by Tim Jacobson
To some Sri Lanka is a small island sitting in the ocean at the south of the Indian subcontinent with the expectation that it and its large neighbour would be fairly similar. That is ...
“Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul” - Don McLean
The pandemic is a good time to paint, like Van ...
During the pandemic Joanna Jayawardena found a silver lining in the dark cloud. She is a maker of gifts, and the success to her story is the detail that goes into personalising the gift boxes she ...
The COVID-19 lockdown created a great disruption in the market, making significant changes in the way we work and live. While the negatives of this far outweigh the positives, we have little choice ...
Visiting the land of my ancestors had always been one of my dreams since my school days. Finally, in April 2018, I got the opportunity to tick that off my bucket list after an unforgettable trip to ...
There seems to be a connection between the current pandemic and the 4th Industrial Revolution. According to the World Economic Forum, 4IR represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work ...
When we talk about caste and colorism in South Asia, the conversation often turns to India. Yet Sri Lanka’s own story — though different in origin — was profoundly shaped by the same ...
by Tim Jacobson
To some Sri Lanka is a small island sitting in the ocean at the south of the Indian subcontinent with the expectation that it and its large neighbour would be fairly similar. That is ...
“Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul” - Don McLean
The pandemic is a good time to paint, like Van ...
During the pandemic Joanna Jayawardena found a silver lining in the dark cloud. She is a maker of gifts, and the success to her story is the detail that goes into personalising the gift boxes she ...
The COVID-19 lockdown created a great disruption in the market, making significant changes in the way we work and live. While the negatives of this far outweigh the positives, we have little choice ...
Visiting the land of my ancestors had always been one of my dreams since my school days. Finally, in April 2018, I got the opportunity to tick that off my bucket list after an unforgettable trip to ...
There seems to be a connection between the current pandemic and the 4th Industrial Revolution. According to the World Economic Forum, 4IR represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work ...
When we talk about caste and colorism in South Asia, the conversation often turns to India. Yet Sri Lanka’s own story — though different in origin — was profoundly shaped by the same ...
Writers have always lived with a peculiar mix of arrogance and insecurity. We believe our words can move mountains, yet we fear they may vanish in the flood of other voices. Now, along comes ...
by Tyron Devotta
Meetings that go on for hours and passionate discussions are driving the ambitious project to honor Fr. Claver Perera’s musical legacy. As the organizing committee works ...
by Tyron Devotta
I had resisted using ChatGPT for some time, not because I was intimidated but because I didn't think it necessary in my life. But when I finally got down to using it, I found the ...
by Tyron Devotta
Today, we are all in search of answers to the question ‘what went wrong?’ How did Sri Lanka come to this state? And all too easily our fingers point at the ...
By Druvinka Samuel
The acute awareness of global imbalances that has closely trailed behind the outbreak of COVID-19 has deconstructed any semblance of societal normalcy. Awareness and ...
There’s a moment many Barry Manilow fans remember: him on stage, pulling a woman from the audience, singing to her, and she—like so many others—utterly gone with love, adoration, and a ...