Charuni Pathmeswaran, Author at FOS Media Students' Blog

Stepping from one comfort zone to another

by Charuni PathmeswaranJanuary 18, 2018January 19, 2018Alumni / CharuniLeave a Comment

2017 has been a momentous year, as has every other year before it. Yours truly who has lived a sheltered life, packed a part of that life into 3 suitcases and moved 9000 km to begin life as a postgraduate. In doing so, I stepped from one comfort zone to ... Read more

Adding life to your years

by Charuni PathmeswaranSeptember 7, 2017Charuni2 Comments

Four years ago, I stepped into the University of Colombo for the first time with nothing but my admission letter in hand. I was so excited because I was finally starting uni! I remember having butterflies in my stomach and telling my father I didn’t want ... Read more

All good things must come to an end

by Charuni PathmeswaranJanuary 1, 2017Charuni2 Comments

A semester ago I took a quick sprint down memory lane. At the time, although I claimed ‘my days as an undergraduate are numbered’ I had one more semester in hand. Today, with just a ... Read more

The Kigali Amendment

by Charuni PathmeswaranOctober 17, 2016Charuni / Science and Technology1 Comment

Policy makers gathered in Kigali, Rwanda this week and made a historic decision - to phase out the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The 28^th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 28) to the Montreal Protocol was held in ... Read more

Musings of an undergraduate

by Charuni PathmeswaranJuly 13, 2016July 15, 2016CharuniLeave a Comment

My semester exams are over but I’m not as relieved as I usually am. I’m just beginning to realize that my days as an undergraduate are numbered! Another six months more and yours truly will no longer be an undergraduate. ... Read more

The Fight Against Illegal Wildlife Trade

by Charuni PathmeswaranJune 1, 2016CharuniLeave a Comment

Each year World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5^th of June under a theme set by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The theme for this year is “GO WILD FOR LIFE: Zero tolerance for the illegal wildlife ... Read more

Bhutan’s journey in becoming carbon neutral

by Charuni PathmeswaranMarch 25, 2016CharuniLeave a Comment on Bhutan’s journey in becoming carbon neutral

Yesterday I listened to a story about a country that kept their promise to become carbon neutral. The Ted Talk titled ‘This country isn’t just carbon neutral – it’s carbon negative’ was delivered by Bhutan’s Prime ... Read more

Beating the heat

by Charuni PathmeswaranMarch 14, 2016March 18, 2016CharuniLeave a Comment on Beating the heat

The past few weeks have been incredibly hot! Living in the tropics and being so close to the equator, you’d expect to be used to hot weather by now. WRONG. But our weather isn’t as bad as we think it is. ... Read more

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