Sri Lanka It's Happening

September 24, 2007

When eminent scholar, Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne took the podium at the Swarna Pusthaka Award Ceremony. He said "When you participate in the state literary festival" you end up hating literature.

it's true.

There are speaches by the prime minister, the minister of cultural affairs, the speaker of the parliament. None by scholars or writers. Fortunately i was armed with 'The Deep' by Mickey Spillane. Read 60 pages.