BY Raviduni Perera I would like to ask from the reader to take a bit of your time as you read to think of all the times that you have read a story originally written in a language that you are not well-versed in. Think about the times when you have enjoyed a movie or a television series with the help of subtitles, about the times that you listened to a catchy song sung in a foreign tongue and checked what the lyrics mean immediately after, or to think whether you have ever gotten out of an untoward situation, where you were linguistically challenged, because you happened remember that you have Google Translation on your phone. All these are instances…
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Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day
BY Rtr. R. Sasna The International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September, provides an opportunity to reflect on the importance of peace in our communities and the responsibility each of us has in creating a more harmonious world. The 2026 theme, “Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day,” highlights the importance of making peace a continuous commitment rather than something we think about only during times of conflict. Peace begins with small actions. Listening to others, respecting different opinions, helping those in need, rejecting discrimination, resolving disagreements through dialogue and supporting our communities are all meaningful ways of contributing to peace. The Rotaract Club of the University of Colombo, Faculty of Arts believes in the spirit of…
The Art of Networking: Building Connections That Empower You
“Your network is your net worth.” – Porter Gale Picture this: You walk into a crowded room. Some people are deep in conversation, some are exchanging business cards like they’re Pokémon cards, and a few are clutching their drinks like lifelines. Now, which one are you? If you’re the “awkwardly staring at your phone” type, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Networking isn’t about forcing yourself into every conversation or collecting contacts like trophies. It’s about forming genuine connections that open doors and empower you in ways you never imagined. Why Networking Matters (Hint: It’s Not Just for Extroverts) Networking is simply the art of building relationships that help you grow, professionally, personally, and sometimes even spiritually (depending on who you…
සුළං රැල්ලේ පාව එන්නේ ඔහුගෙ නාමය වේ…
2016 - 11 - 03 හෙලයේ මහා ගාන්ධර්වයාණෝ ලෙස විරුදාවලි ලත් ආචාර්ය පණ්ඩිත් අමරදේව සූරින් දැයෙන් සමුගෙන අද දිනට වසර 07ක් ඉක්ම ගොසිනි!!! 1927 වර්ෂයේ දෙසැම්බර් 5 වන දින දොන් ගිගෝරිස් පෙරේරා සහ මැගී වෙස්ලිනා මෙන්ඩිස් ට දාව මොරටුවේදි උපත ලද වනක්කුවත්ත මිටිවඩුගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් පෙරේරා, ප්රකට ගායන හා සංගීතඥයෙකු ලෙස ශ්රී ලංකාවේදී හඳුනාගනු ලබන්නේ ඔහුගේ ආරෝපිත නාමය වූ "අමරදේව" නමිනි. අමරදේව යන නාමය මහාචාර්ය එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්රයන් විසින් ඔහුට ප්රදානය කරන ලද නාමයයි. විමලා අමරදේවයන්, එතුමාගේ දයාබර බිරිඳ, සසර පුරුද්දට මෙන් එතුමාගේ බිරිඳ වන්නට ම පෙර භවයන්ගේත්, මේ භවයෙත්, මතුවටත් උපදිනු ඇතැයි මට සිතේ. අමරදේවයන්ගේ හඬ මාධුර්යයෙන් මත්ව සිටින සෑම රසික හදවතක් ම පෙර නොවු විරූ අන්දමක කම්පාවකට…
Awakening the Nature Lover Within and Embracing the Power of Connection
In the hustle and bustle of university life, it's easy to get caught up in the endless cycle of deadlines, exams, and social obligations.
இலங்கையின் பொதுவான பாரபட்சங்கள்
இலங்கையில் சமத்துவம் பேணப்படும் முறையினை சற்று ஆராய்வோம் இலங்கையானது பிரதானமாக 3 இனத்தவரை கொண்ட நாடு. இனத்துவ ரீதியாக பாகுபாடு காட்டப்படுவது நாம் அனைவரும் அறிந்த விடயம்.இந்த விடயம் பல நூற்றாண்டுகளாக கேள்விக்கு உட்படுவது வழமையான விடயமாகும். இது ஒரு புறம் இருக்க இலங்கையில் பல்வேறுபட்ட விடயங்களில் அனைத்து மக்களும் பாரபட்சத்துக்கு உள்ளாக்கப்படுகின்ற விடயங்கள் திரைக்கு பின்னால் மறைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. அடிப்படை விடயங்களில் இருந்து ஆடம்பர விடயங்கள் வரையில் அனைத்து மக்களும் சிறுவயதில் இருந்து முதிய வயதை அடையும் வரை இதன் தாக்கத்தை அனுபவிக்கின்றனர். பாடசாலையை எடுத்துக்கொள்வோம் இன்று இலங்கையில் எத்தனை பாடசாலைகள் இயங்குகின்றன எனினும் அவற்றில் கல்வி கற்கும் மாணவர்கள் எண்ணிக்கைகளை எடுத்து நோக்கும் போது ஒரு பிரதேசத்திலே காணப்படும் பாடசாலைகளாக இருந்தாலும் ஒரு பாடசாலை அளவுக்கு அதிகமான மாணவர்களையும் ஒரு பாடசாலை இழுத்து மூடப்படும் அளவிற்கு குறைவான மாணவர்களையும் ஆசிரியர்களையும் கொண்டு இயங்குகின்ற பொழுது மாணவர்களிடையே பாரபட்சம் ஏற்படுகிறது. இது தரம் குறைந்த பாடசாலை, இது தரம் கூடிய கல்வி என்ற ஏற்றத்தாழ்வு உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது மட்டும் அன்றி எத்தனையோ பாடசாலைகளில் சில பாடங்களுக்கு ஆசிரியர் கூட இல்லை…
Finding Solace in Sound: The Power of Music in My Life
Throughout the twenty-one years of my life, music has been one of my closest and constant companions. Even as I am writing this article, I have music blaring on my earbuds.
May “Not This Time November” be with you this exam season
The Co-Editors launched a mini-series last November called "Not this time November," where we shared some tip and tricks to get during the daunting stress induced period of our lives at university i.e. exam season.
Understanding Anxiety
'I’ve got 99 problems and 86 of them are completely made up scenarios in my head that I’m stressing about for absolutely no logical reason’