Sri Lanka is an island to be embraced by the soul and walked on barefoot, impregnated with its colors, aromas, and spirituality. It is a place to be reflected in the infinite and kind smiles of its people.
Joali is an exclusive resort located in the north of the Maldives. A place without time, without obligations, without routines, in communion with the remote, which paradoxically brings us closer to the deepest part of ourselves.
Driven by his values and vision of what sustainable luxury tourism can do for the planet, Sonu founded SONEVA in 1995 in the Maldives. We spoke with him about what he calls "barefoot luxury".
Radhika Hettiarachchi is an activist, and in 2012, she started a project to give a voice to hundreds of women who lost their children in the civil war that ravaged Sri Lanka. We spoke with her in Colombo, her hometown.