Insight

Thai Pongal is a four-day harvest festival that holds a cherished place in the hearts of Tamil communities in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka, and across the globe where Tamil heritage …

The legendary beauty made China a Buddhist country with the help of Indian and Chinese bhikkhus overcoming stiff opposition from the proponents of Confucianism. But she stopped at nothing to …

I am a seasoned flyer who takes quite a few flights every year, but even I cannot sometimes stop thinking that “I am in a flying metal tube 10,000 metres …

The year was 2019, the date April 15 and the time was 6.18 pm, the roof space of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the most iconic and largest monuments in …

As the world faces the mounting challenges of climate change, resource depletion, and environmental degradation, the construction industry has come under scrutiny for its substantial contribution to global emissions and …

Another New Year is upon us, with today being the last Sunday of 2024. Incidentally, 2024 was a leap year and the next one will come along only in 2028. …

Thousands of Buddhists will throng the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara to receive blessings from the ‘Triple Gem’ on the first day of the New Year As we enter a new …

Renowned meditation teacher Ajahn Brahm shared his transformative insights on meditation during a recent gathering, emphasising the importance of viewing meditation as a journey where participants are passengers, not drivers. …

Christmas is a Christian festival without borders and celebrated worldwide no matter what one’s nationality, culture, language, ideology or religious persuasion may be. The mass media these days portray the …