Sharasekaram

LATEST ARTICLES ( 160 )

• 3 Hard Truths Handled at Some Point

  (This is inspired by a piece in EliteDaily.com titled '5 Hard Truths That We All Have To Handle At Some Point In Our Lives')1. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 DIARIES

• From Another's Blog: Interlude

  (Its been a long long while since I had an installment of the 'From Another's Blog' posts - I guess its been a long while since something I came across made me... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 DIARIES

• #ShapeSouthAsia 2014 - Celebrating Failure with #IFailed

  

  On Saturday evening with a full heart, I boarded the plane at the Ahmedabad airport in India to return after an incredible 3 days attending 'Shape South Asia'. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 DIARIES

• Seaweed Cultivation: Unlocking the Potential of the Oceans

  

  Earlier this year the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (UN FAO) organized a field visit for the United Nations Youth Advisory Panel (UNYAP) to... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 DIARIES

• Learn to Embrace the Fear - For It May Lead You to Your Destiny

  There is a reason people struggle to muster up the courage to follow their passion - it is easily one of the most terrifying things you can do to your life. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 DIARIES

• Shaping Our Future: Global Shapers Annual Curators Meeting 2014 #ShapersACM

  

  What happens when you put 356 passionate, remarkable, loud, very special and stellar people; from 156 different cities spanning over 150 countries together for ... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DIARIES

• WCY2014: Waste of Time Or World-Changing Event?

  

  And little less than two weeks have passed since the opulent, breathtaking opening ceremony was held at MRICC, Hambantota to mark the start of the World... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 DIARIES

• A Letter to a Feeling

  "There are things that you can't do – like writing letters to a part of yourself. To your feet or hair. Or heart" - The God of Small Things.Here is a letter to ... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 DIARIES

• Learning Lessons: What the YAP's Have Already Begun Teaching Me

  

  The United Nations in Sri Lanka following the idea of the UN Sectary General's Special Envoy on Youth - Ahmad Alhendawi, became one of 20 nations so far to... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 DIARIES

• Colombo Fashion Week 2014: BrightSparks!

  This really is a hell of a week where Colombo is concerned - with Colomboscope having just been wrapped up (expect a post on its wrap up soon), the Colombo Art... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 DIARIES

• Poetry: For Mel

  

  On Sunday, the morning 2nd February 2104 while many people in Colombo were lounging enjoying a Sunday morning or hurrying to the next Colomboscope event -... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 DIARIES

• Colomboscope 2014: A Chat with Ashok Ferry

  

  Its Sunday and the sun is at its brightest, which serves to really illuminate the imposing while columns of Ashok Ferry's beautiful colonial mansion (I... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 DIARIES

• ColomboScope 2014: My List!

  

  Organised by Goethe-Institut, British Council and Alliance Française, the Standard Chartered Colomboscope 2014 is Colombo's arts festival and celebrates... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 DIARIES

• Waiting for Extraordinary

  (Poetry this time. One of those pieces that were cathartic to write more than anything. The structure is well - unstructured, something I find myself leaning... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 DIARIES

• Lessons Learned from 2013

  It seems prudent and apt that the final post of 2013 is a tribute to the wild ride that 2013 has been. I haven’t even completely absorbed the completely... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 DIARIES

• '8 Tips on How to Beat a Champion' from Danajaya Hettirachchi

  Last week in Bangalore, India over 600 Toastmasters from Bangalore, Mangalore, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka gathered for the Mid-Year Conference of... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 DIARIES

• Unity Camp 6: Killinochchi - The Experience of a Lifetime

  

  Shortly after graduating from college in a great move by the universe I was invited to be a part of Ekamuthu Orray Makkal Unity Mission Trust (for those confuse... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 DIARIES

• I Am Not Pretty: Inspired by Katie Makkai's Spoken Word Poem - 'Pretty'

  This amazing video by Katie Makkai, a veteran poetry slammer - defines the word 'pretty'.You can't NOT think when you watch this. You just can't."This is about... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 DIARIES

• Let the Youth's Voices Really Be Heard: Reflections from Navi Pillay's Address a...

  

  On the 30th of August at the third sitting of Sri Lanka Youth Parliament, the Parliament and observers were honored with a visit from Mrs. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 DIARIES

• 'I Have a Dream' 50 Years Later That We Will Fight For Our Dreams

  

  On this day, 50 years ago a young Negro doctor took the stage in Washington, and delivered a speech that would resonate with people across the world for... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 DIARIES