St. Peter’s College Old Boys Social Club Melbourne Inc – AGM 2023 26 August 2023 Dear Peterites, After a successful year of service, the previous committee handed over the reigns to a new team at the AGM which took place on 25 August 2023. I’m happy to announce that Ajith Perera has been elected as President to steer the SPC Old Boys Social Club in Melbourne. The team headed by Ajith will need your assistance and guidance, and I would welcome all of you to rally around the team and make our Old Boys Social Club in Melbourne grow from strength to strength. The Committee for 2023/2024: President – Ajith Perera Vice President – Gavin Godlieb Secretary – Sheyenne Algama Treasurer – Valentino Pereira Membership Secretary – Rashaad Jamaldeen Editor – Tino De La Motte Immediate Past President – Jerome Chandrasekera Committee Member (Cricket Group) – Dellon Udugamasooriya Committee Member ...
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The Pre-Seventies Batch/Group of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union – Annual General Meeting The Pre-Seventies Batch/Group of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union held its 14th Annual General Meeting yesterday, 25th August 2023 at the OBU Secretariat with an attendance of over 30 members. The keynote address was by the President of the OBU, Mr. Sanjeeva Abeygoonawardena. The following members were elected to the Committee of Management for the year 2023/24: President – Maj. Jayantha Atapattu (Ret.) Vice-President – Mr. Algi Wijewickrema Hony. General Secretary – Mr. Nihal Wijeratne Hony. Treasurer – Mr. Srinath Fernando Asst. Secretary – Mr. Rodney Martenstyn Asst. Treasurer – Mr. Nalin Jayasuriya General Committee Members – Mr. Hector Pietersz, Mr. Mahinda Saranapala, Mr. Erajh Balasuriya We wish the new COM all the best in their efforts to serve the Alma Mater, the OBU and their members. ...
Japanese “Peace Pagoda” in Sri Lanka. By Dr.Gamini Kariyawasam. Rumassala, known to colonialists as Buona Vista, is the subject of many legends. It is featured in the Ramayana, as the home of the beautiful Queen Sita. According to the Ramayana, it is also said that Hanuman dropped a chunk of ‘Himalaya’ at Unawatuna (Onna Vetuna – ‘here it fell’) to form the present mountain, where many medicinal plants still grow. There is a major magnetic anomaly near Unawatuna, which Arthur C. Clarke attributes to a meteorite strike, and it is said that satellites lose their orbits with unusual frequency overhead. The Portuguese had a dreadful reputation in Sri Lanka as looters and pirates, are said to have given false light signals from Rumassala to lure unsuspecting Arab trading ships onto the rocks. Mythical Legend According to legend, the Monkey-warrior Hanuman was sent back to India to fetch the four medicinal ...
Aug 26, 2023
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Articles, Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam
Tagged Ampara, Bandarawela, Japan, Rumassala Galle, Sri Lanka, Sri Pada, Walapane
ශ්‍රීලංකාව, සංස්කෘතික සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරය වෙත යොමුවීමේ කාලීන අවශ්‍යතාව.- By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. සෞන්දර්යාත්මක භූදර්ශන හැඩ තල, ප්‍රෞඩ ඉතිහාසය සහ විචිත්‍රවත් සංස්කෘතියකින් පෝෂිත ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, සංස්කෘතික සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාර සංවර්ධනය සඳහා ඉමහත් විභවතාවන් සහිත දැකුම්කළු දිවයිනකි. පෞරාණික නටබුන් සහ විහාරස්ථානවල සිට සාම්ප්‍රදායික කලා ආකෘතීන් සහ සම්ප්‍රදායික උත්සව දක්වා විවිධ සංස්කෘතික උරුමයන් සමඟින්, ලොව පුරා සංස්කෘතික ලෝලීන් සැලකිය යුතු ප්‍රමාණයක් ආකර්ෂණය කර ගැනීමට අප දේශය පොහොසති. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සංස්කෘතික සංචාරක සංවර්ධනය නංවාලීම සඳහා යොදා ගත හැකි උපාය මාර්ග පිළිබඳව සොයා බලමින්, රටේ ආර්ථිකය සහ එහි සංස්කෘතික සංරක්ෂණ ප්‍රයත්නයන් ද්වයයටම ජයග්‍රාහී වාතාවරණයක්නි ර්මාණය කිරීමේ විභවතා සොයා බැලීම අතිශයින් වැදගති. සංස්කෘතික සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරය දියුණු කිරීමේ ප්‍රධාන අංගයක් වන්නේ ඓතිහාසික හා සංස්කෘතික ස්ථාන සංරක්ෂණය හා ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීම සහතික කිරීමයි. අනුරපුර පොළොන්නරු වන් ඉපැරණි රජදහන්, , මහනුවර පූජා නගරය සහ සීගිරිය පව්ව වැනි යුනෙස්කෝ ලෝක උරුම අඩවි ,ශ්‍රීලංකාවේ යශෝරාවය මුර්තිමත් කරන සුළුය. මෙහිදී ,සංස්කෘතික සංචාරක අත්දැකීම වැඩිදියුණු කිරීම සඳහා, නිවැරදි තොරතුරු සහ විහාර දාගබ්, බොදු බිතු සිතුවම්, වැව් සංස්කෘතිය හා ප්‍රෞඩ වාරි ශිෂ්ඨචාරය ,සංස්කෘතික උත්සව ...
