Journalism that propelled me into blogging

by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai

My blog is a non-partisan site with diverse views. It is dedicated to the promotion of ethical journalism—a conscious decision on my part. It captures conflict, culture, events, nature, peace, people, tradition, and other subjects, in articles and photos. I travelled solo to the war zone to capture images—a first for a Tamil woman journalist in Sri Lanka.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Making traditional sweet to welcome “Aadi”

Today is Aadi Pirappu. Kozhukkattai- Traditional sweet is made to welcome the month of Aadi (Tamil Month of July according to Tamil Almanac. [Read and see more]


http://share.ovi.com/album/HumanityAshore.AadiPirappu

Friday, July 10, 2009

SAFMA

South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) -Sri Lanka Chapter held a three day training session on "Professional Challenges for Journalists and Media Industry & Social Role of Media" for journalists. The training session was held at Chaaya Village Hotel in Habarana from July 4th 2009 to July 6th 2009

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Saturday, June 20, 2009

sams 6

Strawberry Seller, in Lahore, Pakistan

Journalists from Pakistan (Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Quetta and North Frontier Province), India,Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka gathered in Lahore for six weeks to participate in "Gender & Media" training course. [See more]

Video: Sams 6 Live

Monday, June 15, 2009

Displaced Afghans in Khan Colony, Lahore

"Displaced societies are of value. Their issues are our issues." - Cynthia Basinet - (b. 1971-)- American Singer, Social Change Activist (1,000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize-2005)[Read and see more]

Monday, June 01, 2009

Remembering Lahoris' tribute to the fallen on March 3, 2009 and apologies to Sri Lankans

The attack on Sri Lanka cricket team 3 months ago in Lahore, Pakistan was a terrible shock to everyone. Lahoris pulled together, paid tribute to the fallen and were apologetic that the Sri Lankan team was attacked on their soil. [See and Read more]

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Roadside Hopper Makers

While being in Batticaloa, we do not fail to catch the images of women making hoppers on the roadside at dusk..[Read and See more]

Friday, May 22, 2009

“I am blessed to be a deminer”

“I have experienced the war. I have witnessed people’s suffering. As a result of this, I have decided to become a deminer to serve the people” - [Read and See more]

In Tamil ~ நிலக்கண்ணி அகற்றும் பணியாளருடன் ஓர் சந்திப்பு

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

South Asian Women in Media - Sri Lanka Chapter

The SAWM (South Asian Women in Media) Sri Lanka Chapter was inaugurated on 19th May 2009 at Hotel Renuka, in Colombo. [Read and see More]