Author: ranarracsliit
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Creative Chronicles: The Thin Bright Edge
CHAPTER 11 We stand where dawn and dusk embrace,Between the fading past and an untamed space.The wind tastes sharp with untried skies,And the ground hums low with our own replies. Childhood still clings in the scent of rain,Yet the iron of duty runs through our veins.Our pockets rattle with relics of play,Beside maps we’ve drawn…
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Friday Feels: What’s one piece of art, photograph, or quote you saw this week that stopped your scroll?
Welcome to the eleventh issue of Friday Feels! There’s something oddly intimate about asking people what made them stop scrolling. In a world where our thumbs move faster than our thoughts half the time, it takes something special to pause us, even for a second. So, we asked a simple question: What’s one piece of…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Ida B. Wells
Issue 09 There are certain kinds of violence that survive because people are taught not to look at them for too long. They become buried beneath rumours, excuses, official statements, and the dangerous comfort of pretending not to know. In America during the late nineteenth century, racial violence often arrived this way: public, brutal, and…
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Special Days: International Tea Day
A love letter to the world’s most beloved brew – and the island that made it legendary. May 21st is here, and the kettle is on. Whether you take it black, milky, spiced, iced, or somewhere in between – today is your day to savour every single sip without a shred of guilt. National Tea…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Anna Politkovskaya
Issue 08 Some stories do not disappear because they are finished. They disappear because someone powerful benefits when people stop asking about them. A war becomes too complicated to follow. A country feels too far away. A journalist’s name appears once, then fades into the background of everything else happening in the world. Anna Politkovskaya…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Jamal Khashoggi
“He wanted to breathe freedom.” With a career that extended over thirty years, Jamal Khashoggi was one of the most prominent Saudi and Arab journalists and political commentators of his time. Born in Medina, he began his career as a correspondent for the English-language Saudi Gazette, before writing for major publications across the Arab world.…
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Creative Chronicles: கலாசாலைக் காவியம்! (Kalaasaalaik Kaaviyam!)
CHAPTER 10 கலாசாலைக் காவியம்! மேக மூட்டமாய் மொய்க்கும் இளமை வேட்கையுடன் வண்ணச் சிதறலாய் சுற்றித் திரிந்த அந்தப் பள்ளி நாட்கள்… வாழ்க்கையின் யதார்த்தம் என்னவென்று புரியா இளம் சிட்டுக்கள் நாம்.. அந்நாட்கள் செய்தவை என் நெஞ்சில் நிழலாடும்… தோழியரருடன் தேன்மொழியாய் காதினிக்க கதை பேசி விளையாடித் திரிந்த கல்லூரி நாட்கள் என்னுள் நிழலாடுகின்றன… கலகலப்பாக ஆரவாரமிட்டிருந்த பூக்கள் நாம்.. ஆசானின் வரவால் – திடீரென அமைதியான விந்தை… கேலி செய்து கிண்டலடித்து ஊர் சுற்றிய நாட்கள்..…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Richard de Zoysa
Issue 06 There are periods in history where silence becomes a form of survival. Doors closed earlier. Conversations softened into whispers. People learned not to ask too many questions, and certainly not in public. Sri Lanka in the late 1980s was one of those places. Fear moved quietly, but it moved everywhere. And yet, even…
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Sooryabhisheka’26
What happens when tradition, laughter, music, and unity all come together in one place? You get Project Sooryabhisheka’26 the vibrant Avurudu celebration organized by the Rotaract Club of SLIIT under its signature initiative, Project එකம ுதுkama. Held at the ASP Liyanage Ground, Kaduwela, the event became a beautiful celebration of culture, friendship, and inclusivity, bringing…
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Friday Feels: What’s one thing you looked at every day, but one day, finally saw it differently?
More times than not, we move through life looking through our own specific lens, putting everything into its own little bubble. This lens is usually crafted very carefully by every experience we’ve had so far. But every now and then, the bubble pops… and suddenly, we see the world in a completely different light. The…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Lasantha Wickrematunge
Issue 05 Some journalists report what happens. Others make sure the truth is not buried beneath fear. Lasantha Wickrematunge was one of those journalists. As the founder and Chief Editor of The Sunday Leader, he became known for journalism that asked difficult questions at a time when asking them was not always safe. He was…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan
Issue 04 He was a witness to injustice, and his pursuit of truth would cost him everything. They say that to be a journalist is to see what others overlook. And in a time of conflict, the most dangerous thing to carry isn’t only a weapon, it could also be a camera. For Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan,…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Rachel Corrie
Issue 03 She stood in front of the blade so the world could not look away. She wanted to be a lawyer, a dancer, an actress, a mother, a poet, a pianist, an astronaut, and the first woman president. She wrote this in a childhood essay, and she meant every word of it – not…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Bisan Owda
Issue 02 “I’m Still Alive.” – Survival as Journalism There is something deeply unsettling about hearing someone begin a video with the words: “I’m still alive.” That was how Bisan Owda updated the world. Bisan Owda is a Palestinian journalist and filmmaker from Gaza whose videos became some of the most recognized firsthand documentation following…
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The Power Play Cup 2026
The PowerPlay Cup 2026, organized collaboratively by the Rotaract Clubs of APIIT, ICBT, RIC, and SLIIT, was successfully held on 29th March at Cricksal Arena, Delkanda. The event brought together Rotaractors and cricket enthusiasts for an exciting evening filled with teamwork, sportsmanship, fellowship, and friendly competition. The tournament featured four competitive teams, each consisting of…
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