Aug 26, 2023
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Articles, Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam
Tagged ඉතිහාසය, යුනෙස්කෝ ලෝක උරුම, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, සංස්කෘතික සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරය
Guardians of the Sea: Unveiling the Majesty and Struggle of the Green Sea Turtle in Sri Lanka – By Nadeeka – eLanka Amidst the turquoise waters that caress the shores of Sri Lanka, a mesmerizing tale of resilience and fragility unfolds beneath the waves. Enter the realm of the Green Sea Turtle, an awe-inspiring marine creature that graces the island’s coastal waters. In this article, we delve deep into the world of the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as it navigates the rich aquatic tapestry of Sri Lanka, revealing its majestic presence, the challenges it confronts, and the dedicated conservation efforts that strive to secure its future. A Jewel in the Ocean’s Crown: Against the backdrop of Sri Lanka’s stunning coastline, the Green Sea Turtle emerges as a jewel in the ocean’s crown. Named for the captivating green hues that grace its fat, this magnificent species carries a history spanning ...
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Respect across age, gender and cultures – by Charles Schokman “ Every human being and nation, irrespective of their power or strength, has the right to be respected. Respect is defined differently by different people and cultures. In our video we try to bring in as many individuals from different ages, genders and countries to get a better understanding of the word respect. This is very important to build emotional and cultural intelligence. Respect has many definitions: – Respect is an unassuming resounding force, the stuff that equity and justice are made of. – It means being treated with consideration and esteem and to be willing to treat people similarly. – It means to have a regard for other peoples’ feelings listening to people and hearing them, i.e. giving them one’s full attention. – Even more importantly, respect means treating one with dignity. Respect is the first positive step ...
SUNDAY CHOICE – Drinking from my saucer – by Charles Schokman Why is it critical for us to recognize the blessings that are overflowing from our personal cups into our saucers? Simply, it is God’s Wish that we acknowledge His hand in all things and we need to offer our thanks to Him. This poem has been very inspirational to me because its message is not to be casually thankful for the obvious, rather, it points out the vast opportunities we have to acknowledge and be filled by the ever-flowing abundance of God’s love for us. Our imperfections set our own limitations on gratitude. We might be guilty of thanking Him for a limited amount of blessings because we have failed to put wide-angle lenses on our soul to see the vast quantity of blessings around us to really be thankful for. Some expressions of gratitude fall short of the ...
Asitha Fernando gets Top UK Cricket deal – By Sunil Thenabadu Source : info-rain Sri Lankan fast bowler Asitha Fernando has reportedly agreed to a deal to play county cricket in the United Kingdom (UK) this season. According to cricket sources, he is likely to sign with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club to play the England and Wales Cricket Board’s County Championship competition in September. The deal is important for cricketer Asitha Fernando as Sri Lanka does not play test cricket during this season this year.Sri Lanka is also scheduled to tour England next year as part of the Test Championship. Meanwhile, retired Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal is also currently playing in the UK county championship for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. (NewsWire) ...
Aug 26, 2023
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Articles, Sunil Thenabadu
Tagged Sri Lankan cricketer, Sri Lankan fast bowler, Suranga Lakmal, Test Championship
