List: Dalugama Tales - දළුගම කතා | Curated by Denzil Jayasinghe

Jun 29, 2024
81 stories
Dalugama Tales - දළුගම කතාStories from my home village with an ancestral bent- උරුමය සහිත මගේ ගමේ කතා
Denzil Jayasinghe
Dear Dalugama church and the surroundsIt takes a village to raise a child. This is my catchphrase for this writing.
Jun 17, 2021
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Jun 17, 2021
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Denzil Jayasinghe
Fading CranesDenzil documents the structures and surroundings as a tribute to his memories of the church in his ancestral village in Sri Lanka.
Mar 15, 2022
Mar 15, 2022
Denzil Jayasinghe
ආදරණීය දළුගම දේවස්ථානය සහ අවටදරුවෙක් හදන්න ගමක් ඕන. මෙම ලිවීම සඳහා මගේ ග්‍රහණ වැකිය මෙයයි.
Nov 17, 2021
Nov 17, 2021
My home street
Denzil Jayasinghe
Dear Mudiyansegewatta RoadThe residents of Mudiyansegewatta were captivating companions, marked by their zen-like attitude, kindness, humour, occasional poignancy…
Jun 24, 2021
Jun 24, 2021
Denzil Jayasinghe
Village Church feast and fairA boy’s experiences of a Catholic festival in the mid-sixties in a village in Sri Lanka.
Nov 21, 2021
Nov 21, 2021
These magical events occurred in the sixties and the seventies in my home village in Sri Lanka.
Denzil Jayasinghe
The friends' gaming zoneThese magical events occurred in the sixties and the seventies in my home village in Sri Lanka.
Oct 22, 2021
Oct 22, 2021
Denzil Jayasinghe
The Lane of DualityThe Harvest of Kinship: Echoes from a Lane not far from Colombo
May 11
May 11
Denzil Jayasinghe
248 MudiyansegewattaLegacy of Stone and Spirit: The Jayasinghe and Jayawardene Homestead
May 10
May 10
Denzil Jayasinghe
The sounds of my villageThe memories of a sleepy village in Mudiyansegewatta, Kelaniya
Dec 22, 2022
Dec 22, 2022
Denzil Jayasinghe
Boyhood animal wonders and RoverDenzil describes the wonders of animals in a village in tropical Sri Lanka in the sixties and the early seventies.
Nov 10, 2021
Nov 10, 2021
Denzil Jayasinghe
Jayamanne MawathaThe Legacy of a Fierce and Generous Man
Feb 4
Feb 4
Denzil Jayasinghe
The Cricket Priest and Other Tales of DalugamaDalugama, a village nestled in the heart of Ceylon, pulsated in a rhythm all its own. However, the heart of this rhythm wasn’t the bustling…
Feb 26
Feb 26
Denzil Jayasinghe
Franz WindsorA story that started in Sri Lanka and ended in Northern Ireland
Apr 6, 2021
Apr 6, 2021
Denzil Jayasinghe
Mabima Seeya (මාබිම සීයා)
Apr 24, 2021
Apr 24, 2021
Denzil Jayasinghe
A Childhood Friendship Across the FenceI was incredibly fond of my neighbour, Linton. My parents moved into the house where I grew up when I was four. I lived next door to Linton…
Feb 21
Feb 21
Denzil Jayasinghe
Mary CatherineCatherine is my aunty, my mother’s younger sister. When I was born, Catherine was only sixteen years old. My father had no sisters, and my…
Apr 18, 2021
Apr 18, 2021
Denzil Jayasinghe
I love my cinema — MovietoneThe Enchanting Gateway to Worlds Beyond
May 23
May 23
Denzil Jayasinghe
My friend NimalI sat on the metal bar at the bus stand, reading my book, waiting for a bus after work. This lad was standing on the other side of the bus…
Jan 22, 2022
Jan 22, 2022
Denzil Jayasinghe
When Fate Pedalled In DalugamaCollision at the Crossroads
Jun 23
Jun 23
Denzil Jayasinghe
Rupees and Rice: The Careful Bounty of the JayasinghesThe quiet fortitude of 248 Mudiyansegewatta Road
5d ago
5d ago