INTERNATIONAL MOTHER’S DAY 2021

Happy Mother’s Day, Amma! No words would ever suffice to tell you how thankful we are for you and for everything you do so selflessly for us, everyday.

LIHINI MOREL UDAWATTE FOUNDER, STYLED BY LILY

On this week’s edition of ’The Founder’, we feature Lihini Morel Udawatte, the founder of ’Styled by Lily’.

Why Staying In Can Be As Fun As Going Out!

Yeah right, I hear you say with the obligatory eye-roll followed by “puhlease!!!!” Ok,

Opening of The Colombo Art Gallery

Colombo Art Gallery is a space created for authentic engagement, enabling community enrichment through a shared space of integrity and collaboration.

Local Wedding Vendors: Emerging and Established

On last weekend’s column, I highlighted a few wedding trends that made an entrance, and remained in-vogue, during these unprecedented times.

What is mindfulness and why does it work?

Mindfulness is a word that gets thrown around endlessly in mainstream media, without any true explanation of what is.

Episode Ten with JITH PIERIS: Culture, History, Authenticity, and Future Hope

Jith Pieris is one of our beloved neighbours down Ward Place - living literally right across the street from us,

GOYA Model Management

It wasn’t too long ago that art was a ridiculed industry, with society refusing to let their children choose creativity above sciences.

At The Opening Ceremony of the Colombo Art Gallery

Yasanthi and Avinaesh Kandasamy

Welcome readers! Hope the season is so far spent well, with good vibes and of course, health precautions.

SHEHARA DE SILVA

She was the first female Brand Manager at Reckitt Benckiser Group, Sri Lanka, and the first female Senior Manager at Singer Sri Lanka.

FARA WARAWITAGE

On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’ we feature Fara Warawitage, who is the Founder and Managing Director of Illume Lighting and Design.

Covidiocy Is The Worst Look This Season!

The advance of COVID-19 has triggered a broad-scale mission of “responsibilization”.

RAMANI FERNANDO

She started her first Hair Salon inside the box-room of her house with no employees.

ART SPA BY DILA

Sip and Paint, Tipsy Da Vinci’s, Art and Wine; all events that have been held in the city post lockdown, where guests are invited to paint whilst enjoying a glass of wine or bubbly. A popular concept that has caught on in Colombo, we decided to explore it further with renowned artist, Dila Weerasinghe.

2021 Weddings: What’s Trending?

With each passing month, wedding celebrations are finding their way back to the shindigs they once were.

RAMADAN 2021: ARE YOU STAYING NOURISHED?

It’s the start of Ramadan, a spiritual time where Muslims develop self-discipline and empathy towards the less fortunate.

MANO CHANMUGAM

Today, we have a very special and dear guest, the one and only Mr. Mano Chanmugam, who will be 90 years old in November this year.

Treshan Celebrates His Birthday

Treshan Weerasooriya Pereira recently celebrated his birthday with a sit-down dinner for close friends and family at Elevate Restaurant and Bar, Colombo.

Shennelly Goonetilleke

Happy New Year! I decided to start my first interview for the New Year with a global local. She is a beautiful, talented young lady; a Sri Lankan soul born and raised in the United States.

The Equestrian Community - With Ceylon Riding Club

For as long as I can remember, I’ve viewed stables and horse riding to be unethical and abusive.

HIMALI DE SILVA AND ALISON WIJEMANNE CO-FOUNDERS OF APÉ AND COLLAB

On this week’s edition of ‘The Founder’ we feature Himali De Silva and Alison Wijemanne, the Co-Founders of Apé and Collab.

Unfair and Unlovely!

Why is there such an obsession with fair skin being the beauty benchmark and the resulting denigration of people with darker hued skin?

TANIA POLONNOWITA WETTIMUNY

She is the Group Managing Director and Local Partner of IAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd; a company that represents many global transportation and logistics companies in Sri Lanka,

EMERGING INTERIOR DESIGNERS

There’s more to interior design than what meets the eye; it’s a facet of design that helps mold the atmosphere, energy, and purpose of a space.

DO YOU PROCRASTINATE?

All of us have been guilty of putting off a task at some point in our lives. However, when this type of behaviour becomes a frequent occurrence it starts to hinder our productivity and efficiency.

PROF. NELUKA SILVA

I first came into contact with Prof. Neluka Silva in the year 2005, when my school St. Joseph’s College won the Trophy for the All-Island Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition, with our excerpts from ’Julius Caesar’.

Online shopping is the way forward and smart fashion brands are owning this space!

One of the effects of the pandemic has been the accelerated shift towards a more digital world, and has therefore triggered changes in the online shopping space.

Dinali Dandeniya

Today, I’m in conversation with an exemplary female Entrepreneur who is transforming the restaurant industry in Sri Lanka with her amazing vibes, creativity, and entrepreneurial prowess.

“Real Queens Fix Each Other’s Crowns” Do Beauty Pageants Empower Women?

Less than one month after women’s day, an unfortunate twist of events was witnessed at the Mrs. Sri Lanka 2021 pageant, where one of the contestants,