Image: thuppahi.wordpress.com Fault-lines Perhaps it is a tragic coincidence of our time; or maybe it was inevitable given the passage of generations, that we are marking the thirty year anniversary of Black July at the same time as we are approaching a centenary of such violence since the communal riots of 1915. With the escalation of religious intolerance and ...
Image: thuppahi.wordpress.comFault-linesPerhaps it is a tragic coincidence of our time; or maybe it was inevitable given the passage of generations, that we are marking the thirty year anniversary of Black July at the same time as we are approaching a centenary of such violence since the communal riots of 1915. With the escalation of religious intolerance and communal tension in ...
He had lived there for more than eight months now, so he was a bit surprised that he hadn’t noticed it until now. It had been invisible - like dead flies behind closed blinds - at the break of dawn as in the dim ‘energy saving’ lights at night, and concealed by the shimmer and glow and noise of a ...
Photo By Ian BramhamGood Friday Reflection at St John's Anglican Church, Finch Street, Malvern East.I thank you all and especially Fr. Sathi - very deeply and humbly - for inviting me to join you in your Good Friday reflection and prayer and feel truly grateful for the opportunity to share my faith with you. I suspect that the reason Fr. ...
On August the 5th 1945, a B-29 bomber, named “Enola Gay” after the pilot’s mother, took off from North Field in Tinian, in Mariana Islands, carrying in its cargo bay, the first nuclear weapon to be dropped on a populated city. The world was about to find out the destructive capacity of nuclear weapons, though it is not clear whether ...
Devine Art, originally uploaded by halwis.Nothing ever happened in Kandy that was a random coincidence. No free willed dreamer was ever born there and any who visited either embraced their destiny or left. No raindrop fell on a forehead that had not been forever determined to do so, and every grain of rice that was eaten and every mote of ...
Beachline, originally uploaded by halwis. When senses have all retreated Into the frosty shadows of starlight And the Earth is submerged in darkness From ocean depth to mountain height Only the faithful hearts keep beating Enduring in faith, and hope’s delight Waiting for the sun to reclaim its place And rescue dawn from the depths of night ~
Trinity College Chapel by Parakrama Ekanayaka The Chapel is perhaps the most poignantly sublime symbol of Trinity for most Trinitians across the ages, irrespective of their faith. Though distanced by the years and geography, our memories often rest among those pillars, under the cooling shade of bare clay tiles with a view of Hantana nestled among the treetops. Even ...
One step after another, We'll scale this mountain high,Two eyes to greet and gatherWhat even hearts may never pryThree wishes to carry us thitherWhen feet and limbs are tiedFour seasons and merry weatherAnd a blessed life to bide
On August the 5th 1945, a B-29 bomber, named “Enola Gay” after the pilot’s mother, took off from North Field in Tinian, in Mariana Islands, carrying in its cargo bay, the first nuclear weapon to be dropped on a populated city. The world was about to find out the destructive capacity of nuclear weapons, though it is not clear whether ...
Beachline, originally uploaded by halwis.When senses have all retreatedInto the frosty shadows of starlightAnd the Earth is submerged in darknessFrom ocean depth to mountain heightOnly the faithful hearts keep beatingEnduring in faith, and hope’s delightWaiting for the sun to reclaim its placeAnd rescue dawn from the depths of night~
*Not the actual modelThe communication age received a mixed welcome of sorts in my household. The Sri Lankan airwaves did not carry a television broadcast until the late 70s'. Even then, if it created any hype and hysteria, it did not catch-on immediately with the folks that would soon be my parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. When they ...
Sri Lanka's relations with India and ChinaImage: Awantha ArtigalaAs the centre of global power shifts eastwards, competition is brewing between the great powers in Asia to define their respective roles by expanding their spheres of influence and securing their interests in the emerging order (Mahbubani 2009). While China, India and Japan remain regional great powers, the United States (US) still ...
Love bites, originally uploaded by halwis.Summer is here, with its promise of blue skies, warm beaches, sweaty underwear, road trips, late night sunsets, fireworks, cricket on weekends, cold water showers and barbeques and beer with books on beanbags in the garden. Summer has come dressed in green leaves and sunglasses, convertibles and sunroofs, basking in hammocks wearing short skirts and ...
Reflections (c) Harendra Alwis The tip of his stencil bled a mystifying hue that defied naming, on a surface that had long ceased be canvas. It did not contrast so much with the countless layers beneath that he had painted over and over again, but he noticed her cheeks dimple and her expression intensify as the white horse-hair bristles ...
Sri Lanka's relations with India and ChinaImage: Awantha ArtigalaAs the centre of global power shifts eastwards, competition is brewing between the great powers in Asia to define their respective roles by expanding their spheres of influence and securing their interests in the emerging order (Mahbubani 2009). While China, India and Japan remain regional great powers, the United States (US) still ...
Slope Dwellers, originally uploaded by halwis. A forewarning to anyone who has not experienced how the most unexpected and distracting thoughts compel the mind when we ought to be working on more practically useful endeavours; let me explain that I am neither in nor out of love. To any close associate or loved one who may suspect that this ...
Traveller, originally uploaded by halwis. For all the times we parted To be reunited in perfect ways For all the blissful memories And countless long forgotten days For all the sun filled days we shared Singing sweet and soulful songs Every anxious moment and thought not spared And long forgotten, forgiven wrongs For each stride we took and danger ...
This is for warm bright days that follow cool, starlit nights;And for all the lonely clouds, scattered across November skies…When a soft sandy beach beacons, from beyond the distant hillsThe chill of blue waves crashing, into a million foaming frills…For all the sunshine lost to tinted panes and an ode must suffice;When life is spent making a living, in an air-conditioned office... ~
