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සිනිමාව දිග් විජය කළ එච්.ඩී.ප්‍රේමරත්න. – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. එච්.ඩී.ප්‍රේමරත්න-හපුආරච්චිගේ දොන් ප්‍රේමරත්න – දිවි සිනිමාවෙන් නික්ම ගොස් මෙම දෙසැම්බර් 26 වන දිනට 18 වසරක් සපිරේ. හෙතෙම කැලණිය ගුරුකුල විද්‍යාලයේ එකම පන්තියේ මා සමග එකට සිප් සතර හැදෑරීය. ඔහු පිළිබදව මෙවන් සටහනක් තැබීම කෙරෙහි මා සිත් නිරායාසයෙන් ම යොමුවූයේ ,හෙතෙම මගේ පාසල් මිතුරෙක්වූ නිසාම නොවේ. ඔහු වෙතින් ලංකේය සිනිමාවට ඉටුවූ අනල්පවූ මෙහෙවර ඇගයීම උදෙසාය.ගුරුකුලයේ මාලණී ෆොන්සේකා ,විමල් කුමාර් ද කොස්තා, පතිරාජ දයානන්ඳ ,ඩොනල්ඩ් කරුණාරත්න වන් සිංහල සිනිමාව එකළු කළ ශිල්පීන් එච්.ඩී.ප්‍රේමරත්න සිනිමා වේදියාගේ සමකාලීන සගයන්ය. එච්.ඩී. ප්‍රේමරත්නයන් කදුළු අතරින් සිනාසුනු කලාකරුවෙකි. 1944 ජනවාරි 27 දින ප්‍රේමරත්න ජන්ම ලාභය ලබන්නේ වත්තල තෙලගපාත ගම් පියසෙ හිය. එච්.ඩී. එලෝසිඤ්ඤෝ සහ ඩබ්.කේ. මැඩ්ලින් නෝනා ඔහු දෙමාපියන්ය. කුඩා විය ගුරුකුල විදුහලට සමු දෙන ඔහු උසස් අධ්‍යාපනය සදහා පිවිසෙන්නේ මරදාන ශ්‍රීලංකා විද්‍යාලය වෙතය.උසස්පෙළ සමත්වීමෙන් පසුව හේ ,සිය ප්‍රථම වෘත්තීය දිවිය ටයිම්ස් පත්තර කන්තෝරුවෙන් ආරම්භ කරයි. විවාහ දිනයේ එච්.ඩී ,සිය භාර්යාව පද්මිණි,දෙදරුවන් වන රේඛා දිලානි සහ රංග ...

Dec 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam Tagged H.D Pemarathna, H.D Pemarathne, ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්, ආදර හසුන, දෙවෙනි ගමන, පරිත්‍යාග, මංගල තෑග්ග, සසරක පැතුම්, සහරාවේ සිහිනය, සිංහල සිනමාව, සිකුරුළියා, හස්ති වියරුව

OBITUARY – PRASANNA NIMAL WIKRAMANAYAKE. KC (11 August 1933 – 20 December 2023) – By Hugh Karunanayake Nimal Wikramanayake, KC, eminent lawyer and the only Asian born Kings Counsel in Australia, passed away on 20 December at a private nursing home where he was recuperating following surgery. He celebrated his 90th birthday just a few months ago. Born in Colombo as the second son to EG(Guy) Wikramanayake, a leading counsel in Colombo in his day, Nimal schooled at S Thomas College, Mount Lavinia. On leaving school, unlike his elder brother Ranji a well known endocrinologist in Sydney, Nimal chose to follow in the footsteps of his forefathers. His paternal grandfather Edward Beauchamp was a lawyer himself, but it was Edward Beuchamp’s two sons Eric Bird, and Emil Guy, who created legal history by being granted silk, the only instance in Sri Lanka of two brothers being appointed Kings Counsel. Nimal’s ...

