The Parsis of Sri Lanka are an intriguing community. They are very small; so small that you can count their families—the Billimorias, Captains, Choksys, Pestonjees, and Jillas—with your fingers. There are only around 40 Parsis in Sri Lanka at present. At no time during their residence here did their numbers exceed a couple of hundreds at most. Yet, the Parsi ...
The streets of Colombo are increasingly associated with either traffic or protesters (and sometimes both). Yet, on occasion, we are treated to a riot of sound and colour when a celebration, or religious or cultural procession takes to the streets. A Hindu ther thiruvizha (Festival of the Chariot) is not an unusual sight in the city. Many temples organise these ...
The streets of Colombo are increasingly associated with either traffic or protesters (and sometimes both). Yet, on occasion, we are treated to a riot of sound and colour when a celebration, or religious or cultural procession takes to the streets. A Hindu ther thiruvizha (Festival of the Chariot) is not an unusual sight in the city. Many temples organise these ...
The streets of Colombo are increasingly associated with either traffic or protesters (and sometimes both). Yet, on occasion, we are treated to a riot of sound and colour when a celebration, or religious or cultural procession takes to the streets. A Hindu ther thiruvizha (Festival of the Chariot) is not an unusual sight in the city. Many temples organise these ...
When it comes to promoting Sri Lanka, there are a few predictable photos that always make the cut. Tea pluckers in the plantations. A coconut tree stretching over a beach. A cloud encircling Adam’s Peak. But perhaps most famously, an aerial view of Sigiriya emerging out of the surrounding greenery. It comes as no wonder then, that this ancient fortress ...
Elaborately woven beeralu lace may be hard to come by these days, but this product of an age-old craft was once popular, and much valued, across the island. Today, lacemakers down South—particularly in Magalle and Weligama—work hard to keep the tradition of beeralu lacemaking alive and going. The process of making beeralu—though fascinating to watch—requires a lot of time and ...
Elaborately woven beeralu lace may be hard to come by these days, but this product of an age-old craft was once popular, and much valued, across the island. Today, lacemakers down South—particularly in Magalle and Weligama—work hard to keep the tradition of beeralu lacemaking alive and going. The process of making beeralu—though fascinating to watch—requires a lot of time and ...
Elaborately woven beeralu lace may be hard to come by these days, but this product of an age-old craft was once popular, and much valued, across the island. Today, lacemakers down South—particularly in Magalle and Weligama—work hard to keep the tradition of beeralu lacemaking alive and going. The process of making beeralu—though fascinating to watch—requires a lot of time and ...
Nearly a month has passed since the Central Environment Authority (CEA) announced a ban on plastics coming info effect on September 1, 2017. Since the announcement, there has been no subsequent news, leaving consumers and retailers at a loss as to what happens next. Undoubtedly, this is a bold and progressive new piece of legislation. But, as Roar previously cautioned, ...
“සුද්ධිට අගෞරව කරන්න හොඳ නෑ (we mustn’t disrespect Suddhi)” is an oft-repeated motif in Prasanna Jayakody’s third outing, 28. The irony that this respect is demanded for the dead body of a sex-worker, is at the heart of this deceptively light-hearted road-trip adventure. The filmmaker succeeds, for the most part, in highlighting it in a way that thankfully doesn’t feel ...
Galle face might be your first inclination to look for street food in Colombo, but there’s a whole other world out there beyond its borders. Don’t believe us? Swing down to Pettah—the true ground zero for street food. Pettah is the heart of the city. Workers, labourers, drivers, shopkeepers, and every other kind of denizen in the city will go ...
