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The Birth of a Magazine


Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief of the Hi!! Magazine, Shyamalee Tudawe speaks to Features Editor Tina Edward Gunawardhana on the iconic magazine’s epic journey spanning  18 years which has changed the face of the magazine industry in Sri Lanka

A journey which began in 1999 including a delayed start saw the first edition  of the Hi!! Magazine hit the newsstands in March 2003. Taking Colombo by storm, the Hi!! Magazine was the first of its kind that changed the magazine industry in
Sri  Lanka. In this, the 100th issue, we travel back in time to discover how this magazine which revolutionised Sri Lankan publishing began.

At its helm since its inception is its Founding Editor, Shyamalee Tudawe,  the epitome of Sri Lanka’s own brand of Power Woman, who has an eclectic mix of interests ranging from Mathematics to Fashion.

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tina Edward Gunawardhana

Tina Edward Gunawardhana is the Deputy Editor of Hi!! Magazine. She writes on a variety of topics which include travel, fashion, lifestyle, cuisine and personalities. She is also a journalist for the Daily Mirror Life. An intrepid traveller, Tina likes to show readers the world through her eyes and experiences. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - tinajourno or email her at tinajourno@gmail.com

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