UNFPA Sri Lanka joins the Cargills International Women’s Day Festival of Change Makers as Event Sponsor on 8th March 2021, which is International Women’s Day. UNFPA Sri Lanka is keen on spotlighting the concept of equality as a human right, and hence, the day includes a panel of women pioneers and a panel of leading males who have re-defined a world of work with gender meritocracy at the helm. It is their experiences, challenges, solutions and
A few years ago at a friend’s wedding, two little girls performed a dance routine, they came on the dance floor, everyone clapped and said oh! how cute. The music started and it was a Pop hit, everyone started cheering and then the girls started to perform.
On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’ we feature a young, talented, entrepreneur; Hasini Munasinghe. Hasini, a former student of Musaeas College, Colombo holds a BA (Hons) in Business and Management from Northwood University, UK and an MBA from the University of West London, UK.
I met Raff for the first time on a chilled night-out while listening to music, with one of our mutual friends. Although, it was the first time I met her face-to-face, with her hyped smiles and positive energy, I already knew, she was undoubtedly, one of the most inspirational young photographers in the country.
My guest this week is a patriotic Sri Lankan, who firmly believes that ‘Sri Lanka Can.’ A graduate of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo and an Attorney-at-Law by profession, she counts over twenty-eight years of experience in the field of Communication.
Among many striking art forms there is Bharatha Natyam, a stunning classical Indian dance genre. Originating in Tamil Nadu, this dance style has an exquisite portrayal of emotions and a spiritual discipline that keeps it on a high pedestal.
It is in our nature to believe that we would intervene if we were to witness an injustice taking place. However, psychology suggests otherwise! In fact, it suggests that our willingness to act is heavily dependent on how many other people are present to witness the injustice taking place. This phenomenon is known as the bystander effect.
Most people know me as a Los Angeles based Actor, Classical Baritone singer, and an Independent Filmmaker, and yet, many people are probably unaware of the fact that I almost had a parallel career as a Psychologist at one point in time.
Like most of us, it has now been a year since I left Sri Lankan soil. A New Yorker, turned islander, I have lived in this tropical paradise for over 12 years, but, truth be told, I really never immersed myself in island life so completely before, as I have in this past year.
She is the Founder of Odel PLC; Sri Lanka’s most stylish Department Store, and the first fashion-retail business in the island to be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. She is the Founder and Managing Director of Embark, Who We Are and the Otara Foundation.
In this week’s edition of The Founder, we feature an entrepreneur who launched her brand Dammy’s, in 2020, amidst the global pandemic. She is an alumnus of Bishop’s College, Colombo and Stafford International School and she is armed with a BA (Hons) in Business Management from RMIT University, Australia and an MBA from Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. Madushi Adhikaramge is a young entrepreneur based out of Colombo.
For the uninitiated (myself included, I mean a couple of classes here or there doesn’t really count? Or does it?) they seem to be similar disciplines, my curiosity was further piqued when I recently ran into a friend I hadn’t seen since lockdown last year, while most of us are emerging reluctantly,
By The Cook is a new and exciting home-based restaurant owned by Lennox Calyaneratne, a.k.a. The Cook. The Cook specializes in Chinese and Thai cuisine, and makes things easy for his customers by having their orders delivered right to their doorstep.
One of the very few silver linings COVID-19 offered was the opportunity to reconnect with and discover what our beautiful island has to offer. From fashion to travel, we were nudged to #BuyLocal which served as a portal of discovery; a brush with what we may have missed otherwise.
Greetings, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am very excited to be premiering my new talk show, GEHAN COORAY’S MEETING OF THE MINDS, on Daily Mirror Online today. This series was the brainchild of the Wijeya Social Media Team, who proposed that I host a talk show while I’m down in Colombo, as long as we could shoot at least a full season of twelve episodes before I return to Los Angeles where I reside.
Hello islanders! Hoping this year is treating you with new beginnings, second chances and optimism. With the dawn of 2021 woven around pandemics and socio-political shifts intensified by digitalization, I’m on a mission to bring you inspiring stories with a bit of a helicopter view; just so we can slow down, appreciate the wisdom and simply enjoy the ride.
On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’ we feature a third-generation entrepreneur, hailing from Kurunegala. Navodh Liyanage, a former student of Colombo International School, Kandy holds a BA (Hons) in Business and Management from Leeds Beckett University, UK and an MBA from the University of West London, UK. He is now at the helm of his family business, Gunasiri Oil Mills and Refineries, innovating and introducing new products for the export ma
Disposability is no longer chic. People who took pride in only wearing things once are now looked down on as being completely ignorant and utterly wasteful. There isn’t a Royal or celebrity of late who hasn’t been spotted proudly re-wearing their clothes to engagements, Kate Middleton’s wardrobe is a masterclass in this, she also works with design houses to alter some gowns to give them a modern uptake so she can enjoy them for longer.
1.Tell me a bit about your brand? CHARINI is a high-end fashion brand retailing edgy and sophisticated fashion with core sustainable values. The brand is renowned for our strong concepts and unique approach, versatile pret-a-porter fashion as well as bespoke clothing.
Just over a year ago, those of us in Sri Lanka were under curfew after the tragic Easter terrorist attacks on the paradise island we call home. Schools were closed for weeks; when they reopened, students had to wear transparent backpacks, facilitating an easier check for weapons or explosives. I had to explain the grim realities of terrorism to m
A lifelong New Yorker, I moved to Sri Lanka in 2008, when it was in the midst of a brutal and seemingly never-ending civil war. I quickly became accustomed to carrying my passport and stopping at checkpoints every few miles, where army officers would point their rifles into my car, checking for anything suspicious. I internalized the fear that a bus next to me could possibly explode with a bomb
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