Thousands of years ago Allah commanded his prophet Abraham to leave his wife Hajra and her infant child Ishmael alone in a desert Ishmael felt thirsty and started crying Looking for water Hajra ran ba ...

The faithful have no use for facts and figures or history and geography says DEVDUTT PATTANAIKWhen the British came to India they found Hindu practices very confusing They came from a very different r ...

Street shows meant for profit-making and entertainment overshadow the sacred meaning of the festival, they say ...

Keeping in line with the ethos of what Venerable Rahula stood for all his life, his guiding beliefs, ideals and practice of what he believed in, primarily the freedom to think critically and look at ...

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART Nanda is one of the most amazing women to have entered Sri Lanka’s world of literature. Not only does ...

A most worrying sight was it, Fabled Colombo in the storm’s eye, Writhing in destruction rarely seen, Posing once again ...

Buddhism, particularly in the Theravāda tradition practiced in Sri Lanka, sets out clear ethical principles for personal and ...