By Ellen Dissanayake For habitual exhibition-goers in Colombo and for those who write about contemporary art, Sri Lankan painting during the past half-century has been largely dominated by the artists of the ’43 Group, gentlemen of almost exclusively Sinhalese or…
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‘Spending time at the beach or the pool doesn’t require electricity’ – Ken Abroad
YouTuber Ken Aaron Doescher talks travel, power cuts, and staying positive in Sri Lanka YouTuber Ken Aaron Doescher of Ken Abroad was recently in the news when he released a video titled “I’m Thinking About Leaving Sri Lanka Soon”. The…
Sri Lanka’s Boodhe Keerthisena joins Kerala Netpak Jury
Sri Lankan film director Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena, also known as Boodhe Keerthisena, has been selected to serve as a jury member at the 26th Kerala International Film Festival, through his celebrated work based on pressing social issues, racial conflicts with…
Raid Amazones 2022
Celebrating the undaunting spirit of women The Raid Amazones 2022, a popular annual adventure trail originating from France began in Sigiriya this week. The event features French female athletes who compete their way through a range of challenges such as…
The making of ‘Boniki Gedara 2’
Buddhika Damayantha speaks on local theatre and more Buddhika Damayantha, a talented playwright and stage director recently successfully performed his own rendition of the play Boniki Gedara 2: Return of Nora. This stage play has been in the works since…
The Sri Lanka Foundation Institute: Living the philosophy of life-long learning
Education is often seen to be a young person’s thing, and for the most part, the logic behind this is sound. Young people must pursue education in order to learn how to most effectively about the industries they hope to…
The Lead Woman – Episode 1: ‘We have been socialised into thinking politics is not suitable for us’ – Dr. Harini Amarasuriya
In celebration of the month of International Women’s Day, Brunch together with Brunch.lk will be celebrating women in Sri Lankan politics. For Episode 1 of the series, we had a conversation with rights activist, academic, and Parliamentarian Dr. Harini Amarasuriya…
‘I’m sorry but…’ – Why do women apologise more?
By Nethmi Dissanayake For so many women, apologies are linked with our conception of politeness. Young girls who grew up to be adults with this misconception in their mind consider ‘sorry’ as an entry point to affirmative sentences. True, this…
Loku Liyanage Dayananda on the value of micro art on an undervalued pencil tip
In conversation with Loku Liyanage Dayananda By Ravini Perera Micro art is a trend embraced by few. The technicality and the painstaking process behind creating miniature designs are the fundamental factors that result in the lack of interest in many.…
iLead – Eight Women, Eight Minutes
Do not wait till your comfort is compromised to demand change The second chapter of iLead, an event in celebration of International Women’s Day conducted by NextGenSL in collaboration with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Sri Lanka, was held…
