A No Holds Barred Read That is Thoughtful and Thought Provoking By Minali De Silva In this thought provoking book the author may push you to the edge of your comfort zone, and your natural reaction may be one of indignation. But the important point that one might miss in this emotional melee is that he is not telling you what to think, he is simply asking you to think. Think beyond what you do today, make choices based on real information and make those choices for yourself. This is evident starting from the title of the book – History as I See It, not as ‘it is’ or as ‘it should be’, but simply as he sees it. When you understand this you are able to appreciate the value of the author’s message, seeing past his at times trenchant prose. Throughout the book the Hafiz Sheriff confronts us ...
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“THE RAREST OF THE RARE” Something different again, for all eLanka Members and Readers around the World. Millions of photographs are taken each and every day, but without taking your time, these photographs are indeed “The Rarest Of The Rare”. Please enjoy them. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. Download the PDF file . ...
Romesh Suranga outstanding soccerite, spiker and cricketer-by Dilwin Mendis St. Anthonys College Wattala Cricket Pool 2021 posed for a photograph just after an under 19 tournament match. Romesh Suranga is standing 7th from left in the back row. (Dilwin Mendis, Moratuwa Sports Special Correspondent) Source:Dailynews Cricketer, athlete, volleyball player and third year player, left hand opening bat, right arm off spinner and safe fielder in any position Pathmaperuma Arachchige Don Romesh Suranga has brought honour and fame to his Alma Mater St. Anthonys College Wattala. Romesh was born on 1st September 2001 and his parents Dinesh Prasanna and Anusha Ranjani admitted their son to their neighbouring school Seventh Day Adventist High School in 2007 to the Grade One and he joined one of the prestigious Catholic Educational Institutions in the island St. Anthonys College Wattala after passing the Ordinary Level Examination. Whilst at his first school he took part in ...
Veediya Bandara was an excellent centre-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews Some of the sportsmen who reached the climax in certain sports are highly influenced by their family especially the father and the brothers. Centre Veediya Bandara Dissanayake was one of them who was encouraged and supported to take up rugby by his father who was also engaged in sports during his hey days. Veediya had a nickname ‘Bande’ and was born in 1980 in Narahenpita. His father is Premasiri Dissanayake a former Isipathanian who excelled in several sports and later worked as a Seaman sailing in ships. His mother ...
Sydney businessman Govind Kant dies from COVID-19 in India A Sydney businessman has died in India after contracting COVID-19, according to his employer. Govind Kant, 47, travelled to India in April for personal reasons, and died in a hospital in Delhi in recent days. His employer, Trina Solar, confirmed the death in a statement. “We have lost a dear friend and valued colleague. Trina Solar Australia assistant director, Govind Kant, has passed away after contracting the coronavirus in India,” the company posted on LinkedIn. “Govind, who was based in Sydney for Trina Solar, had returned to India for personal reasons. Unfortunately, Govind contracted the virus in India and has passed away. He was 47 years of age.” Earlier this month it emerged a 59-year-old Australian permanent resident died after contracting COVID-19 in India. Sources have told the ABC Mr Kant flew to India last month following the death of his mother. ...
A MEMMORABLE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION The Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration organized by the Sri Lanka Society of Queensland on 24th April at the Jindalee Bowls Club was a tremendous success. With the tradition of the Society, it was an event of less talk and more fun packed rituals, traditional games and events followed by a sumptuous buffet lunch. Tickets for Maximum COVID number allowed within the main hall was one hundred and twenty-five and every seat was occupied at the commencement of the meeting. Every participant was welcomed with a pack containing a professionally made “Konda Kevum”. The President of the Association Mrs Namal Wijeratne welcomed all guests and the programme was launched with the ritual of boiling of milk for prosperity. Mrs Chalani Gunasekera , wife of Late Victor Gunasekera who was a founder member of the Society lit the hearth to boil the milk amidst ...
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Taste of Sri Lankan food your mother cooked for you!-by Harold Gunatillake Truly, this is home, away from home. Good morning everybody. I am in Mortdale, a suburb of Sydney, on a glorious Wintery Sunday with blue skies, at this Sri Lankan restaurant, opened a few years ago by a Sri Lankan family, and whole heap of Sri Lankans are there already in the restaurant, to experience this special Sunday lunch your mother would cook for you. ...
A Sea of Sri Lankan flavours at Sagara-by Ligaya Mishan Source:Dailynews Cashews fill the platter, dozens, maybe hundreds, curled like shrimp and dark from the pan, hot buttery mouthfuls strafed with salt and roasted red chilli powder. Curry leaves gleam, half-buried, fried and ready to snap, tasting of musk and charred lime. This is a generous — and dangerous — start to dinner at Sagara, in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, by husband and wife Sagara and Anuradh Hewabajgamage, natives of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Eat too many cashews and you won’t make it through the meal to come, a parade of dishes based in part on recipes that Ms. Hewabajgamage learned by watching her grandmothers in the kitchen. (“The recipes weren’t written,” she said. “I had them in my head.”) ...
SriLankan Engineering converts A320 to cargo freighter FitsAir aircraft being towed Source:Dailynews SriLankan Engineering the engineering and maintenance arm of SriLankan Airlines, has entered into a strategic collaboration with UK-based Avensis Aviation to offer Maintenance (MRO) services for the embodiment of Passenger-to-Freighter (PTF) conversions for Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. The first output of this collaboration was the embodiment of a PTF conversion of an Airbus A320 aircraft for the operator FitsAir which was recently completed on time and within the budget. ...
SriLankan Engineering converts Airbus A320 passenger aircraft to a cargo freighter for operator Fits Air Source:Island SriLankan Engineering the engineering and maintenance arm of SriLankan Airlines, has entered into a strategic collaboration with UK-based Avensis Aviation to offer Maintenance (MRO) services for the embodiment of Passenger-to-Freighter (PTF) conversions for Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. The first output of this collaboration was the embodiment of a PTF conversion of an Airbus A320 aircraft for the operator FitsAir which was recently completed on time and within the budget. ...
