Editorial Today we celebrate Thai Pongal, a festival that resonates with timeless truths about the relationship between man, nature, and the divine. It is not just an occasion for the Tamil people,
Ven. Rambukana Siddhartha Thera, one of Sri Lanka’s best-known Buddhist lyricists and authors, died on Tuesday at the age of 76 while receiving treatment at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital, bringing to an end
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the government will not issue an official set of auspicious times for the
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Editor’s Note: The following excerpt has been adapted from an essay originally published by the author on her Medium profile. I have been home in Northeast India for over a month now,
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A new decree regulating polygamy among Jakarta’s male civil servants has ignited widespread criticism from human rights and gender equality advocates, who argue that it perpetuates discrimination and harms women. Issued on
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Editorial Today we celebrate Thai Pongal, a festival that resonates with timeless truths about the relationship between man, nature, and the divine. It is not just an occasion for the Tamil people,
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Reading the detailed news article under the title ‘First Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in 105 years joins Oxford for MPhil in Buddhist Studies‘, was a refreshing experience for me, as it should’ve
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What led humans on the unique path of cultural development? And can we do anything useful with newly reconstructed histories of this process? Culture is central to defining humanity. Throughout history, many
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Since time immemorial, people have inevitably wondered where they came from and where they will go after death, when their bodies are either buried or cremated. Saints and religious scriptures from around
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Who named Africa and what does the name mean? The name Africa was given to the continent by European exploiters, slavers and colonists who first arrived as traders and explorers in the 1300s. “Africa”
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