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“You Didn’t See Me” & “My Parents Don’t Know”
May 16, 2021979 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, 20211110 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, 20211018 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, 2021911 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, 2021826 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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We Are Expected to Apologise Now for What We Were Encouraged to Be
Feb 11, 20211085 Views
Growing up in the 20th and 21st centuries saw many little girls being told to dream big, to study hard and believe that we...
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Why Independence Still Matters to Me
Jan 31, 20212072 Views
The Sri Lankan flag flying from our balcony, the choppers in the sky and the 21 gun salute are my earliest memories of independence....
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Letting Go and Moving On
Dec 5, 20201003 Views
Many of us spend our lives assuming we follow the perennial fairy tale of ‘once upon a time’ ending up in ‘happily ever after’....
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The ‘Wangedi’ complex and Sri Lankan English Writing
Dec 5, 20201623 Views
If you have lived in Sri Lanka and read Sri Lankan English writing over the years, you would have happened upon many words from...
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What a Multi-religious Upbringing Taught Me
Nov 17, 20201556 Views
I grew up in a household that did not practice one faith. And I am glad. Probably the best thing that happened to me....
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