Thaliba Cader
Thaliba Cader, a young woman with short hair and towering ambitions, discovered her passion for molecular biology at twenty. Now an undergraduate at the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, she has long found solace in writing—journaling daily since she was twelve. With each passing day, she edges closer to turning her words into a published book, a milestone she sees as the true measure of a life well lived (procrastination included).
Don’t Let Your Figs Rot
December arrives like a inspector. It steps into the room, closes the door softly, and asks a single question: What did you make of the year that was placed in your hands? If you are here, reading this, the answer is probably not simple. You might have had twelve clean opportunities, twelve fresh beginnings, twelve imagined turning points, yet somehow watched them dissolve into one another. Perhaps you tried. Perhaps you hesitated. Perhaps life
A December to Savor Park Street Gourmet’s Holiday Experience
There is a particular kind of magic that settles over Colombo in December, one that does not arrive all at once but unfolds slowly, like the careful peeling back of crisp wrapping paper. It begins in subtle ways: the faint scent of cinnamon drifting through cafés, the twinkle of fairy lights catching your eye, and the soft hum of traffic beneath a veil of carols drifting from shop speakers. Then, almost imperceptibly,w the city seems to surrender
Thank you, you did great! Sri Lanka’s Week of Fury: Reflections on a Nation Under Water
What began as scattered heavy showers across the island soon escalated into one of the most devastating weeks of extreme weather Sri Lanka has faced in recent years. Each day brought new tragedy, every report added more districts to the growing map of destruction, and the weight of the unfolding disaster felt heavier than the floodwaters that swallowed homes, roads, and entire communities. Cyclone Ditwah, gathering strength offshore, intensified
How to Lose Yourself in Ten Days Followed by the Reclaiming of the Land
There are seasons when losing yourself happens slowly, almost politely, as if erosion could learn manners. At other times it arrives abruptly, a room going dark before you can locate the switch. For years I believed I was immune to such disappearance. I kept my life orderly, my emotions in neat stacks,
The Courage to Be Imperfect: Inside Nawodha Bandara’s MBFW Collection
As Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2025 approaches, attention turns toward one of Sri Lanka’s most distinctive creative voices, Nawodha Bandara, the designer behind NAO.
Boomer Eyes Gen Alpha The Future Held in Tiny Hands Children’s Future Forum 2025
It began with nothing more than just a thought. A thought that floated across a quiet afternoon like a moth drawn to an open window, soft and unassuming but persistent. We did not have a grand plan, any
A Crown Can’t Silence a Woman: Miss Universe Faces Its Reckoning in Bangkok
Beauty pageants have long existed in the uneasy space between grace and control, where empowerment is celebrated onstage but often muted behind it. For decades, contestants have mastered the delicate choreography of confidence and compliance, smiling through silence in glittering rooms built on poise. Last week, in a ballroom in Bangkok, that choreography fell apart.
When British Vogue Asked “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”
In her British Vogue piece “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”, writer and activist Chante Joseph examines a fascinating social shift: the collective recoil from what she calls “Boyfriend Land,” an era when a woman’s social currency was often tied to her romantic attachments. Joseph’s essay succeeds because it does what good cultural writing should, it observes the absurdity of the present with irony and introspection. Beneath the humour li
The Sound of Coexistence How AKMA is Preserving Musical Traditions Across the Wider Subcontinent
In South Asia, music has always been more than melody. It is memory, lineage, and the story of coexistence itself. Across the subcontinent, rhythms and ragas have moved more freely than borders ever
Notes from a Night of Lamps, Laughter, and a Little Too Much Jalebi COLIND’S Presents Diwali Ball at Taj Samudra
Diwali is more than a festival. It is centuries of stories whispered through the verses of the Ramayana, the eternal glow of lamps that flicker across our island, and the soft warmth that fills our hearts when light triumphs over darkness. In Sri Lanka, it has grown beyond legend into a shared celebration of hope, reunion, and joy.
The Science of Almost When your hands are frozen, even cold water seems warm
It begins without warning. The shift is so subtle you almost miss it. You touch something that should be cold, and for a moment, it isn’t. The glass feels cool against your skin, yet it seems alive, softened by your own warmth. The mind insists this is impossible, that heat cannot exist where cold has already claimed its space. But the body knows better. It knows deception by feel alone. Cold water can feel warm when your hands are freezing. The
The Aga Khan Music Awards 2025 Bring Centuries of Sound to London’s Southbank
In November 2025, as the fog settles over London’s Southbank, a different kind of resonance will take over the air. The Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and the Purcell Room will host an event that stretches far beyond performance: the Aga Khan Music Awards (AKMA), returning for its third edition and marking its first appearance in London.
The Sound of Salt at Sugar Beach Where the City Pauses by the Sea
There is something quietly aesthetic about hearing a train cut across the beach just as the sun slips into the Indian Ocean. The sound is not intrusive; it is grounding. It reminds you that even paradise exists
Art in Circulation
At 41 Horton Place, A familiar circle of generosity begins again. From the 17th to the 19th of October, the third edition of the A4A (Artists for Artists) Production Fund Annual Fundraiser opens its doors an annual celebration of creativity, collaboration, and the enduring spirit of artists lifting one another.
Intimacy in Installments: The Economy of Human Connection
We learn early that the self is too much. Too earnest. Too frightening in its fullness. So, we learn to offer it in fragments, measured doses of laughter, rehearsed politeness, small talk fine-tuned for comfort. A smile here, a touch there. Everything becomes currency, every gesture a careful transaction. We give just enough to be accepted, never enough to be known. This is the first economy we enter, not of money, but of selfhood. Childhood teac
CHILDREN’S DAY 2025 Winners from The Sun Children’s Day Competition
If I had the power to change Sri Lanka for the better, I would begin by making sure every child, no matter where they live or what their background is, has access to good education. Too many children drop out of
Run to Remember 2025 This Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, We Carry Memory Forward
On September 13th, the streets of Colombo came alive with the footsteps of runners gathering at the Taj Samudra. Seasoned athletes, families, colleagues, and friends all united by a single purpose: to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and dementia, honor those living with the condition, and support the caregivers who devote their lives to others. Run to Remember, organized annually by the Lanka Alzheimer’s Foundation during World Alzheimer’s Month,
Nepal’s Fragile Democracy and the Crackdown on Children
The tear gas drifts slowly, almost lazily, before it burns. In Kathmandu’s narrow streets, where vendors usually sell fruit and schoolchildren trail home with worn satchels, the air this week has been carved by
Alone in the PingAlone in the Ping The Loneliness of Always Being Available
It usually starts with a sound, an almost invisible vibration that breaks into dinner, study, or that hazy space between sleep and waking. The phone, lying face down, insists you check it. A WhatsApp ping, a
First Ever Sri Lankan to Compete in FIA Formula 3 Yevan David The Boy Who Carried a Nation Around the Final Corner
At just eighteen, Yevan David has become a name that stirs pride in every Sri Lankan heart. Born in London to Sri-Lankan parents, he now races shoulder-to-shoulder with Europe’s finest on some of the world’s most legendary circuits, carrying not only extraordinary talent, but also the hopes of an entire nation. His recent signing with AIX Racing to compete in the 2026 FIA Formula 3 season marks a historic milestone: no Sri Lankan has ever before
