I write to complement Mr. Sangadasa Akurugoda’s essay “Why get rid of our linguistic heritage, and move back to English?” in ‘The Island’ of 8th February 2021. This is nothing to get excited about. It ...

I grew up with a strong influence from my parents and uncles who made grand speeches at the dinner table that I should first master Sinhala before trying to master other languages. This advice has ...

There is at least one journalist amongst us who is deeply concerned about the rapid deterioration in the usage of the Sinhala language. Veteran journalist D.F. Kariyakarawana ('Kari' to his friends ...