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Meet the Team – Rtr. Zayan Mohamed and Rtr. Muhammadhu Islah
Plug in and ignite the circuits because today, we’re diving into the heart of the Rotaract club of SLIIT. They are the true masterminds and underdogs behind every project you encounter. Put your hands up for the Information Technology avenue. No actually do, because these fellows truly deserve it. From the moment they took on…
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Meet the Team ~ Rtr. Minupa Kannaheraarachchi and Rtr. Tharukshan Sivakumar
Ready to set the game in play? Our sports and recreation activities avenue is being led by two people who know how to play the game. Our own Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. They’re all about getting everyone involved, building some serious team spirit, and making sure you have a blast. Who are these two,…
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RotaVerse 2025
A wise person once said, “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” To that, one might add: be especially willing to be a beginner on a Rotaverse day. It’s the one day where losing your dignity feels like a victory. To fully experience it, you must inadvertently dig yourself out of your comfort…
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AZURE BEGINNINGS: TRANSITION MEETING 25.26
This meeting was just a meeting in the eyes of strangers but it marked a moment of “WE MADE IT” for those involved, the outgoing Board of Officials who stepped down with hearts full of nostalgia and gratitude knowing they have achieved everything they wanted to, and the new Board of Officials who stepped up…
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🌟 Project Synergist: A Weekend of Chaos, Connection & Cannonballs
What happens when you throw 25 energetic Rotaractors into a beachside villa with no schedule except to bond hard and play harder? You get Project Synergist, the ultimate two-day team-building escape by the Rotaract Club of SLIIT. Hosted at the stunning Olivia Bungalow in Wattala, right next to the beach, this was more than just…
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Radiance Of Service: The 35th Rotaract District Assembly
As the bells of celebration concluding a successful Rotaract year (2024-25) rang, curtains opened at the heart of Colombo to reveal the gleaming Monarch Imperial venue that hosted over 800 Rotaractors, dignitaries, and youth leaders from all over the island for a grand celebration. The 35th Rotaract District Assembly commemorated in the early hours of…
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Vesak in Sri Lanka: A Season of Light, Peace, and Generosity
“A mind that helps others is a purified mind.” Vesak casts a serene glow over Sri Lanka, shifting the island into a more mindful, peaceful rhythm. Celebrated on the full moon in May, it marks the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha, but it’s more than just a religious occasion. The air feels softer,…
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Celebrating Mother’s Day: Honoring the Heart of Every Home
Think about this for a moment. When was the last time you truly thanked your mother? Not just a quick message over text, but a sincere moment of appreciation. Mother’s Day is coming up on May 11, and it offers a meaningful opportunity to reflect and give something back to the one who has given…
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Embracing the Spirit of Avurudu with Tradition and New Beginnings
As the sun begins its traditional transition from Pisces to Aries, Sri Lankans across the island and around the world prepare to celebrate Sinhala and Tamil New Year, fondly known as Avurudu. More than just a date on the calendar, Avurudu is a deeply rooted cultural celebration that marks the start of a new agricultural…
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Poem: The Language of the Soul
Introduction to Poetry By Billy Collins I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or press an ear against its hive. I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out, or walk inside the poem’s room and feel the walls…
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Brave and Fearless Women Who Defied Limits
“Will you still love me when I’m no longer young and beautiful?” Lana Del Rey’s touching lyrics speak to the fleeting nature of youth and beauty. Society often measures a woman’s worth by how she looks, but history tells a different story. Women are not remembered for their faces. They are remembered for their fire.…
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Celebrating Women’s Day ~ The World in Her Hands
Today, on March 8th, we celebrate the heartbeat of the world; women. Women who rise with the sun and carry the weight of the sky. Women who dream, who build, who love so fiercely that they mend what is broken and create what has never been. She is the arms that cradle new life, the…
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Life as a Faculty of Computing Student at SLIIT
When you are studying computing at SLIIT it is not a usual college life which one can imagine. Picture this: a world where debugging code at midnight is like solving a mystery like Sherlock Holmes, where each project is an adventure, and where classmates are co-dreamers, and co-conspirators in the fight for technology. There is…
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Books, Breaks, and Brainpower: Life as an FHS Student at SLIIT
Ever wondered what it’s like to juggle lectures, group projects, and panic-fueled study sessions as a student of the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences (FHS) at SLIIT? Then you’re reading the right blog because I will be spilling the so-called, “tea’ for you all. Morning Hustle The start of my day is nothing special, just…
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Resolutions Are Overrated, or Are They?
The clock strikes midnight, and with it, a world of new beginnings unfolds, ready to be shaped by the choices we make in the year ahead.There’s something surreal about that moment, like stepping through an invisible door from one dimension into another. You think, This is it! The year where everything changes. But is it…
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