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Sinhala idioms (Sinhala: රූඩි, rūḍi) and colloquial expressions that are widely used to communicate figuratively, as with any other developed language.This page also contains a list of old and popular Sinhala proverbs, which are known as prastā piruḷu (ප්රස්තා පිරුළු) in Sinhala.
The term Chitrakathi is the conjunction of two words: chitra meaning picture and katha meaning story. With this application, a Chitrakathi is the one who narrates stories with a visual aid. Thereby, one can imagine the rich tradition behind this art. In tribal life, there is a long-standing tradition of Chitrakathi's paintings.
Anant Pai (17 September 1929 – 24 February 2011), popularly known as Uncle Pai, was an Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics.He is most famous as the creator of two comic book series viz. Amar Chitra Katha, which retold traditional Indian folk tales, mythological stories, and biographies of historical characters; and Tinkle, a children's anthology.
Amba Yaluwo (Sinhala: අඹ යාලුවෝ, lit. 'Best Friends') is a 1957 novel by Sri Lankan author Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne. [1] [2] [3] The novel has been translated into multiple languages with the English translation by Seneviratne B. Aludeniya being published by Sarasavi Publishers in 1998. [4] [5] It is set in the 1930s.
Amar Chitra Katha (ACK Comics) is an Indian comic book publisher, based in Mumbai, India. The company was founded in 1967 by Anant Pai . Most of its comics are based on religious legends and epics , historical figures and biographies , folktales and cultural stories.
Jon Hamm was happily the butt of the joke as he received his latest career accolade! On Friday, Jan. 31, the Mad Men alum paid a visit to Harvard University's Farkas Hall as he was recognized as ...
Andare (Sinhala: අන්දරේ) from Udamalala, Hambantota was a court jester employed by the King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe (c. 1742 - 1782) in Sri Lanka. [1] He used to be an accomplished poet who could instantly compose verses, to suit any ongoing situation.
David Lynch revealed one of his biggest career regrets years before his death.. The celebrated director of Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks died just days before his 79th birthday, his ...