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The Corporate Dogs of Sri Lanka
Jun 20, 2021929 Views
The corporate world for some reason is viewed as the avant garde space in which the professionals of Sri Lanka work. Funnily, Sri Lankan...
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Gamey Pariah or Colomba Pakaya?
Jun 20, 2021831 Views
We live in a thoroughly classist, yako society. There’s no pretending really. All one has to do is take a look at how the...
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What it Takes to Survive…
Jun 5, 2021890 Views
These days is about survival. We are all surviving or at least trying to. Covid 19 on a rampage, lockdowns in place and job...
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Survival with Integrity Lost or Be the Pariah and Die with Dignity?
May 23, 2021940 Views
Calling in favours, pulling all strings (and flings), flexing power and basking in privilege seems to be the order of the day in these...
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The ‘Kaduwa’ and the Sri Lankan Post Colonial Hangover
May 16, 20214134 Views
For many who aren’t familiar with the Sri Lanka university system and its lingo, the ‘kaduwa’ would mean sword. But ‘kaduwa’ or ‘kadda’ as...
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“You Didn’t See Me” & “My Parents Don’t Know”
May 16, 20211050 Views
Often when I have been out at night at a bar, restaurant, night club, I have bumped into many known faces (in true Colombo...
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The Fragile Male Ego on the Streets of Colombo
May 2, 20211233 Views
Wrath, frustration, bullying and intimidation are just a few of the things you will meet when you are a woman on the streets of...
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When You Want to Give People the Finger But…
Mar 31, 20211072 Views
These days have been trying. It’s brought to the forefront a lot of things I would rather not deal with but am compelled to....
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The Patriarchy Cripples Men Too. Here’s Why.
Mar 23, 2021975 Views
The Patriarchy that people today refer to is a system of values built on a male lead model where the ‘man’ of the family...
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Why the Buck Must Stop Here
Feb 28, 2021884 Views
People in positions of power are often accused of ‘passing the buck’. We use this term often but have we ever questioned as to...
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