by Hugh Karunanayake Mid twentieth century Colombo was very much Anglo centric. Ceylon, as the country was then known was still in a state of “colonial hangover”, not having rediscovered its indigenous identity yet. Although the country was granted independence from its colonial rulers in 1948, the general ethos pervading its social, cultural and economic […]
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca Troubles in Paradise Sri Lanka is often described as ‘Paradise’ and is poised to do well in tourism. It is tropical island with a coastline of 1,562 Km. The […]
CONFESSIONS OF A GLOBAL GYPSY Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca During my three years as the Director of Food & Beverage at the 500-room five-star hotel – Le Galadari Meridien in Colombo, I boldly tried out some “unorthodox” business […]
(ABC News) For months, Wasantha Mudalige helped build a protest movement that ousted a president for the first time in Sri Lanka’s history during the country’s worst economic crisis. He was at the forefront of the swelling crowds that took control of the bankrupt country’s once impassable government buildings in July 2022.He was there when […]
by Meera Srinivasan Colombo’s seafront is lit up. Fairy lights, reindeer, and Christmas trees dot the stretch that leads to the Presidential Secretariat, the colonial-era building that served as the Parliament until the early 1980s. On the steps before its 14 giant pillars, a choir sings popular carols – an initiative of the military and […]