[read episode I here] Is the world run by people who aren’t afraid to speak their mind; vibrant speakers, imposing personalities, heirs of power; Churchils, Putins and Kims. Leader by definition is the one who shows the way- the centre of action; the one who ignites the solar-plexus of the clan. (Except may be for Queen Victoria - and a ...

I was a kid - age in single digits – when I watched Clive Lloyd running to the middle of the pitch, Kumar with his hands aloft, Kambli crying and Eden garden on fire - literally on fire.It didn’t matter to me then - nothing more than the fact that we won. But as time moves on you know ...

[read Episode III here] I do not ask for sympathy for the person who keeps you street from smelling of rotten garbage, or your office room smelling afresh. I ask that if I am to start working as a carpenter tomorrow, give me the respect you give me today. Value me not for the knowledge I do not possess, but ...

Lasith Malinga, the perennial black sheep of Sri Lankan Cricket; rags-to-riches who never played schoolboy cricket; T20 freelancer who gave up playing for his country; robbed the captaincy midway a world cup, and robbed the trophy too. Although I disagree, many believe he did: Antagonize the media at your own risk.Arjuna Ranathunga was the villain of our enemy; captain ...

[read Episode II here] In the days gone by your caste was your profession. It decided your social status. Then came the hardworking (and cunningly intelligent) business men who rose above and beyond caste boundaries. They, however, decided to give their children a good education, and hence open up professions once were closed for them. Wealth decided your profession. Now ...

[read Episode I here] The whole country is between a rock and a hard place on the issue of private medical education in Sri Lanka. In media –social and otherwise – unprecedented number are voicing their concerns, for and against. To be honest, not really. We’ll rather like a funny cat-video (of an uncontrollably shaking media freelancer) than getting involved ...