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/

11/05/2017

Have a blessed Vesak :D
ඔබට සුභ වෙසක් මංගල්‍යයක් වේවා!

Image courtesy: Adilah Ismail

01/05/2017

EP5: CURRENT SHOCK විදුලි සැර

ඇයි අපි විදුලි බිලට මෙච්චර ගෙවන්නේ?
A positively electrifying episode on power generation. Just how do we generate it? What does that have to do with your electricity bills? And how can play a significant role? Find out in this all-new episode of Economix4all

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http://econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-5-current-shock/

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

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/

09/03/2017

කුට්ටු නැතුව කෝලි ගැන ආච්චි කිව්ව කතා.
Virat Kohli is in the news again, but what does Achchi think of the Indian skipper?

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

Sri Lanka Cricket

08/03/2017

Today is . Taking this opportunity to pay our gratitude to the mothers, sisters, wives, girlfriends, achchis and aunties out there who effortlessly juggle multiple roles, for their strength, grace and infinite wisdom.

07/03/2017

Take back economics.
ආර්ථිකේ අතට ගම්මු.

EP3 Teaser
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Full Episode: http://econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-3-mobile-reloaded/

Deshal joins some residents of Colombo in wondering, ‘Are our phone bills high? Why?’ Dial in and find out in upcoming episode 3 of .

01/03/2017

ආච්චිගේ 11 ලොල්
Achchi's 11 :D

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See more of Achchi on BLERD.
http://www.onblerd.com

Sri Lanka Cricket

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28/02/2017

ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස් හරි හොඳයි. එයා හරි අහිංසකයි.

What does Achchi think of Angelo Mathews?
Here's a teaser to Achchi's upcoming clip.

Sri Lanka Cricket

24/02/2017

EP2: GET TO GEDARA ගෙදර යන ගමන්
Why is building a house expensive? ගෙයක් හදන්න මෙච්චර වියදමක් යන්නේ ඇයි?

Why is building a home so expensive in Sri Lanka? Deshal and friends begin to dig at the foundations of the Sri Lankan housing market to find out.

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

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http://econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-2-get-to-gedara/

22/02/2017

අද කට්ටියම මැච් එක බල්ලන්න සෙට් වෙලානෙ ඉන්නෙ,
එදා වගේම අපේ කොල්ලො ටික ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවෙ ටීම් එකට අදත් සුපිරිම ගේමක් දෙයි.

අපේ ආච්චිත් පට්ට ටෝකස් ටිකක් තමා දුන්නේ.

බලන්නකො.

Everyone is pumped for today's match, as Sri Lanka head in with a chance to whitewash Australia in their home. Achchi talks about how she preps for Sri Lankan games and what the boys need to do to win.

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See more of Achchi on www.onblerd.com

Sri Lanka Cricket

20/02/2017

ඊයේ මැච් එක දිනලා චූන් එකේ ඉන්න වෙලාවේ මෙන්න එනවා ක්‍රිකට් ආච්චි. ආච්චි ටෝක්ස් ක්‍රිකට් අපේ අලුත්ම ෂෝ එක. මතක තියාගන්න හෑෂ් ටැග් එක. අසේලලා මෙහෙම ගහනකොට අපිටත් බෝල නිවාඩුවක් ඉල්ලලා ශෙයා පාරක් දාමු!

Congratulations, Sri Lanka Cricket on yesterday's win. As a treat, here's a teaser to our new show . How about a Bola Holiday after Asela's heroics last night?

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17/02/2017

Happy weekend, everyone. enjoys some stunning sunsets because of close proximity to the Indian Ocean. Have a favourite photograph of the sunset? Share it in the comments!

See our love letter to Colombo here: http://see.this.onblerd.com/story/2017/02/colombo-city-timelapse/

15/02/2017

What makes a person Sri Lankan? Natalie Soysa highlights how the question impacts people on an individual level - specifically to a small group of Ceylonese who were taken to Europe as exhibits in the era of the human zoo.

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

14/02/2017

Though no reliable source points to how Kollupitiya got its name, the area is rightfully regarded as one of the most central neighbourhoods in Colombo. It is a stage fit for commerce, politics and, well, life: the Prime Minister's House does, after all, share space with foreign embassies, quiet residential enclaves and cosmopolitan hotels. Nowhere is this concoction more alive than at the Kollupitiya market. Colombo's residents flock here seeking the freshest vegetables and most exotic spices.

Watch BLERD's love letter to all of here: http://see.this.onblerd.com/story/2017/02/colombo-city-timelapse/

13/02/2017

- TRAFFIC ට්‍රැෆික් [Teaser]

ආර්ථිකේ අතට ගම්මු.
Take back economics.

www.onblerd.com

10/02/2017

EP1: බ්‍රේකින්ග් බත්
බත් පැකට් එකක් ඇයි මෙව්චර ගණං?
Why is a buth packet expensive?

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

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econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-1-breaking-buth/

08/02/2017

Well it's finally here, the premier of
Go forth and take back economics!

http://econ4all.onblerd.com/episode-1-breaking-buth/

For too long economics has been thought to belong to board rooms and conference halls. Join as we take it back to the streets, kades and buses – where it belongs.

08/02/2017

Hello to all our new fans. We hope you enjoyed our love letter to Colombo. Await the premier of later today. There'll be plenty of fun and food for thought.

07/02/2017

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What's behind the high cost of living?
Deshal is joined by some curious citizens who want to demystify economics, and take it back to the streets.

06/02/2017

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This is the first of many BLERD shows.

For too long economics has been thought to belong to boardrooms and conference halls. Join us and the curious residents of Colombo as we take it back to the streets, kades and buses – where it belongs.

Take back economics this February with Deshal
8.FEB.2017