“Colombo is me, all about what I can be.” For Varuni Amunugama Fernando, the city is a reflection of self and potential. Born and raised in a cosmopolitan capital that brings together people from every corner of Sri Lanka, her Colombo is rich, layered, and endlessly inspiring. From the spiritual to the creative, the culinary to the cultural. Through platforms like the Academy of Design and the Sri Lanka Design Festival, she celebrates a city defined by resilience, diversity, and transformation:

🎥✨#ThrowbackThursday to a majestic moment in Sri Lankan musical history! Experience a powerful fusion of East and West as the Gustav Mahler Orchestra of Colombo joins forces with the phenomenal percussion ensemble NAADRO & Rakitha Wickramaratne in "Sri Lanka" — a tribute to our island’s folk heritage. Composed from folk melodies compiled by the late Ruwan Weerasekara and NAADRO, and orchestrated by Darshana Amarasinghe this epic performance was brought to life under the baton of maestro Srimal