The air was electric with melodies of pleasant live music and laughter of children mingled with the aroma of delectable baked goods and fresh plants.

A sky full of watery and vague clouds lit up the sand with blue. A young boy of ten walked along the twilight-tainted white sandy beach with his group of friends as they joked about which jinni was about to come out and get them. They can spot a sea of glowing coconut lanterns at a distance where the people await and the smell of snacks wafted through the air.

Swaying palm fronds and spikes of the shading banyan tree leaf rests on the white sand while infants and toddlers entertain themselves. Lunch was cooking steadily on a bright afternoon while a group of women gathered in what appears to be an unintentional circle.

As we start in to a new year 2023, there are a lot of things to anticipate for with the beginning of new year. Nonetheless, the entertainment industry has been forthcoming with a collection of new releases to enthrall the audience.

Reeds of water hyacinth dotted with stalks of lilac flowers, wrung into beautiful lightweight baskets, seven or eight year old climbing palm vines of rattan from the dense forests of Indonesia harvested with difficulty and woven by caring hands, trunks of the ever-resilient teak getting only better with age, that have been sawed and dusted to perfection.

The night of 2 November 2022 at Meerumaa Lounge saw a gathering of black, white and gold under a shimmering slogan: "A Night of Hope". Every visitor at the fundraising gala met with smiles of excitement and gentleness: of bravery and resilience.

It is almost that time of year when backpacks filled with coarse paper, remnants of pencils losing their skin and textbooks with the headline "Dharivanrunge Foiy" are put away until next time. Bags are packed, massive floaties are readied and families all over Maldives prepare to explore what is in store for their mid year holiday starting from 22 December 2022.

Warning! Spoilers may be ahead for Balck Panther: Wakanda Forever. It has been almost four years since Black and African American audiences donned clothing from the land of their ancestors as part of their movie-going experience in 2018 with a rush of emotions in a world where the most recent wave of Black Lives Matter had already begun.

Its nearly the time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to begin. The World Cup is the most prominent and widespread sport that comes once in every 4 years where the best national teams compete against each other to win the title of the world champion. The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930 with a total of 13 teams participating that year.

After staying awake all night, the members of a boat bound for Thiladhunmathi Uthuruburi (north) woke up groggy and before the hours of dawn. For no apparent reason, usual routines were broken and everyone aboard quickly performed the Fajr prayers on the vessel itself and readied themselves to weigh anchor.