Category: Wordsmiths
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Kaala Chakra
Have you ever wondered how culture can connect people beyond borders? Kaala Chakra was an international cultural exchange initiative organized by the Rotaract club of Sri Lankan institute of information technology (SLIIT) chaired by Rtr.Agksheya Balenthiran and Rtr. Kavya Thotawatte, with the aim of celebrating diversity and strengthening global fellowship Rotaractors. Conducted virtually through Google…
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Friday Feels: Who is one person you are profoundly grateful for having in your corner this year?
Over the past few months, this space has been a sanctuary for our shared stories, honest reflections, and collective growth. We’ve looked inward, looked forward, and learned so much together. But for our grand finale, we wanted to turn the spotlight outward, to the people who make the heavy days lighter and the victories sweeter.…
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The Scarlet Scribe: Saleh Al-Jafarawi
Saleh al-Jafarawi. This is the name that inspired me to start this entire blog series. Since late 2023, every single time I opened social media, I would see his name. Over and over again, it was either a video of him recording another live atrocity, a post about him being threatened by the occupation, or…
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Creative Chronicles: At The End Of Spring
A tender bud, in silent dreams confined, Lay sealed within its petals, gently bound. While countless blooms were kissed by golden light, Its fragile leaves stayed hidden, safe from sound. Longing for a breeze, so cool and kind, To feel soft rays upon its waiting skin. It yearned to taste the warmth it watched from…
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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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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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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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Friday Feels: If you could teleport anywhere right now for exactly five minutes, where are you going?
The question we asked was, ‘If you could teleport anywhere right now for exactly five minutes, where are you going?’ And somehow the answers seemed like tiny windows into people’s souls. Funny how a random little question can become poetry all of a sudden. Some of the answers sounded like postcards from places people missed.…
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Special Days: Teacher Appreciation Week
The first week of May marks Teacher Appreciation Week; a time to recognize the individuals who quietly shape our futures every single day. Teachers are far more than educators; they are mentors, motivators, and often the steady support systems students rely on during their most formative years. From early mornings spent preparing lessons to late…
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Creative Chronicles: Ahead of Nothing
CHAPTER 07 We like labels.They make life feel manageable.A Winner?A Loser? As if people can be measured so easily.As if life keeps score on a single, shared board. From the beginning, we’re taught how to recognize a “winner.”The student with the highest marks.The one collecting degrees, certificates, titles.The one who never seems to stop achieving.Later,…
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