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FGLF Day 3 - MAPPILLAI: CARLO PIZZATI
“Someone called me a reverse coconut; white on the outside, brown on the inside!” said Carlo Pizzati as he spoke about his book ‘Mappillai’ wh
FGLF Day 3 - THE TEA PLANTER’S WIFE: DINAH JEFFERIES
The Tea Planter’s Wife is set in 1920’s Ceylon and follows the story of 19 year old Gwendolyn Hooper as she steps into Sri Lanka to join her new h
Keeping it Classical and Cool with Gehan Cooray
An evening of ’Classical and Cool’ music, featuring the Classical Baritone Gehan Cooray and Soprano Dinushka Jayawickrama, was held last Wednesday
FGLF 2019 - THE PLAY’S THE THING – SIR DAVID HARE
David Hare is one of Britain’s best-known screenwriters and playwrights, with over 30 plays and 25 screenplays for film and television to his name.
FGLF 2019 - IS THIS A DAGGER? : ANTHONY HOROWITZ AND CHARLES CUMMING
Anthony Horowitz and Charles Cumming are two masters of the detective and espionage genre and in this duet, they spoke extensively about their work an
FGLF 2019 - THE GIRLS ARE COMING OUT OF THE WOODS – TISHANI DOSHI
Indian poet, writer and dancer, Tishani Doshi at her session conversed openly about her childhood, her influences, women and poetry and performed a fe
FGLF 2019 - THE JURY IS OUT : BACHI KARKARIA
Bachi Karkaria’s book ‘In Hot Blood’ is the first non-fiction account of the 1959 murder case that shook India when naval commander Kawas Nanava
FGLF 2019 - MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS: NANDANA SEN, ANNE ENRIGHT AND RACHEL JOHNSON
Anne Enright’s ‘Making Babies: Stumbling into Motherhood’ meets Rachel Johnson’s ‘The Mummy Diaries’ along with advocate for child rights,
The Kingsbury celebrates Chinese New Year
Bringing together families, friends and delicious cuisine, The Kingsbury is celebrating Chinese New Year to welcome the Year of the Pig from 18th-25th
The FGLF 2019 Begins!
The much-awaited Fairway Galle Literary Festival (FGLF) 2019 kicked off its 4-day Festival on the 16th of January 2019 at the Fairway Pavilion among a
WTF – Mangosteen
I have a few forms of addiction and one I have tried to get out of for along time is collecting stationery
FGLF 2019- Megan Dhakshini
Megan Dhakshini is the author of her debut collection of poetry titled ‘Poison Apple’. Here she talks about her poetry, her style of writing and h
The Honey Beach Club at the Kingsbury Hotel
The Honey Beach Club at the Kingsbury Hotel is the perfect place for a relaxed evening out with friends, family
Dine with your Favourite Author at FGLF 2019
With the Fairway Galle Literary Festival a day away, the excitement is palpable. The bibliophiles are set to gather in Galle to welcome their favourit
The Art of Tattooing
Pain, a pain that scratches across your skin is the first sensation that hits you when the cold needle touches your skin and then all of a sudden your
Cantaloupe House by Cantaloupe & Co.
Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of town traffic, hidden down a narrow, inconspicuous lane is the peaceful retreat that is Cantaloupe House. Loc
Children’s Programme Summary
The Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2019 Children’s Programme will take place on the 19th and 20th of January at the Thomas Gall School.
Charlie - A Legal Perspective
In the presence of such heinous acts, more and more people are vehemently calling for the Animal Welfare Bill which received Cabinet approval in 2016
Cantaloupe Levels
As I drive up through the lush green jungle in Rumassala, Unawatuna, I spy my destination for the night. Cantaloupe Levels is true to its name – the
He Comes from Jaffna
S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia Old Boys’ Association with the Creative Arts Foundation Presents
FGLF 2019: Sinhala Day
Fairway Galle Literary Festival, for the third consecutive time this year, has a full day Sinhala programme on the 19th of January at the Jetw
Bellissima Reviewed and Interviewed
Most people share food, but they draw the line when it comes to desserts from Bellissima and I wondered why, until I tried some of them myself...sorry
Hassan Esufally makes HISTORY
Hassan Esufally makes HISTORY by completing the Antarctic Ice Marathon Becomes first-ever Sri Lankan to run a marathon on all seven continents
WTF – All in One
With 2019 I’m sure you are sick of making a new-year resolution – but if eating healthy has been made easy tasty and fun!
The Food Ranger
Trevor James visits Sri Lanka The Instagramming food community was all agog when they realized that celebrated food and travel enthusiast Trevor James
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