Savithri Rodrigo

Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 153 13 04 2023 A joyous Avurudu to you from us at Kaleidoscope.  It’s the end of the harvest and we wish you plenty! Today, tantalize your sweet tooth with a deep dive into the history of our sweetmeats, discover the wonders of ancient Rome and on the Pethiyagoda Pages – is it time for Sri Lanka to reap its harvest plus those sunshiny ditties accompanying the joyous raban beat! All this and much more on the show. Enjoy May you have a prosperous New Year. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 152 06 04 2023 It’s Holy Week! While there’s the oldest woman in Vogue, deepest fish in the sea, women in distribution & upbeat economic news, today we’re also shining a light on Holy Week with some interesting history about the origins of the cross, adding the hope of Easter with a special chocolatier and bring on the Easter bunny with a story about Wah-Wah.   Enjoy, May your Easter be blessed. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 151 30 03 23 Let’s take a turn at the theatre this week: On today’s show, we’re celebrating world theatre day at the Lionel Wendt, visit Barefoot Gallery to checkout a thought-provoking artist, catch up with an empathy guru who is a best-selling author, chat with an export chamber head, learn some vignettes about water, try to catch a runaway zebra and get info on the oil, gold and stock markets. Enjoy, We’ll be back with another exhilarating programme next week. Have a great weekend ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 150 23 03 2023 It’s our 150th show and so – Hello – It is Thursday (and not Friday) because Kaleidoscope will now charge up your weekend one day early – every Thursday. Today, there’s a superwoman who rides a bike despite a disability, 12 contemporary female artists who prompt conversation with their works, bankers who tackle the rupee volatility and the global banking crisis, have some weekly info on the week that was, a look at green rivers & the Shania Train. Enjoy, This you must do – because it’s the only way we know you like us!  Have the best ever weekend Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 149 17 03 2023 It’s Friday and we are here with a look at what’s new, what’s hot and what’s cool! Today on Kaleidoscope – our IWD special is about the all-female Venus United that goes on the boards at the Lionel Wendt today and tomorrow, an all-female crew at SriLankan Airlines takes to the skies, workplace gender bias that’s both conscious and unconscious, plus an 8 month review on The Pethiyagoda Pages where Sri Lankans never fail to miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity, the most popular dog breed will surprise you, birds of paradise will awe you, un-kangaraooing Nikes following the Puma decision, fashion Oscars stealing the awards & economic vignettes top the show.  Enjoy, Have a super weekend Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 148 10 03 23 Happy International Women’s Day this week as we focus on women in insurance, a molecular geneticist who’s the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, inequity in jobs & pay, check out the IFC’s stance on Sri Lanka, the changed Toblerone, some fab underwater images for World Wildlife Day & give glam status to women of any age. Enjoy, subscribe & click 👍. ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 147 03 03 23 Hello Hello Hello and Happy Month of March! Kicking off our International Women’s Day Special this month are women changemakers in diverse areas plus we check Sri Lanka’s economic pulse, do a visit to a witches celebrations in Mexico and loads more. Enjoy,  Have a super weekend and we’ll be back next week. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 146 24 02 23 Hello and Happy Kaleidoscope Day! There’s a passionate chef, an industry lead, an opinion shaper & a child of war adding to market & economic news, stolen chocolate eggs, catwalk seniors plus more! Enjoy, And we’ll be back next week with our International Women’s Month specials. Have a super weekend Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 145 17 02 2023 Today on Kaleidoscope – Our top topic is about investor confidence & we find out the cost of a job, plastic eating enzymes, the dogwalk at NY Fashion week, visit an Off-Broadway musical, check out the week that was and have a little bit of the Mardi Gras thrown in. Enjoy, So party away and we’ll be back next week. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 144 10 02 23 Hello Fellow Valentiners! Win a Valentine’s hamper this week, while we strut a red carpet at the Grammys, wear some fleshy accessories, check out the Monetary Law Act, economic fare, Kala Pola & conga dancing dogs, plus chat about little humans with a Commonwealth Points of Light Awardee.  Enjoy, Have a super weekend! ...

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