Avurudu. Sinhala and Tamil New Year. Among many other things, this time used to be one of the few times of the year where I take over the kitchen. Usually my mother's domain, I take it over during Avurudu to prepare the sweets, to make lunch or dinner, and everything in between. No matter how… Continue reading Avurudu in a pandemic
Category: covid19
Lockdown Love Stories
As Sri Lanka nears the end of its first week of recommended physical distancing, and the first day of a national curfew, Working From Home and self isolation is taking a toll on the people; at least on the millennials. Netflix watch parties have become a thing, video calls are rampant, and friends and family… Continue reading Lockdown Love Stories
Ethics of Surveillance in a time of pandemic
The first thing to see the door in times of emergencies are civil liberties. When the emergency is health related, especially a pandemic with the potential to kill millions of people, the means definitely seem to justify the ends. If one is to place privacy and civil liberty on one side of the scale, and… Continue reading Ethics of Surveillance in a time of pandemic
Minoli Wijetunga 