A passionate cook, Fazla Fazuldeen has always been encouraged to start a home business by family and friends. “That is when I decided to start Sensational Savouries, by marrying my love and passion for cooking into a venture that offers high-quality delicious food made with love and with sensational goodness. My love for cooking began when I was young. I enjoyed cooking for my family and would try my hands at new recipes: this brought out my cre

How do our food experts cook and eat? This week, Chef Charith who was in the final 8 of Masterchef – The Professional Contestants in 2021, takes our Q&A!

When I first visited Mongolian Street down Chitra Lane in 2021, Shevon told me how he hoped to move to a bigger and better location in a couple of years. Forget ’’a couple of years’’, in less than just one year, amidst a pandemic that brought many restaurants across the country to its knees, Shevon Perera and his Fiance Ronali Goonetileke the co-owners of Mongolian Street have expanded to a central and a much more prominent location.

Today I speak to Rhonda about her journey in the world of fashion. Here is her story...

“A play about reaching when you’re stuck, healing when you’re broken and finding the courage to take on the questions which have no answers’’. These are the words Mayaan Haputantri, the director, used, when asked to describe the play that he so passionately chose to direct.

One of the hippest fashion brands to emerge from Galle, The Old Railway has come a long way since its launch in 2013. Its founder, Brit Catherine Rawson, made Galle her home when she married Galle Resident Rasika. Their store in the heart of Galle Town is a trove of fashionable clothing and is the go-to place for the large expatriate community in Galle and its environs.

Being one of the most popular personalities of the music industry in Sri Lanka, a part of the duo that makes up the “De Lanerolle Brothers” and an all-around brilliant musician and choral conductor, Rohan De Lanerolle is a name that needs no introduction.

Jeremy Liyanage has worked in senior public policy and programme positions in local government in the Australian states of Victoria and Queensland for over ten years. His primary focus has been to influence institutional mindset for increased social and economic inclusion especially for those marginalised by current arrangements.

This year’s Colomboscope is curated by Anushka Rajendran, a Delhi based independent curator and writer whose other curatorial projects include the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2018 (India) and the Asian Art Biennale 2021 (Taiwan), together with Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala, associate curator at Gropius Bau, Berlin and the Co-Artistic Director of the 13th Gwangju Biennale in 2021.

The seventh edition of Colomboscope: Language is Migrant, is now open to the public till 30 January 2022. This interdisciplinary arts festival brings together over 50 Sri Lankan and international artistes with events, exhibitions and performances spread over 6 venues across Colombo.