The three-day literary festival features foreign and local authors and other cultural figures, discussing a myriad of topics.

Language is one of the most fundamental aspects of human communication, shaping not only individual identities but also ...

Michael Ondaatje is a Canadian literary icon. His novels and poetry have earned international acclaim, and he was the first Canadian ever to win the Man Booker Prize — in 1992, for the wartime story ...

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

English PEN has announced the PEN Translates awards winners for 2025, including the first-ever PEN Translates award for a ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender ...

Sit back, grab a hot cup of coffee, and find out how this warming, beautiful (and necessary) drink became so popular.

Held in RK Narayan’s sleepy small town of Malgudi, the festival will feature some of the greatest writers ever – from William ...

A total of 13 new scholars who have been awarded Visiting Research Fellowships to carry out research using its unique ...

Anthropologist Jason Hickel cites figures such as Sri Lankan philosopher Ananda Coomaraswamy, Indian economist J.C. Kumarappa and Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore as inspirations. While these thinkers ...

“You can’t sing, you can’t read poetry, you can’t do anything ... Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the 2023 World Cup in India, Rashid Khan’s side claimed a historic victory over ...