"Namastey Behno aur Bhaiyon” (Hello, sisters and brothers) was the greeting style of India's Radio legend Ameen Sayani when he introduced India’s most popular first Hindi film songs countdown show ...

Most people don't realise but the fact is that radio is the only medium that has succeeded with every new technology without ever losing its soul. Film adapted, television was reinvented, the internet ...

In 1952, Information and Broadcasting Minister B.V. Keskar banned film songs from All India Radio, calling them “vulgar and ...

When the maritime provinces of Ceylon were under British occupation, colonial rulers adopted the Royal Charter of 1801, under ...

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opened a pop-up exhibition titled ‘Three Songs of Ceylon’ on January 23. The exhibition, curated by Sandev Handy, assisted by ...

As Sri Lanka celebrates its 78th Independence Day today, a number of patriotic songs like “Lanka Lanka Pembara Lanka”, “Dakuna Negenahira”, “Walakulin Besa”, “Upan Bima Ape”, “Lanka Ma Bimai Ape”, ...

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...