Vithana Kuruppu Arachchilage Clarence Arthur Somasinghe Wijewardena JP, better known as Clarence Wijewardena, remains an immortal figure in the annals of Sri Lankan music. Born on 03 August 1943 in ...
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Latha Walpola: The nightingale of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, March 8 -- In the history of Sri Lankan music, few voices possess the power to define an era. Latha Walpola, affectionately known as "Geetha Kokilaviya" (The Nightingale of Music), was more ...
Two people—a newspaper cameraman, Lanka Jayasundera, and Dilani Maheshika, a hotel receptionist—were killed in Colombo last Saturday when a grenade was lobbed into a packed audience at “Temptation ...
Amidst all adversity he remained true to his art, his life values and his principles. This unbending characteristic is not viable in current society, so no artist has dared to adhere to such rigid ...
Lord Buddha’s Relics Procession in Sarnath: Sacred Celebration Resonates with Sri Lankan Musical Tunes (Image: Representative / Bangkok, Thailand / PTI) The holy city of Sarnath witnessed a deeply ...
In 1983 he was selected for Philippine’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered as the “Nobel Prize of Asia” and meant to honour those responsible for transformative leadership and selfless service in Asia ...
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