Our second One Earth Photography Competition concluded on Friday with over 450 submissions, double last year’s; 27 winners across school and open categories; three million rupees in prizes. The numbers…
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BusinessworthyFamily businessKindnessMerrill J. Fernando
Rethinking corporate purpose
by Dilhanby DilhanIn the one place in the world where I am honoured to be known as adjunct Professor of Sustainability and Doctor of Business (Honorary), I was privileged to offer suggestions…
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Kindness Day, 6th May 2026 – celebrating an extraordinary legacy
by Dilhanby DilhanIt was the anniversary of my father’s birthday earlier this month. Merrill J. Fernando was born on 6th May, 1930, in a village called Pallansena. He passed away in 2023.…
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2025 was a tough year for tea growers, worse than 2024. Yet 2026 will be tougher. At last month’s Global Dubai Tea Forum some of us gathered to talk about…
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In 2011 my father inaugurated Sri Lanka’s first open air, urban butterfly garden at our MJF Centre West in Moratuwa, on the outskirts of Colombo. Yesterday it was reopened –…
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Entrepreneurship in the 21st century.
by Dilhanby DilhanIt’s Global Entrepreneurship Week; with our world on the brink of catastrophe in so many respects – conflict, climate, inequality – we have never needed the involvement of youth in…
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Since tea was first discovered, camellia sinensis has been revered for its value as a medicine, as a beverage, as the taste of nature. From Lao Tzu’s proclamation of tea…
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Peoples’ Market at MJF Centre West – aglow for so many reasons
by Dilhanby DilhanThe MJF Centre in Moratuwa was aglow again last night. This time with the determined optimism of 80 micro-entrepreneurs striving to better their lives. Undeterred by the light rainfall, over…
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An Elephant Knowledge Walk, Tea Inspiration & the well-being of Future Generations
by Dilhanby DilhanElephants are an inspiring species, almost more human than humans; their social structure and bonds of family are admirable. In 2009 we inaugurated the Elephant Information Centre at the Elephant…
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Ceylon Cinnamon
The majestic fragrance of the ‘Spice of Kings’ deliciously fusing with the aroma of fine Ceylon Tea at Dilmah
by Dilhanby DilhanThere’s always a lingering fragrance around the Dilmah complex in Colombo. It is generally woody, sometimes tinged with citrus, occasionally fruity, and always pleasant. That’s the aroma of tea, varying…
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