On a bustling stretch of Marine Drive in Colombo, amid the sounds of waves and traffic, a small restaurant quietly defies boundaries—geographic, cultural, and emotional. Coffee Colombo, ...
By Tyron Devotta
As I approached my 64th birthday and moved into my 65th year, two significant things happened to me. First, I met Dr. Rasarie Wimalana in November last year. Second, in ...
By Tyron Devotta
Over the past few days, social media has been abuzz with news of a schoolboy reveler at a cycle parade using a cross as a prop, seemingly as part of the carnival-like atmosphere ...
by Tyron Devotta
Sri- Lankan restaurant Paradise, was established five years ago in London, and was born out of a desire to showcase authentic fiery island flavors with a modern twist. For the ...
By Tyron Devotta
What value does the Port City Colombo have for Sri Lanka? From a purely transactional point of view, selling the reclaimed landmass for a quick buck (dollar) and sinking the ...
by Tyron Devotta
I have never given an opinion on food before, as a serious review (books I have done). However I write this because the Walawwa Kade’s Batti Kottu is worth some serious ...
By Zander Combe
Tourism has more to do with community engagement than what one may imagine. At its roots tourism is all about foreigners meeting locals and learning about each other. ...
by Tim Jacobson
To some Sri Lanka is a small island sitting in the ocean at the south of the Indian subcontinent with the expectation that it and its large neighbour would be fairly similar. That is ...
“Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul” - Don McLean
The pandemic is a good time to paint, like Van ...
During the pandemic Joanna Jayawardena found a silver lining in the dark cloud. She is a maker of gifts, and the success to her story is the detail that goes into personalising the gift boxes she ...
The COVID-19 lockdown created a great disruption in the market, making significant changes in the way we work and live. While the negatives of this far outweigh the positives, we have little choice ...
There seems to be a connection between the current pandemic and the 4th Industrial Revolution. According to the World Economic Forum, 4IR represents a fundamental change in the way we live, work ...
by Tyron Devotta
“So tell me your name.”
“ Isabella.”
“Nice to meet you, Isabella?”
“ You are a Sansoni, the granddaughter of the famous Barbara Sansoni.”
And that’s ...
