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அழுகிய மனம் Read More »

He sat by the ocean, Wondering what was beyond. He hasn’t known all that much; Just the masks, that hid everyone’s face. Just the gloves, that hid everyone’s color. Just the clothing, that obscured love’s warm touch. He sat by the ocean, Wondering what was beyond. Beyond the ocean, Perhaps there stood another like him. …

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රතට රතු මිනී මල් නෙත් හැරපු ගොම්මනේ මගුල් බෙර පසෙකලා මල බෙරය වැයුනේ සුවඳ වී පොරි ඉසින මූසලම පැයකිනේ කිමද නුඹ තාත්තේ යන්නටම සැරසුනේ තුටු සිඳුනු ලිහිනියන් පියාසැරි ගුවනේ වලා ගැබ ලතැවුලින් නෙත් කඳුළු සැලවුනේ මල හිරුගෙ සුසුමින්ම ලොව මිලින වී ගියේ සරදමින් ලත් දිවිය දෙපලු වී තනිවුනේ නුහුලනා හැඟුම් පොදි එක මිටක තබමිනේ වැගිරෙනා …

නිවන් සුව පතනු බෑ සදහටම සමුදෙන්න Read More »

I checked my cell walls the minute I woke up as we’re instructed to every day. The notice on the front wall I face as soon as I sit up on my bed read “Ensure the absence of air leakage.” I go to the right corner where last nights’ Italian disaster lays soaking in the …

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I worry that there is something broken in our generation. There are too many sad eyes on happy faces. We have been wearing masks for so long, that we’ve forgotten who we are beneath it. We often hide behind that radiance of early mornings that everyone expects us to have. The melancholy brilliance which resides …

From behind the cage Read More »

My footsteps echoed in a single beat as I bolted along the river bank, I shivered as the cold wind blew against me, regardless of the heavy jacket I was wearing.  I slowed down now that I have come closer to my destination, my breath coming in short uneven gasps. I could see the bridge …

Heart Strings Read More »

You probably guessed what I’ll be writing about from the topic but I assure you it probably won’t take the direction you thought of. Below is a critical analysis on the degree of absurdity of the Walt Disney’s adaptation of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. (So I say) Where do I even start? (I …

Mirror Mirror on the wall (Like where else do you want it to be though?) Read More »

The young boy stared out his window at the picturesque view of the full moon over the old lake. How fortunate he was to live with his father in such a scenic, beautiful environment.  Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, a tiny village by the lake, where time seemed to stand still …

The Young Boy Read More »

Sri Lankan English (SLE) by definition is the byproduct of a contact linguistic situation between the donor language; British English and the vernaculars which prevailed in Ceylon then. Sri Lankan English started its evolution with the arrival of the British. The British Imperial rulers brought an alien language and culture to our ancestors’ life, which …

Evolution and current status of Sri Lankan English and Teaching English as a Second Language Read More »