Although the pandemic has crippled the entertainment industry, to a great extent, DJs do find work coming their way, but not as much as it was during the ‘old normal.’ The Maldives seem to be a happy hunting ground for DJs, and our guys are very much in the scene, ...

Source:Island Tuesday 13th April, 2021 The Sinhala and Tamil New Year is the time when ordinary people have their fill of merrymaking, and traders and pawnbrokers laugh all the way to the bank. The much-talked-about need to preserve traditions associated with the national festival for posterity is only an excuse ...

Source:Island Food, games and rituals make a better part of New Year celebrations. One major perk of Avurudu is the festivals that are organised in each neighbourhood in its celebration. Observing all the rituals, like boiling milk, partaking of the first meal, anointing of oil, setting off to work, are, ...

  Lasantha Rodrigo born on 28 May, 1938 was the son of J B C Rodrigo and Beryl Rodrigo (nee De Mel). He can be described as the ‘famous son of a famous father’. JBC represented Keeble College at Oxford University at cricket where Nawab of Pataudi (Snr.) was the ...