About us

Owl Muses is a collection of eclectic expressions from life according to Lilanka Botejue. From her creative outbursts and passionate views to her love for nature, food, music and archaeology, Owl Muses is an attempt to capture these moments in time.

An English (Hons.) graduate who hated writing as a student but discovered it as an outlet for her existential frustrations as a 20 something year old, Lilanka is a Lit enthusiast who sings for her soul and enjoys music in all forms and genres. She is a founding member of Soul Sounds, Sri Lanka’s premier all female ensemble. A self declared gourmet glut, her love for food has led her to eat, experiment and dabble in the culinary arts from a very early age. She loves travelling, nature and followed a passion for History & Archaeology through an MSc in Archaeology conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya.

Lilanka has been working in international branding & marketing in the tea industry for over 16 years at Dilmah, Watawala and Wilmar. She put this passion into her own project and founded the Tea Herald which aims to educate consumers and hospitality professionals on how to appreciate tea as an art. She has trained the Shangri-La group of hotels for over 10 years in their Western teas and she brings this knowledge and expertise to her tea trainings. As a coffee drinker who has been selling tea for over 16 years, she believes she has a calling in tea to bring back the art and culture that once defined this beverage.

A former teacher of literature and singing, Lilanka believes that knowledge is the key to empowerment and change. She likes being positive in a negative world and her personal motto is “What is meant to be comes about of what one does”. Owl Muses is her way of capturing these diverse experiences and offering readers food for thought and an alternate view of the tried and tested paths of life.