Imudhu Amarasinghe on her journey to becoming an artist A pencil and paper is all Imudhu Amarasinghe needs to immortalise the person sitting still in front of her on paper. Since the third grade, Amarasinghe has been honing her skills,…
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Hiran Abeysekera on theatre, activism, and the ‘Life of Pi’
Hiran Abeysekera on his recent award win and more In the midst of all our troubles, Sri Lanka was afforded a bright spot when one of our own, actor Hiran Abeysekera was awarded one of the world’s most prestigious theatre…
Oto: An exploration of art and sound
This week, Barefoot Gallery Colombo saw its newest exhibition go up – ‘Oto’ (sound) by Kingsley Gunatillake. Kingsley Gunatillake is a painter, installation artist, and book artist with over 50 years of experience as a creator. His formal training includes…
Taking a stand against discrimination
Youth Out Here Sri Lanka to voice out adversities faced by local LBGTQ+ community In light of the upcoming International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) observed on 17 May, Youth Out Here Sri Lanka (YoHSL), a social service…
Sir David Attenborough named ‘Champion of the Earth’ by UN
BY GEORGINA RANNARD Sir David Attenborough has been named a “Champion of the Earth” by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The prestigious award recognises the 95-year-old’s commitment to telling stories about the natural world and climate change. Accepting the…
The story behind the storyteller
By Jithendri Gomes Everystory Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan-based feminist collective focused on storytelling and knowledge sharing. We believe that stories and knowledge come in all shapes and forms, and it is within this complexity and potential for creativity…
Do it well and publishers will find you
Shehan Karunatilaka on his new book and being a writer A well-written book in the right hands is a mental passport, and in the case of fiction, this passport gives you an all-expenses-paid tour to any number of different universes.…
‘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…
‘It’s still a man’s world, even in the Western world’
Scottish Labour Candidate Deena Tissera on life and politics in Scotland Politics is the watchword on everyone’s lips as we slip into our second consecutive week of peaceful protest against the economic crisis and the underlying political issues that have…
Do small businesses stand a chance?
A simple search for Sri Lanka online will turn up results riddled with news of protests, a crippling economic crisis, and the face-off between our Government and its people, who are demanding immediate and effective change. The social media landscape…
