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Dec 14 min read

Booker Winner Shehan Karunatilaka on Cricket, Civil War and Talking Ghosts in Colombo

“Dictators are pretty good for landscaping and gardens,” quipped Shehan Karunatilaka, winner of the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel The...

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Nov 284 min read

Ink from the Island: Sri Lankan Writers Have a Moment

The South Asian Art and Literature Festival (SALA 2024) hosted three award-winning writers of Sri Lankan descent on September 28th at...

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Oct 214 min read

Erudite, Eloquent & Engaging: Shashi Tharoor at SALA 2024

Dr. Shashi Tharoor, author, intellectual, United Nations alumnus, and currently Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala,...

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Oct 184 min read

Talent and Pain: A Slice of Suvir Saran

Chef, writer and humanist extraordinaire Suvir Saran came to his SALA 2024 “A Slice of Life” session with VR Ferose , looking absolutely...

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