A short story- The Sinhala Avurudu Auspicious time- අවුරුදු නැකත By Dr Palitha Ganewatta, Sydney, Australia Nayana stared at the clock on the wall and thought that time was passing very slowly today. She put two Pyrex dishes on the table after washing and wiping them with a white cloth hung on the pantry cupboard hook. A little after washing the rice-cooker she thought, it was still too early to cook the milk rice. The auspicious time for eating was at 1.46 a.m. and the cooking of the first meal would be 27 minutes past midnight. Nayana decided to plan for cooking the milk rice immediately after midnight. It was about an hour since she took some brown rice and the packet of ‘Maggie’ coconut milk, which she had bought from the Asian shop the day before and placed them on the table. Her worry was how to wake ...
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Nostalgia of “brawl” of late Gamini “D” in conquering Test status by Sunil Thenabadu in Brisbane When Sri Lanka seized the World Cup from the Australians in the year 1996 they unequivocally proved to the whole World that the Sri Lankans were a power house in the cricketing world. The whole country was jubilant. Youth danced in delirious delight. The moment was ecstatic. Grateful as Sri Lankans usually are many a mind recalled with joy and profound gratitude, inter alia, the one man who made the Sri Lankan dream a reality. In silent appreciation they remembered the name of Gamini Dissanayake. GD was born into a family of dignified lineage in Kandy. He qualified as a lawyer. Forsaking what would have been a lucrative legal practice he entered politics and soon was given the coveted position of Minister of Mahaveli Development. Having forsaken his lucrative legal career to pander to ...
