Offbeat

Busy as a beehive when the Portuguese, Dutch and the British were ruling the roost in Ceylon, Galle port became a sleepy backyard at the end of the 19 th Century due to factors beyond its control. But change is on the cards now.

New Delhi, January 16 (newsin.asia): Sri Lankan singer Yohani de Silva's "Menike Maga Hithe" which had taken the Indian music scene by storm, is now being used by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to boost the prospects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh State Assembly elections. Uttar...

A.R.Rahman's daughter Khatija Rahman sings

The US$ 1.4 billion, Chinese-built Colombo Port City, greeted the dawn of the New Year with fireworks China is known for

Indu Balachandran delves into a brief history of gender fashions from feminine, to macho, to unisex and what’s invading the world of fashion

Dr. Godwin Roger Constantine of Colombo combines in himself a dedication to the health of the human heart and an intense passion for art

Cynthia Alexander Fernandes, who had a role in the Ava Gardner-Stewart Granger film Bhowani Junction became a superstar in the Pakistani film word in the 1960s as “Neelo” breaking all barriers in a Muslim country, writes Muhammad Suhayb in Dawn

Sami was a Pakistani citizen till recently but is now an Indian citizen thanks to the Government of India

What’s in a name? Indu Balachandran writes how the easiest, bordering on the laziest effort at finding a name that is simple to say, non-gender specific name for a baby for these politically correct times is quite a handful task

To be held in mind- November, the CFW will showcase designs adapting to the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic