Every year on February 20, the world observes the World Day of Social Justice, a reminder of the need to build a fairer and more equitable society. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007, this day calls for collective efforts to combat poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and social exclusion. The theme for 2025, “Empowering Inclusion: Bridging Gaps for Social Justice,” underscores the urgency of ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of background. Social justice is the foundation of peaceful and prosperous societies. It encompasses fair wages, equal access to education and healthcare, gender and [...]

The International Day of Education, celebrated annually on January 24, serves as a platform for highlighting the transformative power of education in fostering peace, equality, and sustainable development. Proclaimed by the United Nations in 2018, this day underscores the global commitment to inclusive and equitable education as a fundamental human right and a catalyst for progress. Education empowers individuals to break the cycle of poverty, tackle global challenges, and promote tolerance and collaboration. Despite its importance, millions worldwide, especially in marginalized communities, lack access to quality education. This day serves as a call to action, [...]

Christmas, celebrated every December 25, is a holiday that beautifully intertwines sacred reverence with global festivity. This beloved day has united people for more than two thousand years through customs ranging from religious observance to cultural celebration. Christmas is a very spiritual time for Christians to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, the central figure in their religion. This day serves as a powerful reminder of hope, love, and redemption since his teachings have inspired generations. Beyond its religious origins, however, Christmas has evolved into a widely accepted holiday with many traditions that cheer people and make houses more [...]

Human Rights Day, observed annually on December 10th, commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. As the name implies, human rights encompass the right to life and liberty. They are rooted in the inherent dignity and equal rights of all individuals. The primary purpose of human rights is to protect fundamental freedoms and serve all people according to universal standards. "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." – Martin Luther King Jr. This [...]

Sri Lanka is home to a variety of species and comprises various eco-systems with impressive biodiversity. Among these species, marine turtles are given high regard as they are unique, ancient reptiles who have inhabited the earth for more than 100 million years and have evolved to such an extent that they have no natural enemies in the animal kingdom and are an irreplaceable part of marine eco-systems. However, at present, marine turtles are one of the most endangered species in the world, with an 80% decrease in the species in the last 100 years, solely due to human action. Did [...]

 “ඇයි ඔයාට මාව තේරුම් ගන්න බැරි?”, “මට, ඔයා මාව රවට්ටනවා වගේ දැනෙනවා”, “ඇයි ඔයාට බැරි මට අනිත් අය වගේ ආදරේ කරන්න”?.  බොහෝ විට ඔබට ආදර සම්බන්ධයක් ඇති විට මෙම ප්‍රශ්න ඔබ ඔබේ පෙම්වතා හෝ පෙම්වතියගෙන් අසා ඇති බවට සැකයක් නැත. ඔබ සම්බන්ධතාවය ගෙන යන විට යම් අවස්ථාවක දී, ඔබේ සහකරු ඔබව අතිශය දුකට පත්කරන අවස්ථාවක් පැමිණීමට ඉඩ ඇත. එලෙස සම්බන්ධතාවය තුළ දුක් විඳීමට පටන් ගන්නා විට ඔබ ඉහත සඳහන් කළ පරිදි විවිධ දේ කියමින් එකිනෙකාට චෝදනා කිරීමට පටන් ගනී. සමහර විට අපි සොයන සියල්ල සතුටයි, අපි සම්බන්ධතාවයකට දායක වන විට උච්ඡවචනයන් සමඟ කටයුතු කළ යුතු බව අපට වැටහෙන්නේ නැත. බොහෝමයක් [...]

A property belongs to the government is known as a public property. They are not for the benefits of one person only, but they belong to the whole society. Public libraries, schools, hospitals, religious places, public transport systems are some examples for public property. What is the attitude of people towards public property in the present society? Many people do not think of public property, and they do not have a sense of protecting them for next generation. That situation creates a huge destruction to the country because the state must spend a large sum of money annually for maintaining [...]

The drug menace is a serious problem among the youth of the world. Addiction to drugs is known as the drug menace. This leads to many social problems. Dangerous drugs like hemp, heroin, and cocaine distort the healthy mental process of people, which eventually disturbs their natural thinking process. According to scientific research, it has been proven that these harmful drugs adversely affect one’s brain with serious damage. As a result, the mental process of drug addicts is disturbed largely, affecting their rational behavior, which is the reason for their misconduct in certain situations. Drug users commit very harmful, dangerous [...]