YANIKA AMARASEKERA

Yanika Amarasekera, Founder and CEO of Silver Aisle, is a driven entrepreneur with discerning taste whose curatorial approach has helped quickly establish Silver Aisle as an industry tastemaker.

Kasturi Chellaraja

She is the first female Group CEO of a Public Quoted Conglomerate in Sri Lanka and the recipient of the Trailblazer of the Year Award 2021 by Women in Management (Sri Lanka).

From Attire to Assault: Don’t Blame The Clothes, Blame The Culture

It’s 2021 and women are still having to have conversations around why we are not safe. This week saw two large protests against violence towards women on opposite sides of the globe.

CHADINI FERNANDO

Tell me a bit about your brand? An eclectic mix of beach vibes, boho style and vintage flair; Sathika is a brand that embraces the term ‘laid back chic’ with clothes that are simple yet soulful, and are malleable with any style.

WHEN A CHILD ENCOUNTERS RACISM

When my son was five years old, a fellow camper said to him that he “wasn’t any colour on the rainbow.” According to his little friend, this meant that he was an alien.

THE PREMIERE OF ‘THE BILLIONAIRE’

Currently in consideration for the Oscars, Gehan Cooray’s long awaited feature film THE BILLIONAIRE, held a star-studded, red-carpet premiere at the PVR Cinema, One Galle Face Mall, Wednesday evening.

THE MARIE CONDO EFFECT

Marie Condo has become synonymous with organization similar to how Google is with web searches. Who is Marie Condo, you may ask? Marie Condo, or KonMari as she sometimes goes by, is an Organizational Consultant who has gained international fame and success.

Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning, sometimes referred to as Pavlovian conditioning, is one of the most well-known concepts in psychology. It can be described as the concept of learning through association, and was first discovered by the Russian psychologist, Ivan Pavlov.

IF I WAS PRESIDENT

Many of us don’t have the luxury to seriously consider this topic because, in Sri Lanka the reality is someone like me could never and will never be THE leader of this country. Why?

KITTY RITIG

Today’s conversation builds along with something exciting coming up for all the art enthusiasts out there. As we all know, art is something that heals those who are broken by life.

INDU DHARMASENA: Theatre, Drama, and Gender

The guest on my video talk show today is practically ubiquitous when it comes to the Performing Arts in this country, although I knew Indu Dharmasena first and foremost as one of my mother Shiromal Cooray’s old friends.

DR. SULOCHANA SEGERA

She is the Founder and Chairperson of Women in Management (Sri Lanka, Maldives, Canada and Australia). She is the Founder of the Women in Management, Top50 Professional and Career Women Awards (Sri Lanka and Maldives). She is the Founder of the Next Gen Awards Sri Lanka.

ROHAYA SUHAYB

On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’ we feature a very talented and passionate entrepreneur; Rohaya Suhayb. A former student of Muslim Ladies College, Rohaya turned her lifelong hobby to an absolutely delightful business, called “Baking and Beyond.”

Nature Knows Best

Maybe it’s all the time I’ve spent at home, spending time on Instagram, watching T.V. shows and movies and feeling more than a bit put-off by the preternaturally plumped cheek, plastic-sheen skin breed of women who are out there, on-screen, admittedly mostly in Hollywood and Bollywood productions.

HIMASHI WIJEWEERA

Tell me a bit about your brand? My label “HIMASHI’ was launched in 2018, and ‘Atelier Himashi’ was established in 2019. We do bridal, occasional and casual-wear clothing. The signature of our garments are the use of handmade beeralu.

CARGILLS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FESTIVAL 2021 THE CHANGE MAKERS

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

HYPER-SEXUALIZATION, OBJECTIFICATION AND CONSUMERISM THE NEW NORMAL?

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.

Hasini Munasinghe

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.

Soundarie David Rodrigo Music, Singing and Entertainment Law

The guest on my video talk show today is someone who has collaborated with me for so long, that we ourselves can scarcely recollect when our professional comradeship gave way to a personal friendship.

RAFFEALLA FERNANDO

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.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2021

“For me courage is not allowing unconscious biases hold you back. You need to have the courage to look within, dig deep and turn on the switch that makes you feel alive, irrespective of any invisible barriers around you.

VETO THE KETO

Over the years, the Keto diet has gained a lot of attention and popularity due to its big promises of weight loss and optimum health, just like all the other fad diets out there.

Celebrating International Women’s Day

’’Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong; it’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength,” G.D. Anderson

Varuni Amunugama Fernando

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.

In Conversation With Hirushi Jayasena: Featuring Priyadarshini Geekiyanage Bandara

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.

Curated by Yanika Amarasekera: Self-Care

In the last couple of years, self-care has evolved into a buzzword, a hashtag, a way of life - and rightfully so. It advocates for the care of your mental, physical and emotional well-being; it places the onus on you to care for yourself.

Food For Thought: The Bystander Effect

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.

Meeting of the Minds: Featuring Prof. Nalaka Mendis

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.

A Treasure Island Called Home

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 Can: Featuring Otara Del Gunewardene

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.