BLERD

19/10/2017

17 years ago when the English music scene in the country was devoid of originality, TNL said 'Let there be rock'. And there was Tnl Onstage, introducing musicians, lyrics and melodies that was all ours, distinctly and unapologetically Sri Lankan.

That initial spark has now spiralled into a platform that caters to music of all sorts: ONSTAGE has gone from recognising bands and solo artists to DJs. Today, the impact of the seminal ONSTAGE brand can be seen in bars and concert halls all over Colombo. No longer are Sri Lankan musicians coming together to cover their favourite music, they are creating their own.

Visit
http://onstage.onblerd.com
for a deep dive look at ONSTAGE over the last 17 years.

01/07/2017

ඩාවින්ගෙන් ඇරඹුණ ඒ සිද්ධි දාමයෙන් බැට කෑ එක් ලාංකික පවුලක කතාවයි මේ. තම ලාංකීය මුලාශ්‍රය සොයා යන සුප්‍රකට සර්කස් ශිල්පීන් පවුලක්.

කතන්දර බලන්න: http://see.this.onblerd.com/story/2017/02/sri-lanka-ceylon-colonial-freak-show/

This is the story of one Sri Lankan family impacted by the chain of events that began with Charles Darwin. A family of famed circus performers whose roots to Sri Lanka are finally being discovered.

See this: http://see.this.onblerd.com/story/2017/02/sri-lanka-ceylon-colonial-freak-show/

22/06/2017

EP6: LAND LOCKED ඉඩන් ගණන් කොළඹ රටේ ඉඩන් ගණන්

කොළඹ ඉඩන් ඇයි මෙච්චර ගණන් කියලා ආර්ථික විද්‍යාවෙන් හිතල බලමු
Deshal is left quoting the lyrics of an iconic Sri Lankan pop song after investigating the skyrocketing land prices in Colombo. Find out in this season 1 finale episode of

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Take back economics. Join the conversation and comment below.
ආර්ථිකේ අතට ගම්මු. සංවාදයට එක්වන්න, ඔබේ අදහස් සහ යෝජනා කමෙන්ටුවකින් දාන්න.

http://econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-6-land-locked/

13/04/2017

Wishing everyone a prosperous Sinhala & Tamil New Year :D
ඔබ සැමට සුබ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!
இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்

08/04/2017

So what is Achchi's story?
ඉතින් ආච්චිගේ කතාව මොකක්ද?



http://see.this.onblerd.com/story/2017/04/achchi-talks-cricket/

Seetha is a 72 year old cricket buff. A grandmother of 4, her infectious zest for life is only outdone by a sharp memory that has been defined by the sport: anecdotes, names and numbers associated with cricket were recalled fast and with little help.

03/04/2017

EP4: POLI SAMBOL පොලී සම්බොල්

පොලිය පළිගන්නවද... පොලිය පිළිගන්නවද?
Our intrepid citizens draw Deshal’s attention to the mystery of interest rate policy. Does it work for us or against us? Find out in episode 4 of

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Take back economics. Join the conversation and comment below.
ආර්ථිකේ අතට ගම්මු. සංවාදයට එක්වන්න, ඔබේ අදහස් සහ යෝජනා කමෙන්ටුවකින් දාන්න.

http://econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-4-poli-sambol/

28/03/2017

THE LOST PAGES OF COLOMBO

A photo essay on the enduring legacy of Colombo's book men. Natalie Soysa tries to shine a light on the stories behind the men of Peter, Sarath, Premasiri and Premadasa book shops, Colombo's venerable second hand book store.

See this: http://see.this.onblerd.com/story/2017/03/heritage-1-the-lost-pages-of-colombo/

A photo essay on the enduring legacy of Colombo's book men. Natalie Soysa tries to shine a light on the stories behind the men of Peter, Sarath, Premasiri and Premadasa book shops, Colombo's venerable second hand book store.

27/03/2017

It's time we took an interest in Interest Rates.
Watch an all new episode of . Coming soon.

See previous episodes: http://econ4all.onblerd.com

23/03/2017

මතක ද අපේ ලංකාවට ආදරය කරපු ටෝනි ග්‍රෙග්... මෙන්න ආච්චි ටෝනි ගැන කිව්ව කතාව...
From one mascot of Sri Lanka cricket to another: Achchi remembers Tony Greig.

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See more of Achchi on .
www.onblerd.com



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17/03/2017

96 වර්ල්ඩ් කප් එක දිනලා අදට අවුරුදු 21. මෙන්න ආච්චි 96 ගැන කියපු නියම කතා ටිකක්
Achchi remembers. Today is the 21st anniversary of winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup. :D

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See more of Achchi on BLERD.
www.onblerd.com

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15/03/2017

විකට් වැටෙන්න වැටෙන්න මුවහත් වෙනවා :)
When Achchi bowls, wickets fall :D



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11/03/2017

ඇයි අපි ෆෝන් බිල් වලට මෙච්චර වියදම් කරන්නේ?
Deshal joins some residents of Colombo in wondering, ‘Are our phone bills high? Why?’ Dial in and find out in this week's episode of .

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Take back economics. Join the conversation and comment below.
ආර්ථිකේ අතට ගම්මු. සංවාදයට එක්වන්න, ඔබේ අදහස් සහ යෝජනා කමෙන්ටුවකින් දාන්න.

http://econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-3-mobile-reloaded/