Welcome the Avurudhu sale: Aluwihare heritage centre’s for our supporters, BMICH’s for our subscribers. Tumble into the trance this weekend. Psychethaalam at candiroom and at the Lotus Tower, desperately trying to redeem itself, a rave. At Cinnamon Lakeside, a baila festival. For the kids, Bawa Trust brings you a more PG adventure. Granny Sisi takes them on a treasure hunt.
Your own granny might be more interested in what’s happening on Sunday and Monday — back to back classical dance recitals. Jesus would be appalled, but there’s several Easter extravagances — brunches, lunches, teas, and buffets — you can check out here. Promptly reject them in favour of the true Easter spirit: painted eggs and helicopter rides.
Vimukthi Jaysundara’s films don’t beat around the bush and neither does his chat. This Tuesday he speaks on cinema and soft power. Speaking of soft power, gather your basic bitches the next day for a quiz on the greatest example of cultural hegemony of our times: Friends.
Bushwalkers announced its April hikes. Remember, you’re not paying 10k for the hike — you’re paying to come back alive. Or luxuriate in the air-con at the new Black Cat Edit, perched at Saskia’s Gallery on Horton Place.
What to read
This week, learn how to build things. A tech company from Mano Sekaram, or for those really wanting a challenge, a house from Yudhanjaya Wijeratne. With another piece on going solar, he’s fast becoming our how-to Hannah.
Besides Sri Lanka, Buddhism died in South Asia and moved instead to the East. Read Shashank Kela’s piece on what was lost in its travels. Or for something lighter, a review of Ashok Ferrey’s Hot Butter Cuttlefish. And a new book on cricket brings together writings by Qadri Ismail and Michael Roberts.
Sometimes in the 2000s, with the unfortunate exception of mega mandarin PB Jayasundera, Sri Lanka gave up on policy making of its own. So the World Bank’s country strategies are worth reading. The latest is out. Arutha plows through our fertilizer statistics, spoiler they’re grim.
Meanwhile, the Bandaranaike Academy published their policy journal with writings on the eurocentric world order, digital future, and education reforms. Gayan Alwis drops the numbers on how Sri Lanka’s recovery is now even more at risk, subject to an even smaller margin of error.
Finally, whet your appetite for Rooted, a food culture mag coming out soon.
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