Arts

A large number of Sri Lankan artists and art lovers thronged the J.D.A.Perera Gallery in Colombo to have a glimpse of the emerging artistic trends in Bangladesh.

Caparisoned and even non-adorned elephants are a major attraction for curious locals, devotees and tourists, during the Nawam Perehera in Colombo’s Gangaramaya Buddhist temple in February every year.

Pakistan Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ruled on Wednesday that Indian content on Pakistani TV is damaging Pakistani culture

Colombo, May 24 (newsin.asia) - This Ramadan season, Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo celebrates the tradition of the fasting month with thoughtful offerings and a great Iftar feast in its famous all day dining restaurant - Table One - and the Sapphyr Lounge. Table One – As the sun sets, spend blessed time with family and friends at Table One, the all...

Many Sri Lankan dancers got inspired by Tagore, got trained in Shantiniketan, learned Kathakali and Manipuri as well as folk dances of India. Many were fortunate to even be part of dance drama productions at Shantiniketan. They later incorporated the Tagore dance drama into their indigenous forms. Chitrasena, Panibharatha, Nimal Welgama, Premakumara, Wasantha Kumara, Shesha Palihakkara, Anagalal Athukorala and Soorya...

Here is an elegy by Badri Raina, a Hindu Kashmiri Pandit, on the brutal rape and murder of 8 year old Muslim tribal girl Asifa Bano in Kathua in Jammu by a retired government officer and a serving Special Police officer who enjoy communal support,

This duet musical conversation has powerful, ethereal vocals from Pakistani singers Aima Baig and Shuja Haider. Shuja has also composed the music and written the lyrics. Put on your headphone for maximum enjoyment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PePGHi6IeZQ Bhooli Bisri Chand Umeedein Chand Fasaane Yaad Aayein Tum Yaad Aaye Aur Tumhare Saath Zamane Yaad Aayein. Baanwre, Banwre Banwre -x2, Baanware Tere Bin Main Jiyun...

Avalum Naanum is from the Tamil film Achcham Yenbadhu Madmaiyada (English: Fear is Foolishness) made in 2016. The action-thiller-romance move was written and directed by Gautham Menon and starred Silambarasan and Manjima Mohan. The film tells the story of a happy-go-lucky young man who is in love. But in an unexpected turn of events, the couple get embroiled in a...

By Dr. Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai As a train whistles out of Kompannavidiya Railway Station in Colombo 2, it passes by a road in its immediate vicinity- where traditional, colonial and contemporary public spaces stand next to each other as silent sentinels connecting history with modernity. It is the Justice Akbar Mawatha, stretching from Kompannavidiya Railway Station on the one side...

Mumbai, March 16 (Geo News): Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has revealed he is suffering from neuroendocrine tumour. “Learning that I am suffering from neuroendocrine tumour has been tough but the love and strength of people around me have brought me to a place of hope,” the actor said on Twitter on Friday. The actor said he will be flying abroad...