On 8 January 2026, I delivered a talk at an event at the University of Colombo marking the retirement of my longtime friend and former Professor of Sinhala, Ananda Tissa Kumara and his appointment as ...
Preethi Vesak, dears! That, by the way, is how we are supposed to greet each other on this festival of lights, this season of enlightenment – not “Happy Vesak!”, or “Blessed Vesak!” But “Preethi Vesak ...