT The Galle Literary Festival took place in the heart of Galle’s fort, inviting diverse voices in poetry ...

To understand why our education system needs fundamental transformation, we must first understand its origins. As education pioneer Sugata Mitra explains in his influential TED Talk “Building a School ...

Photo courtesy The run-up to the birth of Jesus was punctuated with pauses. Mary’s pause After the Angel visited her, Mary could not say what she would have liked to have said….

Walter Benjamin, the German philosopher, introduced the concept of translatability, framing it not as an exploration of identity but as the translator’s ability to capture the essence of a text. His ...

Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture in its development journey. The new government’s policy framework, “A Thriving Nation, A Beautiful Life,” correctly identifies education as fundamental to ...

After armed men stormed into her house in the middle of the night and dragged her son Richard de Zoysa away, Dr Manorani Saravanamuttu made frantic phone calls pleading with the authorities to tell ...

Close your eyes and try to remember what your history lessons in school were like. Do you immediately think of the Mahawamsa, ancient ola leaf books and archaeological sites? What about old recipes ...