As inmates of K -ward of Welikada Prison achieve the status of becoming full fledged Kandyan dancers, Nivithigala Gurunnanse talks to Kumudini Hettiarachchi of his mission that began in the ’80s A.D.

The Pilimatalavuvas once had in their custody a number of such ola manuscripts – from notes left by the Maha Adikaram to treatises on Kandyan dancing. Unfortunately, many have been lost. Still, this ...