Roar Media Archive - Everyday Sri Lanka

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An Unexpected Avurudu: A Short Film

Everything Avurudu And Puththandu In Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan New Year — the Sinhala and Tamil New Year — is undoubtedly the country’s biggest cultural and festive celebration.

Contribute to Roar Showtime: Colours of Community

Roar Showtime is a new initiative that calls on photographers—amateur or professional—to share the visions that inspire, inform and awe. Roar Showtime will curate your stories, as told skillfully through a camera lens. We want you to explore and discover: every day is an adventure that can result in the most amazing stories.

Persevering Through The Pandemic: Real Stories Of Resilience

As the pandemic hit, many livelihoods, businesses, and jobs in Sri Lanka were in jeopardy, forced to adapt in order to survive.

Roar Showtime: Our Top Picks From ‘Colours of Community’

In December last year, we sent out a call for submissions. We wanted photographers from all over the country—both amateur and professional—to participate in a specially curated online photography festival: we wanted you to share your vision, the vision that inspires, informs and awes you.

5 Ways To ‘Give Back’ This Christmas

The end of 2019 is near, and for many of us, that marks one of the most important days of the year: Christmas! As we take part in the festivities, indulge in amazing food, and spend quality time with our family and friends, it’s imperative that we don’t forget those who don’t have the means that we do.

Deliciously Sweet: The Bombay Sweet House of Colombo

For more than 70 years, the Bombay Sweet House has satisfied Colombo’s sweet tooth by serving a wide variety of delicious Indian sweets. Meet Quaid Johar, the third-generation owner of this iconic establishment, on this, the second instalment of #RoarShortEats

Going With The Flow – The Adventurous Art Of Riverboarding

Have you ever wished for something that is even more thrilling than whitewater rafting? Are you the daredevil that runs towards extreme adventures that normal people back away from? Is there no better feeling for you than the heart-pumping, mad rush of adrenaline? Then Riverboarding is the perfect adventure for you.

The Art of Baking: Hasthigiri Bakery

Dating back to the 1940s, Hasthigiri Bakery, is a second-generation family business that makes fresh bread in one of the few authentic wood-fired ovens left in Colombo. Hasthigiri is run by Suranthi de Silva, the only female bakery owner in the Sri Lanka Bakery Owner Association.

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