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  • A scene from the film Vijayaba Kollaya.
    In our previous columns, we have emphasised the pressing role of translation and its significance in bridging the aesthetic gap between two particular languages and cultures...
  • A scene from the film Viragaya.
    Sometimes, writing is the last thing you'd expect, like in the worlds of finance and medicine. But let's face it, it's an absolute must. Why? Because it keeps a record of...
  • Former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily News and the Sunday Observer Jayatilleke de Silva
    One sweet perk of slaving over a newspaper editorial tackling the country's second tongue is bumping into bilinguals. Don't get it twisted though, bilinguals haven’t...
  • Award winning writer Shehan Karunatilaka
    The word ‘queue’ has infiltrated our vernacular and seeped into our daily lives. It has taken on new meanings, perhaps even beyond what's in the dictionary. If 2022 gave us a...
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