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Archive of entries posted on 3rd June 2012

Madhubashini Winner of Gratiaen Prize For Her First Novel ‘There’s Something I Have to Tell You’

by Smriti Daniel The recently crowned Gratiaen Prize winner Madhubashini Dissanayake-Ratnayaka describes her winning work and her journey towards calling herself ‘a writer’ Madhubashini Dissanayake-Ratnayaka is on the run. Her colleague is on the phone with a question related to work, her younger daughter is waiting for a ride (they’re late for chess class), her [...]

Sri Lankan national team cricketers gagged from speaking to media

by T.M.K. Samat PERHAPS, the next thing they might resort to is to put national cricketers in hijabs so as to conceal them from the media – or, on returning from the playing field, bundle the lot into a room and place a sentry at the door. And if need be, extend that surveillance to [...]