“Waking up every day, sometimes not knowing what exactly the day is going to be like, sometimes putting things off, procrastination and anxiety, all these fancy terms might be the thoughts we have early in the morning. One day you wake up with a very peaceful and calm state of mind whereas on some days it is completely the opposite. ...
The continuation of the letter from Windsor Castle records my attempt to persuade my mother to allow my cousin to come over to help my brother and his wife look after their newborn son. This was successful, though my mother proved wiser than us for she had I think understood that they would not be pleasant to the girl. And ...
So far, adulthood has been wrapped up in massive student debt, lack of job opportunities, mortgage, and an ongoing pandemic. Okay, there have been nice...
Batting Coach of the Sri Lanka’s Men’s Cricket Team, Grant Flower spoke to the media following the 1st day’s play of the 1st Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium. Visit WhitebyJAT and receive a 40% discount: http://whitebyjat.com The post Video – We thought the wicket would do a bit more – Grant Flower appeared ...
In the two games of the Singer-MCA Premier League 2021 that were played on the 20th of April 2021, Hayleys PLC and CDB Finance PLC recorded wins against Hatton National Bank and John Keells Holdings respectively. For Hayleys, skipper Avishka Fernando scored a quickfire 39 runs with 5 fours and 2 sixes in his knock. Batting first, HNB only managed ...
Ananda College and Dharmasoka College qualified for the Semi-Finals of U19 Schools Tier B Limited Over Cricket Tournament as they defeated St. Anthony’s College and St. Peter’s College respectively in the Quarter-Final encounters worked off today (21st April) at Colombo and Galle. St. Anthony’s College, Wattala vs Ananda College, Colombo After been put in to bat first, St. Anthony’s College ...
Recently I received an idea from a fellow blogger about selecting a particular poem of Rumi and then either following its style and tone, or finding a creative way to respond to it. So, I am giving it a try here. Do leave your comments please. Mystical Poems of Rumi The heart is like a... Continue Reading →
A policy dialogue on “Decentralizing Education Management to School Level” was held by the Education Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL) on April 10th, 2021, via Zoom. LINKS: Full Video: PD#14, 2 hours 37 minutes PRESENTATIONS Decentralizing education management to school levels: How much & how? – Dr. Jayantha Balasuriya From the perspective of an Assisted school that made the journey to ...
Tamim Iqbal became Bangladesh’s leading run-scorer in Test cricket on his way to 65* in the 1st session of the 1st Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium. Iqbal’s knock was peppered with flicks through the leg-side, with the Sri Lankan pacies trying to get the ball to straighten and trap him LBW. The left-hander ...
When new faces are seen at the Zion evangelical church in Batticaloa, it is customary for the pastor to welcome them. As a healing church, it is open to non-Christians. Two years ago, on Easter Sunday morning, Assistant Pastor Ganeshamoorthy Thirukumaran held out his hand to a stranger but his handshake was rebuffed. However, the man gave his name as ...
Photo courtesy of South China Morning Post In Sri Lanka, both mainstream and social media often portray Muslims in a negative light. This portrayal draws from pre-existing prejudices towards Muslims. These prejudices relate to some of the majority’s perceptions on an increase in the Muslim population, Muslim extremism and Muslim monopolisation of the market. This article focuses on one such ...
Photo courtesy of Shreen Saroor Thirty-one people died in the suicide attack on Zion evangelical church in Batticaloa on April 21, 2019, of which 14 were children. To date the church remains locked with a notice on the gate claiming it is an “army construction site”. A memorial billboard picturing the victims has been turned inwards so it cannot be ...
A section of the introduction to this set of letters, omitted in the last post, explains what happened to extend my stay. I asked for an early viva when I handed in my thesis, but that did not materialize, because one of my examiners fell ill. But I had a lovely time, beginning with a stay at Windsor Castle where ...
This article was originally published on the website of Institute for Human Rights and Business. ### The world’s biggest social media platform, Facebook, recently unveiled its human rights policy. It is a step in the right direction. But declaring a policy is one thing; implementing it is quite another. In a recent podcast with the Institute for Human Rights and Business, ...
Brand Ambassador/Business Development Manager at JAT Holdings and former Sri Lanka all-rounder Farveez Maharoof and ThePapare.com’s Cricket manager Damith Weerasinghe preview the upcoming two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which starts on the 21st of April in Pallekelle. The post Video – Sri Lanka has a better attack to take 20 wickets in Pallekelle: 1st Test – Pre ...
ECO-V is 20 years!! Can you all believe it? We started ECO-V on the 7th of February 2001. It was a very small meeting with my university friends; Sujani, Lal, Harsha and some of Thushara’s friends and my family members. We launched it officially as a new organization and then started working as a team. The first office was ...
