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Cutting this down to 20 photos was the hardest. What is your fave safari experience? natnzin.com/2018/03/13/safar…
#VisitSriLanka #Travel #natnzin
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Close to half of Sri Lanka's children under five suffer from some form of undernutrition. For @guardian, I looked at the worsening child malnutrition levels across Sri Lanka, which experts describe as an "alarming" situation.
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"Most children from the tea estate families are severely underweight."
Yet multinational companies & supermarkets are making a mint from that tea
#Poverty #Inequality
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Sri Lanka is one of the largest manta and devil ray killers in the world, but their fresh meat is rarely consumed. For @guardian, I wrote about the gill plate trade and how it's increasingly becoming a threat to these endangered species.
#SriLanka #lka
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Loved reporting this piece for @csmonitor about Sri Lanka's batik industry and artisans preserving this generational craft.
PS: If you find yourself in Matara, go join a workshop at Jezlook Batiks. Can assure you it's a wonderful experience.
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Colombo filter coffee doesn't get any better than from Kaapi. Total Chennai vibes.
#srilanka #colombo #sosrilanka #srilankatravel
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Just beginning the last day of an eventful week in Chiang Mai with APWLD and happy to see this live.
My latest for @BBC_Travel is about my favorite train journey:
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“The world around me, once bright with the magic of traveling somewhere new, crumbled.” A heart-wrenching story of survival and pulling the light out of the darkest of moments. Thanks for sharing this story with us @Zin10SantaFe lonelyplanet.com/articles/wh…
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Wrote about something dear and near to my heart: my father's tiny backyard turmeric garden he began after his retirement and what this golden spice means to us.
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📷: from the parents' in Kurunegala. 2021.
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Down with a wisdom teeth infection & fever, but happy to have my first piece for @BBC_Future.
I wrote about why researchers are learning about living root bridges in Meghalaya today, that are often considered as a form of indigenous climate resilience.
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For centuries, indigenous groups in north-east India have crafted intricate bridges from living fig trees. Now this ancient skill is making its way to European cities. bbc.com/future/article/20211… via @BBC_Future
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Sri Lanka's 'Ceylon cinnamon' is often regarded as the world's best cinnamon. For @AJEnglish, I wrote about the country's cinnamon industry, its long history rooted in caste oppression and colonialism, and the challenges today.
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In my latest for @thejuggernaut, I wrote about Enjoy Enjaami, caste politics and singer-lyricist Arivu's exclusion from a few things.
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The centuries-old sari is being reimagined by designers, artists and influencers, matching it with jeans, a t-shirt or trainers. bbc.com/culture/article/2021…
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About four months ago I asked all of you to connect me with South Asians doing great things with the sari/saree. I spoke to some of those wonderful women and women-led brands to write this one for @BBC_Culture.
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For @them, I wrote about four queer South Asian designers changing the fashion world. Featuring some of the remarkable Sri Lankan, Indian and Bangladeshi designers.
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I love @KolaGoodies, so I wrote about their kola kanda blend for @bonappetit.
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Names take on a different dimension in today's episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast. We're visiting a village in Kongthong, India, where every person’s name is a unique song, composed by their mothers as part of a centuries-old tradition. atlasobscura.com/articles/po…
