Teaching, travelling, and taking photos – these are Radika Alahendra’s biggest passions in life. If you ask her where she’d most often be found, she’d name the sandy beaches and the magnificent mountains as her favourite getaways as she wanders…
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#PonNaha: A campaign to change how we see transgender persons
Today (31) is the International Transgender Day of Visibility, a day designed to celebrate the transgender community and bring awareness to the different issues the community faces (transgender persons being those who have a gender identity or gender expression that…
The Will Smith-Chris Rock debacle: Are we taking comedy too far?
By now, we’ve all seen the little tiff that happened at the Oscars on Sunday (27), with Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Chris Rock. “Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can’t wait to see you,” Chris Rock quipped,…
With love from Pakistan
A conversation with Karachi designer Mahwish Mughal Sri Lanka’s position within South Asia is famously strategic – we are a hub not just for the region but for the whole world, and have been since, well, forever. Traders have been…
A life of changing roles lived by an extraordinary woman, Ferial Ashraff
Interview by Sharanya Sekaram and Abilesha Segar Written by Sharanya Sekaram 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…
Does the conversation around women’s politics in Sri Lanka lack diversity?
By Shruthi De Visser Despite momentous events in Sri Lanka’s history such as the first female Head of State and significant literacy rates of young girls, Sri Lanka’s political arena has been lacking greater representation of women. Women in Sri…
‘I can’t go change the Government, but I can stand and protest’
On Wednesday (23), we saw the massive turnout at the “Jana Bala Virodaya” protest march and rally organised by the National People’s Power (NPP) in Nugegoda. However, this particular rally was but a more prominent example of what has been…
In memory of a motoring legend – Farih Fauz
BY PETER JASINGHE It was a sad moment to note the passing away of a doyen in the motoring heritage of Sri Lanka. On 9 January, Farih Fauz bade farewell having done yeoman service to the protection and preservation of…
The Lead Woman – Episode 2: ‘We need to change the way we raise our sons’ – Malsha Kumaranatunge
In celebration of the month of International Women’s Day, Brunch together with Brunch.lk is celebrating women in Sri Lankan politics. For Episode 2 of the series, we had a conversation with former Western Provincial Councillor Malsha Kumaranatunge, the daughter of…
