Meet Selvi.

Selvi is a little Malaiyaha Tamil girl and lives in Sri Lanka's beautiful tea country. Her mother, a former tea plucker, now works in another country so that she can earn enough money to support her family. 1/3

Looking for someone based in Kerala or very familiar with the place and knows the language, to do research for a documentary. Please RT. Thanks

Hey freelancers: I'll be commissioning occasional Tech feature in my role at the BBC. My favorite pieces make mundane things interesting and unpack the systems we use everyday. The weirder and more fun the better. Generally shy away from business stories but everything's in scope

Anyone Sri Lankan here who can speak about what “short eats” mean to them? This is for a story I’m working on and would love to speak to someone about it. Pls get in touch.

Good god, I’ve just seen a video of a man holding up a headless baby and swinging its burnt body in despair while others scream at his feet. How are we accepting this as normal..

I don’t know how anyone can still read this racist shit rag any more. Your weekly reminder that the Atlantic editor is a former IDF prison guard. Stop. Reading. It.

Could you be Rest of World's next Features Editor?
We're looking for someone with:
- 5+ years editing experience
- experience editing longform narrative stories
- interest in tech/business
- passion for the mission!

⏰Applications close May 31⏰

Apply: restofworld.org/about/hiring/f…

More than 40% of India survives in less than 298 rupees a day. While the number of billionaires surges. #EndTheBillionaireRaj #LokSabhaElections2024

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on the eve of Mullivaikkal remembrance day as the genocide in Gaza escalates, it’s impossible not to be devastated by the reality that the world watched this scale of mass atrocity, war crimes & crimes against humanity happen at the hands of belligerent states twice in 15 years.

Thank you Forbes for this incredible honour. This is just the beginning ✨🙏 #Forbes30Under30 ForbesUnder30

excited to share i’ve joined the Harper’s BAZAAR team as weekend editor! i’ll primarily be covering fashion, celebrity news, and beauty.

PR friends, please send pitches to: [email protected] 💘

I’m taking two weeks off for some (much needed) rest — but open to freelance commissions when I return! My beats remain the same: technology and climate in South Asia, intersecting with labor. Shoot me an email on [email protected] if you’d like to chat.

And with Zinara Rathnayake, I wrote about the little cab company that could — a homegrown startup, PickMe, giving Uber a run for its money in Sri Lanka.

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‘My wife’s name, Madam, we did love marriage’ 🥰🥰

Here's Dimuthu Attanayake's award winning article exploring nexus between impacts of #ClimateCrisis on rural livelihoods and how that drives a rise in #GenderBasedViolence #GBV . Story was produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. #ClimateLK #ClimateActionNow
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so jealous of cats to be honest. imagine being a huge bitch literally all the time and the person who takes care of you is like awwwwwww

Current top read:

More than 30 mass graves have been found in Sri Lanka, believed to be of those who disappeared during the civil war and communist rebellions. But efforts to uncover the truth are obstructed by the authorities, writes Kris Thomas newlinesmag.com/argument/sri-l…

i'm so tired of seeing writing jobs that require a specific area of expertise. A lot of people can pick up different types of writing incredibly easily if they're already good writers.

Thrilled to wake up to see that I AM KAVI made the Bank Street College Best Children's Books Of The Year 2024 list! 🤩

It also has been tagged with a star for 'outstanding merit* 😊

Gratitiude to my publisher Holiday House Publishing, Inc. and agent Jacqui Lipton as always 🙏🏾

Columbia University, home to the Pulitzer Prizes, National Magazine Awards and duPont, appears to be doing everything to make sure there is no reporting to document what's happening on campus right now.

Thank god for student journalists at Columbia Journalism, Columbia Daily Spectator, WKCR-FM NY.