Ahila Thillainathan

Ahila Thillainathan is an international development professional, with over 20 years' experience in social development, specializing in child rights, gender and social cohesion. She is an avid traveller and a storyteller, who has been re-discovering her home city with fresh eyes since 2016. Ahila strongly felt that Colombo was underrated as a travel destination within Sri Lanka. She therefore created the brand Colombo Untold to bring the hidden or lesser-known stories about Colombo in the form of heritage walks. Her vision is to design heritage walks for each of the 15 neighbourhoods of modern Colombo. Her walks are designed to highlight nuggets of history hidden in plain sight that tells the unique story of the neighbourhood and Colombo, overall. Ahila is exploring different mediums and styles to share Colombo's stories. You can find her audio stories here on Voice Map.

Ahila recommends these walks for both the traveler to Sri Lanka and those living in Sri Lanka, as a fun heritage walk that not only gives you a slice of this fascinating city's history but also gets you walking around different neighbourhoods, that you might not visit otherwise.