Sacred Heart Convent in Galle Marks Its 130th Year: Dadhi Bidi !!
Dadhi Bidi !! …. Dadhi Bidi !! ….
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T20 World Cup: The Logistical ‘Nightmare’
Michael Roberts
The ongoing T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka involves quite a logistical challenge for the principal units involved in arranging air and land travel for the several teams involved in the competition –– EIGHT teams all told: namely, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, SriLanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe
Premadasa Stadium
There are SEVEN VENUES involved, two in Sri Lanka and 5 in India: N Modi Stadium, AHMEDABAD; …..MA Chidambaram Stadium, CHENNAI; …..Premadasa Stadium, COLOMBO; ……. Arun Jetley Stadium, DELHI; ….. Pallekele Stadium, KANDY; …..Eden Gardens Stadium, KOLKATA; ….. Wankhede Stadium, MUMBAI
Wankhede …Mumbai
Chidambaram … Chennai
… AND, then, there will be the vicissitudes of WEATHER!
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Sri Lanka Crumble Against England at Pallekele
in ESPNcricinfo, 22 February 2026, …. where the title reads “Will Jacks stars again as England dismantle Sri Lanka”
Defending a modest total of 146 after Phil Salt’s lone hand, Will Jacks takes three as Sri Lanka are rolled for 95 …..England 146 for 9 (Salt 62, Wellalage 3-26) beat Sri Lanka 95 (Shanaka 30, Jacks 3-22) by 51 runs
England have jumped to the top of Group 2 of the Super Eight with a dominant, Net Run Rate-boosting 51-run win over Sri Lanka in Pallekele. In pursuit of what should have been a manageable target of 147, the hosts were snuffed out for 95 in an error-strewn innings that continued a grim 12-match losing streak to England, who lead Pakistan and New Zealand by a point after their washout on Saturday.
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Dragon in Melbourne … & … A Signature Moment
Dragon Dance in Melbourne … & … A Signature Moment
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An Appraisal of the NPP Government’s Performance Over Its First Year
A Bedgar Perera in SUNDAY ISLAND, 20 February 2026: “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MOVE TOWARDS A “ CIVILISATIONAL TURN” BROUGHT ABOUT THROUGH THE CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION ?”
Now that the new administration has completed one year in office and is well into its second year, I thought it is opportune to follow-up my letter titled ”A move towards a ‘CIVILISATIONAL TURN’ brought about by the change of administration“, published in the Sunday Island of February 23, 2025.
Looking back with an open mind for any changes in the political culture, one can easily see that changes did commence and politicians in power do not in general seem to be above the law as much as before. It is evident that the law enforcement agencies mostly function without political interference with a number of key politicians from the earlier regime already behind bars upon conviction by courts for various misdeeds.
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SWRD Bandaranaike: 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂’𝒔 Long-Term Strategy?
Avishka Mario Seneviratne in Facebook, February 2025
A few days ago, when I visited the Bandaranaike museum of the BMICH I noticed a briefcase labelled “Minister of Local Government” among the very many artifacts of the late S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike.
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike first rose to island wide prominence when he entered the First State Council of Ceylon in 1931 as Member for Veyangoda, elected unopposed. A famous photograph published in “The Ceylon Daily News” showed him in national dress beside his father, Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, clad in Edwardian style, standing at the foot of the State Council building. It was not admiration but ridicule. From the beginning, he stood between two worlds..
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The Politico-Economic Pillars of Domination in SL Tamil Society Today
Chandre Dharmawardena in May 2014 responding to Devanesan Nesiah’s Article [latter at https://thuppahis.com/2014/05/19/engaing-issues-of-caste-in-india-and-sri-lanka/]
Mr. Nesiah’s discussion “engaging” caste issues begins with the opening remark: “Caste is observed by the overwhelming majority of Sinhalese and Tamils but the subject remains virtually taboo in public discussions. If it is mentioned in public, it is often either to hurl abuse or to negotiate a marriages “ . This is absolutely correct and especially so for communal politics since the time of Arunachalam Ponnambalam and Ponnambalam Ramanathan.
What is often not realized is that the same click of Colombo-based lawyer-Landed aristocracy, and their descendents, have ruled the Tamil-speaking community since the 19th century. The 2013 election of Wigneswaran, Sampanthan, Sumanthiran and others to the NPC is merely a continuation of the same “unchanged leadership”. Unfortunately, this has not been realized by Western observers (see for instance, the observations of the top diplomats in the Canadian Foreign ministry, that I have examined in: http://dh-web.org/hrsits/
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“Traditional Wisdom, Society and Science in a Changing Climate” –A LECTURE Just held
Nations Trust WNPS Monthly Lecture …. https://island.lk/wetlands-of-sri-lanka/ **
The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) markeded the World Wetlands Month with a timely and insightful dual lecture featuring two of Sri Lanka’s leading authorities on wetland conservation. The February monthly lecture brought together Dr. Priyanie Amerasinghe Emeritus Scientist, Human and Environmental Health, International Water Management Institute and Prof. Uthpala A. Jayawardena, Head/ Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lankato present complementary perspectives on the importance of protecting and revitalising Sri Lanka’s wetlands.
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Sri Lankan Women Win Tense Match in the West Indies
Item in ESPNcricinfo, February 2026
Sri Lanka 240 for 6 (Samarawickrama 66, Perera 61, Matthews 2-46) beat West Indies 230 (Taylor 66, Glasgow 50, Ranaweera 4-44, Dilhari 3-49) by ten runs
Sri Lanka took a 1-0 lead in the ODI series with a tense ten-run win over West Indies, thanks largely to a match-defining performance from Inoka Ranaweera.
After being asked to bat, Sri Lanka posted 240 for 6, built on half-centuries from Hasini Perera (61 off 86) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (66 off 105). Captain Chamari Athapaththu made 27, while useful middle-order contributions from Nilakshika Silva and Kavisha Dilhari kept the innings moving at a controlled rate. A late cameo from Dewmi Vihanga, who struck 14 off six balls, ensured Sri Lanka pushed towards a competitive total in St George’s in Grenada.Filed under Uncategorized
When Kandyan Sinhala Aristocrats First Saw The Ocean …..
T𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒚𝒂𝒏’𝒔 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑶𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏, 𝑴𝒖𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒌, 𝟏𝟖𝟔𝟏 ….Illustrated by the leading Sri Lankan (Ceylonese) artist of the 19th Century, J. L. K. van Dort in 1886.
The composition by van Dort is arranged almost theatrically. At the far left, the ocean opens wide, calm, expansive, luminous. It occupies less physical space than the figures, yet it dominates the emotional field of the image.
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