After the season, do you really have energy for events, do you really, really?
If you don’t, this evening, bargain with the devil for youthful energy. Lakmahal’s book club is on The Picture of Dorian Grey. Music seems to be as much a family business as journalism: also this evening, at Bishop’s College, classical Sinhalese music from three daughters of the greats. You can also undo Kuweni’s curse at the Elphinstone.
On Saturday, wander across the river to Kelaniya. A perahera commemorates the Buddha’s first visit to the island – when, apparently, he sorted out warring Yakka and Naga tribes. Dotdotay’s annual gig, where they also promise to release their new album. On Sunday, pop into ArtnArtist at the Wendt (open all weekend).
Ten wise OGs return on Wednesday, some from the grave, at Saskia’s Legacies exhibition.
On Thursday, the venerable Wildlife and Nature Protection Society asks what they should do with sexy reptiles, we ask what we should do with the speaker. Australian diasporics rise at the Galle Face.
On Friday, an exhibition by possibly the greatest photographic witness of 20th century Lanka, Stephen Champion. Next Saturday, the Bawa Trust has a tour and workshop for the kids.
Finally, we have our first event: a book talk on what Sri Lanka can learn from India’s development experience on 21 January. It’s almost full already :(
What to read
Jayadeva Uyangoda, the insurgent turned Old Master, assesses the new government’s first year. Have we really ceased to be subjects and become citizens? If not yet, will we this term, or next?
The Central Bank’s policy roadmap, released yesterday, expects growth for the new year to come in at 4 to 5 percent. The IMF’s post-Ditwah report is less sanguine, expecting 2.9 percent. Meanwhile, upcountry activists highlight short-comings in the government’s Ditwah response.
The energy ministry published a draft national electricity policy for public comment. You can also read the CEB’s tariff proposal for the next quarter here.
Most of Colombo’s children are spending too much time on their phones, finds this study. Apparently so do tourists: nearly two-thirds of free, independent travellers use ride-hailing apps, claims this paper.
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