Sri Lanka’s Telugu community resents being boxed as the ‘Ahikuntakas’ or gypsies. Most Sri Lankans overlook the diversity within the community, and push them away as social outcasts. To secure a better future, the youth are embracing Sinhalese culture and Christianity.

After the US torpedoed the Dena, Sri Lanka had to decide on letting the Bushehr dock. Amid a whirlpool of competing considerations, Sri Lanka took nearly two days to grant the ship entry. The commercial fallout was contained, but sans an investigation Sri Lanka’s maritime reputation may suffer.

“No one cares” about opera and ballet anymore, pronounced Chalamet, that adonis of our time. In Colombo at least, the cosmos strikes back: writers, catch the Gratien Trust’s Creativity in Writing lecture this evening,

The Iran war’s fallout is already here, including via higher oil prices and torpedoed ships. Sri Lanka is better placed than in the past to manage the adverse impact, which will depend greatly on the war’s duration. But there are silver linings too.

Thirty two bachelor’s students will set off for overseas study this year, fully funded at taxpayer expense. They aren’t going to the best universities, and it’s unclear how they were selected or whether they can be compelled to return to Sri Lanka.

Women’s Day is nigh. So pink and purple are in fashion 👀, as are all things girlypop. If you’re a woman, throw some hoppers and drink some drinks tonight. Sea of Change, a worryingly

Sri Lankan food isn’t a monolith. Specific dishes like Jaffna crab curry are associated with particular communities, but regional cuisine isn’t explored. Geography and trade give rise to a distinct culinary tradition beyond the Bentara, and with it delicacies like fish ambulthiyal and kalu dodol.

The CID arrested former spy chief Suresh Sallay in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks. The police have witness statements and plan to record the Channel 4 whistleblower’s statement. Sallay’s rise in the intelligence services was marred with controversy.