NEW REALITIES FOR TECH-FACILITATED GENDER VIOLENCE IN SRI LANKA Written by Natalie Soysa “Technology is both a source and cause of gender inequality because real life gender realities also play out in the virtual world” – Judy Wajcman (“Embodied Harms: Gender, Shame and Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence”, VAW, Volume 21, 2015) In a 21st century context, […]
Free education in Sri Lanka. You might ask, “Is education in Sri Lanka free anymore?” It used to, but not anymore. Education is a major factor,especially in developing countries, in order to create a bright, disciplined society. However, during the current Covid-19 pandemic, online learning has become a huge offset in the education of young […]
Dear media, athlete, Olympian, student, teacher, doctor, parent, politician, activist, religious figure, CEO, tourist, traveler, dreamer, believer, anyone and everyone. Dear Sri Lanka, Why am I writing this in the form of a letter? Why am I writing this in first person? Why am I directly addressing YOU? For the technical reasons, for the effect. […]
Development and the Environment by Senesa Kariyawasam In a country where we cut down our forests, and have no regard for our heritage sights; do we really even have a slightest thought as to what the environment does for us? Do we try to develop alongside the environment? Young hearts, intellectual minds, creating dialogue one […]
From the time we were very young, we’ve been told that History is boring, that it’s just another subject or period to get through in school before running off to the other period. But, what if History wasn’t boring? What if History could be retold in a more appealing manner? Enter the team behind ‘Patta […]
Our Olympians at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics By Sakuni Kalyaratne The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, was held in Tokyo, Japan from 23rd July to 8th August 2021, despite getting delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Sri Lanka took part at the Summer Olympics for the 18th time this year […]
Manike Mage Hithe – A Story Of Virality In 2020 music producer Chamath Sangeeth teams up with singer Satheeshan to make a new track that will be titled Manike Mage Hithe, with Dulan ARX as the lyricist and rapper. On the 31st July 2020 Manike Mage Hithe music video was released on Aryans Music Youtube […]
Social Media Habits of Gen Z and Millennials in 2021 And what that means for your business Who are Gen Z and Millennials ? Gen Z are the demographic cohort born between 1996 – 2012 Whereas Millennials are the demographic cohort born between 1981 – 1995 What’s Gen Z and Millennials fiscal contribution towards the […]
We witness quite a lot of unjustifiable behavior from some men (not all). All the uncompromising situations such as sexual abuses, child abuses, unwarranted sex talks, etc. arrive due to the ignorance of the typical parents (just a few) of the cruel human monsters who stoop to the bottom-most level. In an Asian household, it’s […]
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a treaty finalized in 1987 that describes and emphasizes on over 100 man-made substances that deplete the ozone layer in the atmosphere. Sri Lanka signed this Protocol on December 15th ,1989. This is a treaty that could have been the solution to global warming […]
