Thamara Kandabada. Generalist. Tinkerer.
25 Aug 2019
Filed under Everything Else
Gladiators
On TV debates
19 Aug 2019
On saviours
A few thoughts following the announcement of the SLPP candidate
To protest is to progress
My thoughts on the candidacy of Anura Kumara Dissanayake
1 Jun 2017
In praise of meritocracy
Why I’m thankful to be a cog in the machine
27 May 2017
The joy of starting up for yourself
Documenting my startup journey
10 Mar 2017
Lessons from my first job
What I learned during 2 years in tech
5 Feb 2017
What does a prison and a university have in common?
Lessons from a game-changing experiment
22 Jan 2017
Redefining ambition
How to escape the under-achievement trap
4 Feb 2016
The National Anthem
Is pluralism a myth?
24 Aug 2015
TEDxColombo was worth it
My thoughts on the event
8 Jan 2015
Why I didn’t vote today
#PresPollSL
5 Dec 2014
The state of work in 2030
How to stay relevant in a world that favours automation
22 Nov 2014
A virtuous “Common Candidate”?
My thoughts on the new Sri Lankan President
15 Oct 2014
Volunteering in Sri Lanka
Are we doing it right?
19 Sept 2014
Colombo’s Golden Tale
A photo essay on the accelerated development in Colombo’s Seat Street
3 Jul 2014
Why I’m proud of being Sri Lankan
My first post for UNICEF Voices of Youth Blogging Internship
8 Jun 2014
Can the SAARC ever come back?
Learning from the European Union
24 May 2014
Back from utopian dreams to reality
An account of the ground realities at #WCY2014
10 Apr 2014
The cost of being neighbours
On having an “Asian Giant” as a neighbour
3 Apr 2014
The thing about post-war diplomacy
On Resolution 25/1