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‘Vanni Yathra 2018’- a cycling journey by youth from both the North and South highlighted the importance of joint ventures in protecting nature. Launched on June 4 from Kilinochchi, the journey ended in Vavuniya covering over 200 kilometres in nine days. The team behind the effort- Eco-Friendly Volunteers (Eco-V) had previously organized seven such ‘Yathras’ [...]
Showcasing Italy’s creative legacy
The ‘Iconic Italian Design Exhibition’ held at the Academy of Design (AOD) in Colombo last month as part of the ‘Italian Week’ drew a diverse audience of diplomats, entrepreneurs, designers, architects, academics as well as young students. The exhibition that focused on the most iconic elements of Italy’s creative legacy, the leading brands, and the [...]
Think before you wear; “who made my clothes?”
With the aim of creating a fair, safe and transparent fashion industry, the Fashion Revolution Movement of Sri Lanka urges fashion consumers in the island to ask the question “Who made my clothes?” A collective of sustainable and ethical fashion brands who have joined together to campaign for a global fashion revolution held a screening [...]
Spreading the art of Muay- Thai in Sri Lanka
Saman Weerasinghe, Sri Lankan martial arts Grand Master, first introduced Muay-Thai to Sri Lanka in 2001. Interestingly Saman had been the first to open a martial arts school – the KI-GYM in Saarland, Germany nine years earlier. Having opened the Sri Lankan branch of KI-GYM school in Gampaha, last month, Saman looks forward to promoting [...]
Ashok Ferrey’s Colpetty goes to France
Ashok Ferrey, who struck a deep chord in Colombo when his debut Colpetty People first came out, is the only Sri Lankan writer after the great Martin Wickremesinghe to have his work bought, translated and published in France on a commercial scale. It was Wickremesinghe’s outstanding novel Viragaya which first gave a taste of Sri [...]