September 30, 2007
Best places to buy books
The best places to buy books in Sri Lanka seem to be antique dealers! No I am not kidding, if you drop into any antique shop you are likely to see a bunch of books lying around. Usually the prices...
Posted by raditha at 2:55 PM
September 28, 2007
Decay at the park.
Much has been said about how the Victoria Park (Vihara Maha Devi Park) in Colombo has fallen into neglect at decay. This is the largest of the parks in Colombo and the only one that can be visited easily...
Posted by raditha at 5:38 AM
September 26, 2007
The state literary fiasco.
The state literary festival fiasco was held this year in Horana of all places. Just because that's where the Prime Minister, the chief guest at the ceremony hails from that neck of the woods. So all award winners and invitees...
Posted by raditha at 3:13 PM
September 24, 2007
State Literary Award.
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...
Posted by raditha at 4:36 AM
September 19, 2007
Door Frames Recipe?
5 Different types of Flowers 2 Coconut Flowers. 2 Pots 1 Pan 4 Yards White Cloth. 1 Bunch of Betel Leaves 3 Lemons 1 Coconut Incense Tumeric camphor Joss Sticks Compass White Sandalwood Handfull of Coins Branch of a...
Posted by raditha at 5:19 AM
September 18, 2007
Colombo International Book Fair.
The ninth edition of the Colombo International Book Fair just ended. I have attended many of the previous one but this one is special because My father is one of the five joint winners of the First Swarna Pusthaka award....
Posted by raditha at 6:44 AM
September 17, 2007
State Literary Award.
in 1998 My father won the State Literary Award for best English novel for his Kat Bitha. Kat Bitha, a story about Sigiriya was his first novel. Now nine years later he has won the same award for his ninth...
Posted by raditha at 6:58 AM
September 16, 2007
Swarna Pusthaka Award.
When the publisher's association announced that they are joining hands to create a new award the Swarna Pusthaka (Golden Book) it was greeted with much enthusiasm by authors. They announced a cash prize of 500,000 Rupees and short listed five...
Posted by raditha at 6:12 AM
September 14, 2007
Phew.
It's been an unimaginably hectic few weeks for me. That's why there are precious few posts in this blog in recent times. My other blog has suffered even more. There hasn't been a post since the 29th of August. A...
Posted by raditha at 3:53 AM
September 7, 2007
Cisco in Sri Lanka?
The Cisco site does not list a reseller in Sri Lanka but there is a company named 'Ceylinco Cisco' in colombo. Interestingly there are two companies named Ceylinoc Cisco. One provides security service (not computer security, security guards). The other...
Posted by raditha at 5:32 AM
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