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By Vimanshani Nanayakkara · 3 Apr 2026

Good Friday – His Sacrifice

Good Friday commemorates Jesus’ death, while Easter Sunday celebrates His resurrection, which marks the fulfilment of the divine promise and the hope of new life. I call Good Friday a “sacred pause.” We call the Friday b

By Vimanshani Nanayakkara · 27 Mar 2026

World Theatre Day: Where Stories Learn to Breathe

Some stages don’t have walls, yet they hold the whole world inside them. On World Theatre Day, we don’t just celebrate actors or performances, we celebrate that strange, beautiful moment when a story stops being words on

By Vimanshani Nanayakkara · 24 Mar 2026

One Breath Away: The Silent Battle Against Tuberculosis

Somewhere in a crowded room, a person coughs softly and no one notices that history has just been repeated again. That’s how quietly tuberculosis still walks among us. World Tuberculosis Day is not just a date marked on

By Vimanshani Nanayakkara · 23 Mar 2026

World Meteorological Day

Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered how it quietly controls everything beneath it; our moods, our crops, even our disasters? We often treat weather as a simple daily update: sunny, rainy, windy. But behind th

By Vimanshani Nanayakkara · 22 Mar 2026

World Water Day

Every drop we waste is a future we slowly erase. Water is the quiet force behind everything we do, yet it’s often the most ignored. We turn on taps without thinking, let it run a little longer than needed and assume it w

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

There are moments in history when silence is no longer an option. Every year on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the world is reminded of a simple truth that somehow still feels unfinis

World Down Syndrome Day

A smile that speaks louder than words. I once met a little boy who waved at every stranger like they were his long-lost friend. No hesitation, no fear, just pure joy. Later, I found out he had Down syndrome. And honestly

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A forest doesn’t begin with trees, it begins with a quiet promise.

When I was younger, I remember walking into a forest for the first time and feeling like I had entered a different world. The air was cooler, softer. The noise of everything else faded into a distant memory. There was no

The Quiet Joy at the End of Ramadan

There’s a certain quiet magic in the morning of Eid-ul-Fitr. After a month of discipline, reflection and restraint, the day arrives not with noise, but with a gentle sense of fulfillment. It’s not just the end of Ramadan

By Vimanshani Nanayakkara · 20 Mar 2026

International Day of Happiness

The International Day of Happiness, celebrated every year on March 20th, is more than just a global observance, it is a quiet reminder that happiness deserves attention in our everyday lives. In a world where people are