Sri Lanka


The cover of Amanda Jayatissa's debut novel 'My Sweet Girl'
The cover of Amanda Jayatissa's debut novel 'My Sweet Girl'

Nothing is as it seems in spine-tingling psychological thriller ‘My Sweet Girl’

Kayla Webb
[Image description: Black and white photographs of Minnette de Silva, and the only available photograph of her mother, Agnes de Silva] via pulse.lk and architectural-review.com
[Image description: Black and white photographs of Minnette de Silva, and the only available photograph of her mother, Agnes de Silva] via pulse.lk and architectural-review.com

An ode to two forgotten generations of Sri Lanka’s history makers

Amandi Fernando
[Image Description: The Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque In Colombo, Sri Lanka] Via Unsplash
[Image Description: The Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque In Colombo, Sri Lanka] Via Unsplash

Sri Lankan Muslims are fighting against forced cremation

Haddiqua Siddiqui

Two kids are seen swinging on a swingset in a crowded park.
Two kids are seen swinging on a swingset in a crowded park.

17 things you’re missing out on this summer if you’re a Desi stuck abroad

Suha Amber
[Image description: A bride blocks the camera as she leans towards the groom.] via Pexels
[Image description: A bride blocks the camera as she leans towards the groom.] via Pexels

11 too-real things that happen at every Sri Lankan wedding

Amandi Fernando
[Image description: A group of people gather around an outdoor produce stall.] via giphy
[Image description: A group of people gather around an outdoor produce stall.] via giphy

How learning about global literature brought me closer to home

Amandi Fernando

[Image Description: A girl is sitting on a black chair, with her back to the camera. She is looking out of a window] Via Unsplash
[Image Description: A girl is sitting on a black chair, with her back to the camera. She is looking out of a window] Via Unsplash

This pandemic has robbed me of a sense of home

Mishma Nixon
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This is the bitter truth behind your cup of tea

Iman Saleem
A photo of Marine Drive, Colombo. A train track lies between the sea and a road. Cars and a train drive by while people sit by the train tracks. The sky is light blue and the waves are calm.
A photo of Marine Drive, Colombo. A train track lies between the sea and a road. Cars and a train drive by while people sit by the train tracks. The sky is light blue and the waves are calm.

Everything you know if you’re a young person in Colombo

Iman Saleem

I decided to study English, but I wonder if I am disregarding my culture

Mishma Nixon
http://vallavangangs.blogspot.com/2011/10/vinnaithandi-varuvaya-blu-rayvideo.html
http://vallavangangs.blogspot.com/2011/10/vinnaithandi-varuvaya-blu-rayvideo.html

21 Tamil movies that are giving Bollywood a run for its money

Mishma Nixon
https://unsplash.com/photos/hAsqgaFZSaQ
https://unsplash.com/photos/hAsqgaFZSaQ

Sri Lanka’s civil war ended 9 years ago, but they’re still feeling the aftermath today.

Paulina Rowe