Media professionals take to the streets demanding media freedom “White van culture” refers to an era in Sri Lanka on which senior journalists look back with fear, a dark decade where several of their contemporaries were tortured and/or murdered after…
A taste of magic in troubled times
Zeenath Gunawijaya on her home baking business and more Zeenath Gunawijaya, the founder of Magical Desserts (@magicaldesserts on Instagram), is a young, strong, and independent individual determined to grow her home-based venture into something loved by everyone. Growing up around…
An eventful future for the event industry?
How event managers are coping with limited resources and taking things virtual With the entertainment industry being one of the industries that was hit the hardest due to Covid-19, the event industry too, naturally, took a dive. Eventually, when it…
‘Artistic expression will help you through the roller coaster of life’
Nayomi Apsara on ‘Throw Me Mountains’ coping with stress through art This is a story of love, loss, joy, contemporary spirituality, isolation, and a subjective guilty consciousness of certain historical events of the country; a story that is exceedingly relevant…
Remembering the victims of the Easter attacks
Protesters come together in prayer It’s been almost three years since a terrible tragedy struck Catholics in Sri Lanka, on a day that is meant to be sacred and blessed. What was once a celebration of life has now become…
Government and health sector hierarchy to blame for medical sector crisis
Doctors forced to make difficult choices as essential drugs run out As we all know, Sri Lanka is in the grip of a terrible financial crisis, with record inflation leading to shortages of fuel and food, and crippling hours-long power…
Yellow for Democracy
‘A well informed youth is the key to a better political future’ Yellow – a colour that sings of hope, unity, happiness, and healing; a colour that is fit to represent the struggles and battles Sri Lankans are fighting for,…
Quick fixes with just three ingredients
In light of the crisis our country is currently facing, food has been scarce; ingredients are not found easily and cooking has become a game of substitution. With a week of holidays approaching, we decided to let you in on…
Sip and Shop – a local shopping affair
Wouldn’t it be nice to walk around a store, glass of wine in hand, and browse through the best that our talented local designers and brands have to offer? Haude Monde Founder Treshan Weerasooriya has put together a blissful evening…
Imagine all the people…
How artists came together to add colour to the people’s movement Art is a form of expression. Artistic mediums have a powerful capacity to illustrate narratives and perspectives, sometimes open to interpretation, and sometimes more direct and explicit in delivery.…
