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A light breeze running through your hair, nothing but cool, deep water, green shores and blue skies as far as the eye can see, everything around you calm and still...

By Prasadini Nanayakkara | Photography by Menaka Aravinda upIn the early hours of the morning Sumanabanda’s father would take his elephants and head off to work. Several miles into his...

By Madhushala Senaratne Photography by Menaka Aravinda Shades of red, brown and yellow stare back at me. The paintings are sober, yet pleasing to the eye. There’s drama happening here, drama...

By Sonali Kadurugamuwa | Photography by Menaka Aravinda  Awakened by the morning sun, sheet after sheet of assorted fabric raised their colours into a restless sea of gleam, illuminating the...

By Thilini Kahandawaarachchi. Photography by Menaka Aravinda Known as Hak Gediya in Sinhalese and Sangu in Tamil, the conch, which is actually the shell of a sea species is an...

By Chamindra Warusawitharane | Photography by Menaka Aravinda  Clumps of aromatic Bael flowers adorn branchlets with their delicately curved greenish white petals. Their healing fragrance sends an enticing invitation to...

With a history of over 2,000 years, batik is one of the oldest forms of art that exist in the world, and has a global appeal due to its diversity...

Once upon a time when refrigeration was a thing of the future our ancestors dried, smoked, pickled and immersed food in natural preservatives to make them last longer. Salt, tamarind,...

By Sonali Kadurugamuwa | Photography by Menaka Aravinda  Aided by the currents and cupped by the swelling tides, the unassuming coconut arrives at its destination, a sandy beach, ordained by...

Unique Chess Set designed by Mr. Nandadasa If you are in the market for a custom-tailored mounted trophy, a special sign styled from stainless steel, 'an engraved brass name-plate, a...