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She was such a force and she reached so many! Sr. Milburga Fernando Source:Dailymirror “For God is self-emptying love who is enfleshed in the neighbour, through whom God becomes really present.” – Fr. Michael ‘Mike’ Rodrigo, OMI It feels absurd writing this now that she is gone. But my grief also feels absurd if I do not channel it into something useful, as Sr. Milburga Fernando would have done. I wish you had all known her so you, too, would have this beacon of service to emulate, to remind you that you can always be doing more for others.  Sr. Milburga was a Catholic nun in Sri Lanka of the Salvatorian congregation. I would call her an activist though I’m not sure she would – she was involved in the people’s struggle, but that was her acting naturally on her Christian calling. She lived in service of others and nothing ...

Oct 2, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Sri Lankan author Kanya D’Almeida wins 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Source:-www.ft.lk Winning story about domestic workers speaks of ‘attempts by the poor and overlooked to voice their feelings’ Thirty-four-year-old Kanya D’Almeida has been announced as the overall winner of the world’s most global literature prize. The Commonwealth Foundation announced D’Almeida’s win in an online award ceremony which featured readings from Zambian author Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Sri Lankan actress Ranmali Mirchandani, British actress Lyndsey Marshal, Jamaican author Kei Miller and Australian actress Francesca Savige.  D’Almeida, from Colombo, Sri Lanka, was named the winner by British-Jamaican actress Dona Croll who presented the online ceremony. D’Almeida is the first Sri Lankan to win the overall prize and the second to win for the Asia region.   D’Almeida’s winning story, ‘I Cleaned The – ’, is a story about ‘dirty work’: domestic labour, abandonment, romantic encounters behind bathroom doors, and human waste.  The Asia judge, ...

Jul 2, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Sri Lanka’s Kanya D’Almeida is Asia Winner of 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Kanya D’Almeida Source:FT The Commonwealth Foundation on Wednesday announced the regional winners of the world’s most global literary prize, with Sri Lankan author Kanya D’Almeida winning the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Asia) for her story, ‘I Cleaned The—’. The 35-year-old author from Sri Lanka fought off competition from a strong field of shortlisted entrants including Indian authors Aravind Jayan, Riddhi Dastidar, Ling Low from Malaysia and Nur Khan from Pakistan to become the Asia winner.  She will go through to the final round of judging and the overall winner will be announced on 30 June. ...

May 17, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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