In reflecting upon this phenomenon, I am drawn to the legacy of the Peradeniya school of thought. In the 1960s, Prof. Sarachchandra championed the ideal of “art for art’s sake,” his philosophy vividly ...

If Maname was Sarachchandra’s first experimental drama, then his next play Sinhabahu with its rich dramatic text, the powerfully complex tragic characters he created around the popular yet simple folk ...

The costumes and stage sets designed by Somabandhu for ballets and dance creations of Chitrasena and other masters of the yesteryear such as W. B. Makuloluwa, Ediriweera Sarachchandra and Panibharatha ...

The first successful effort, Hayavadana by Girish Karnad, a Kannada language play with music, dance and drama based on Yakshagana appeared only in 1972. Sarachchandra’s Maname appeared long before ...

Sirisena’s lawyer, Maithri Gunaratne PC, conveyed this decision to the court during the hearing of a petition filed by Montagu Sarachchandra, an executive member of the SLFP, who had cited Sirisena ...

The petition filed by SLFP’s executive committee member Montegue Sarachchandra seeking an interim order on a proposal to amend the party’s constitution was called before Colombo District Judge ...

This peculiar, idiosyncratic style came to Sri Lanka too, following 1956, after Maname and Sinhabahu turned a new generation of thespians from Sarachchandra’s stylised theatre. The new generation, ...