Me Rahas Kauluwen Ebenna - Kaushalya Kumarasinghe

When a story escapes from its boundaries of narration and wings with its sublime creativity, Me Rahas Kauluwen Ebenna is born. Written from a bird’s-eye-point of view, the story emancipates the reader to observe the cursory looks of stupefaction.

The story finds its serenity amidst the chaos of urbanity with a random yet careful identification of its male protagonist: Thivanka. Having Thivanka as its backdrop, the story flows ceaselessly with undisputed waters connecting different tributaries of social dynamics. Several characters like Keshini, Asith, Uvani, Kamal, Piumi, Sanda, Tania and Raalika have been clung to bring vivid shades of banal life scripts while juxtaposing the extremes of social strata in a cinematic way.

In a world where jouissance is no longer being catered, existence becomes a mere facade. This is where the plot plays its crucial role. Being an erudite advocate, the author: Kaushalya Kumarasinghe prudently weaves the story using the phantom threads of power and politics to emboss the gruesomeness of frozen lives. Equipped with adequacy and sufficiency, writer vehemently captures different shapes of social dynamics ingesting the reader with more acute details.

Regardless of his creativity, his profound understanding on subject matter enables the story to unfold in its own without reaching any ebb and flow. Breaking all the norms of storytelling, the serendipity of this story is created in this whirlwind while being congruent with its bird’s eye point of view.

Strengthened by its filmy narration, the story imprints an unforgettable memoir on the minds of readers savoring the need for seeking the truth.

Indeed, this story tempts you to furtively peep through the window of illusion to look deep into the society where you’ll never be the same again.

By: Shenal Rajakarunanayake

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