Spectrum

Awaken from a dogmatic slumber of ‘freedom’

An exhibition titled Figures Assembled II by Prageeth Ratnayake is being held at the Paradise Road Galleries, The Gallery Café, 2 Alfred House Road, Colombo 3, from August 1 to 21. The gallery is open to the public from 10 a.m. until midnight daily. “We are constantly bombarded with ‘free choices’ being imposed; forced to make decisions for which we are mostly...

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STEEPD IN LEGEND: The historic Batatota cave temple

Day trip around hilly terrain

Kuruwita, 85 km from downtown Colombo is surrounded by Nature’s...

This is the perfect time for travelling into the three destinations that harbour Nature’s secrets in Kuruwita, Ratnapura. With clouds playing hide and seek over fabulous viewpoints, and wooded trekking paths, the mountainous terrain of Kuruwita is just the monsoon escape you could be looking for.Irrespective of the trekking route you choose, you are never out of touch...

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Jaffna Fort, 400 years of strategic defence

The most iconic landmark in the Jaffna town is the massive Dutch Fort. This fortified superstructure is the second largest Dutch Fort in Sri Lanka. For centuries this Fort has been associated with strategic defence on the maritime boundary of our resplendent island. It is probably the most visited destination of the Northern Province by local and foreign visitors. We...

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Poems

Rapturous joy