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# Where to go and what to read
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/where-to-go-and-what-to-read-26/
- Published: 2026-04-03T07:39:50.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-03T09:31:09.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: Diary, maintag-Diary, Week-13-2026

Welcome the *Avurudhu* sale: [Aluwihare heritage centre’s](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWlNhKsjGvy/?igsh=dmpoMHNpejAxYzdw&ref=examiner.media) for our supporters, [BMICH’s](https://www.facebook.com/reel/2756788154677370) for our subscribers. Tumble into the trance this weekend. [Psychethaalam](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVqqx6RCOI-/?ref=examiner.media) at candiroom and at the Lotus Tower, desperately trying to redeem itself, a [rave](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWX4K%5F1jFfP/?ref=examiner.media). At Cinnamon Lakeside, a [baila festival](https://www.facebook.com/events/912487664827573/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action%5Fhistory%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share%5Flink%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share%5Flink%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra%5Fdata%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite%5Flink%5Fid%5C%22%3A851302204036514%7D%7D]%22%7D). For the kids, Bawa Trust brings you a more PG adventure. Granny Sisi takes them on a [treasure hunt](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWS38IEjZgG/?ref=examiner.media). 

Your own granny might be more interested in what’s happening on [Sunday](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1384677433460469&set=a.541176151143939) and [Monday](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1384677083460504&set=a.541176151143939) — 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](https://www.happeningcolombo.com/?ref=examiner.media). Promptly reject them in favour of the true Easter spirit: [painted eggs](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWYUCpEkjba/?ref=examiner.media) and [helicopter rides](https://www.facebook.com/events/1996555951243854/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action%5Fhistory%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share%5Flink%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share%5Flink%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra%5Fdata%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite%5Flink%5Fid%5C%22%3A1477898924033364%7D%7D]%22%7D). 

Vimukthi Jaysundara’s films don’t beat around the bush and neither does his chat. This Tuesday he [speaks](https://saarcculture.org/17526-2/?ref=examiner.media) on cinema and soft power. Speaking of soft power, gather your basic bitches the next day for a [quiz](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWfsfvtDaT1/?ref=examiner.media) on the greatest example of cultural hegemony of our times: *Friends*. 

Bushwalkers announced its April [hikes](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWmPtXVDDRM/?ref=examiner.media). 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](https://www.instagram.com/blackcat.edit/?ref=examiner.media), perched at Saskia’s Gallery on Horton Place. 

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*What to read*

This week, learn how to build things. A [tech company](https://www.saintclair.markets/p/principals-the-quiet-architect?ref=examiner.media) from Mano Sekaram, or for those really wanting a challenge, a [house](https://yudhanjaya.com/docs/experiments/how-to-house/?ref=examiner.media) from Yudhanjaya Wijeratne. With another piece on [going solar](https://yudhanjaya.com/docs/experiments/how-to-solar/?ref=examiner.media), 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](https://www.himalmag.com/culture/buddhism-history-philosophy-india-china-japan?ref=examiner.media) on what was lost in its travels. Or for something lighter, a [review](https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/ashok-ferrey-hot-butter-cuttlefish-11774094225273.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ4HpZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeoX43F90YAF4EOo9u9EZkMAO0XwWWNeIDMzRyCJAfJFJtEBcqEIKRlfNa1UI%5Faem%5FkWk68xQV7HQgNg6QOVw1dQ&ref=examiner.media) of Ashok Ferrey’s Hot Butter Cuttlefish. And a new [book](https://x.com/ssa%5Flanka/status/2039651556849516989/photo/1?ref=examiner.media) 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](https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099030926141026598/pdf/BOSIB-79ad0657-41ee-4117-a284-3238c3ebee56.pdf?ref=examiner.media) is out. Arutha [plows](https://www.arutharesearch.org/post/us-israel-war-on-iran-raises-prices-threatens-sri-lanka-s-food-security?utm%5Fsource=BenchmarkEmail&utm%5Fcampaign=US%2fIsrael%5Fwar%5Fon%5FIran%5FFinal&utm%5Fmedium=email) through our fertilizer statistics, spoiler they’re grim. 

Meanwhile, the Bandaranaike Academy published their [policy journal](https://balpp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Policy-Tribune-March-2026-New-Doc%5Fpagenumber.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ7KDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEyVHV4OVFJYjlTRkIxeVlMc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuuRvqoYflSUU5rxksZg6WVe5E7WUAa3grp-zPcXmFcWcviNOdIGsmtzUSkM%5Faem%5FOFbmNITa0oHhC0koZ6-56g&ref=examiner.media) with writings on the eurocentric world order, digital future, and education reforms. Gayan Alwis [drops](https://x.com/theGayan/status/2038813176373055874?ref=examiner.media) 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](https://www.instagram.com/rootedsrilanka?igsh=YWUxam4wOTF0OG02&ref=examiner.media), a food culture mag coming out soon.