The first part of this article published last week briefly outlined the history of Sri Lanka’s national anthem being sung in Tamil. In this second and final part, the focus would be on the regress and ...

The world would indeed be a dull place if there were only one or two languages. Only a few of them have more than a million ...

The first part of this article published last week briefly outlined the history of Sri Lanka’s national anthem being sung in ...

The Tamil scholar “Pundit” M. Nallathamby, a teacher at Zahira College, Colombo was entrusted this task and a neat, precise ...

The 77th Independence Day was marked sans a display of military vehicles and aircraft flying over but still had flair and colour. A cultural event followed the parade by the tri forces and the day’s ...

This year the scaled-down Independence Day celebrations were just right. There was pageantry but no pomp. We must celebrate Independence Day and fortunately it was done. Every item was commendable: ...

Tamil electorate on a new path Eradication of the LTTE is no longer a major issue at national or lower level elections in Sri Lanka. Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s superlative performance in the Northern ...

The 77th National Independence Day celebrations took place with pride and grandeur at Independence Square in Colombo, under the theme ‘Let’s ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, center, hoists the Sri Lankan national flag during the country’s 77th Independence Day ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP ...

But music’s biggest stage will also feature award-winning artists performing the national anthem, “America the Beautiful” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black national anthem.