Dec 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Hugh Karunanayake, Obituaries Tagged Australia, Colombo, eminent lawyer, Hon Michael Kirby, Hugh Karunanayake, Nimal Wikramanayake, S. Thomas College Mount Lavinia, Victorian Bar Association, white Anglo Saxon

D E M O’Cracy obituary notice 50 years on-by T. Ruth Source:Island (Rohan Fernando, son of Dr. Riley Fernando who was responsible for the prank, wrote this article) The original D E M O’Cracy obituary was published in the State controlled Ceylon Daily News on April 24, 1974. It is relevant today as it was then 50 years ago. Curbs on freedom of assembly and of thought and expression Press censorship and curbs on freedom of assembly were a feature of the early and mid 1970’s. On April 20, 1974 the then United Front Government imposed a curfew to ban a series of islandwide protest meetings organized by the opposition. The Government sealed the offices of Independent Newspapers Ltd. (Sun/Dawasa group), which espoused the opposition view. Protests by the people and efforts by the Government to curb such protests and moves to stifle the free expression of thought and ...

Dec 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged D E M O’Cracy, Dr W Dahanayake, Dr. Riley Fernando

Food insecurity is a significant issue in Sri Lanka and affects us as well – by Dr Harold Gunatillake ...

Dec 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Food insecurity

Card sent to Ricky Mutthukumaru in WA by Max Gerreyn on the occasion of Rick’s Birthday. ...

Dec 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ricky Mutthukuma, Ricky Mutthukumaru

Brave Seargent Wimal Jayasekera reminisced, deprived of promotions as he was too talented and skilled disliked by the top Police personnel – By Sunil Thenabadu Sergeant Wimal Jayasekera, Police Constable no 10412 called by many as Galle Policeyemahattaya with a backbone , had Joined the Police in 1992 on December 19th …Was promoted after 15 long years as a Police Seargent was in the same position for another 16 years regret for not been promoted since. Popularly known as the good-hearted Policeman having a strong backbone. Appended below are true facts that the public should know about the step motherly treatment meted out to him. Brave Cop saves Russian Tourist from drowning at sea on March 27th 2013 A drug addict Russian tourist suffering with an acute mental disorder had attempted to drown his wife in the sea by dragging her into the sea waters amidst her screams. Many had tried to ...

Dec 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Sergeant Wimal Jayasekera, Sri Lanka Police Police, Wimal Jayasekera

ANDUREN ELIYATA – DARKNESS TO LIGHT INC. Dear Friends & Supporters of Solar Powered Light Donation Program! This year, Anduren Eliyata Team & I have entered 10th Year of Service to the Students and families with economic difficulties due to the prevalent conditions in Sri Lanka. Hundreds of Thousands families suffer due to power disconnection due to nonpayment of Electricity Bills. Dr Kiloshini from Thalassemia Unit at Anuradhapura Hospitals writes about families who cannot afford kerosene oil nor candles, light a fire on a Galvanised Sheet in the centre of their huts and studying at night. Dear Friend, You rose to the occasion with very generous donations to help these children. Million Thanks! May God Bless You! May Dhamma Bless You! Jesus said ‘ What you do to the least of your brethren, you do unto me’. This Christmas Season your thoughts are invited to the children who suffer without kerosene ...

Dec 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged ANDUREN ELIYATA, DARKNESS TO LIGHT

PSI McGrath Pink Parade – 3rd January 2024 – 7.30 AM ( Sydney Event ) Join the Pink Parade ARE YOU ATTENDING DAY 1 OF THE NRNIA INSURANCE PINK TEST 2024? Join us for the Pink Parade to walk, dance or march to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for the McGrath Foundation and to honor those impacted by breast cancer. PARADE DETAILS Date/time : 3 January 2024 meet at 7.30AM, parade starts at 8 AM Start location : Gate 1, Allianz Stadium (meeting at the top of the Allianz Stadium stairs) Parade path : The parade will descend the Allianz stairs in a sea of pink onto Driver Ave. The party will continue for 400m to Gate A of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Dress : Please wear your pinkest pink! Pink clothes, hats, jackets, flags, we want you to bring the pink party! At the conclusion of the parade there ...

Dec 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Allianz Stadium, McGrath Foundation, Pink Parade, PSI McGrath Pink Parade, Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground

Peterite Christmas Night 2023 / PRESS RELEASE St. Peter’s College OBU UK hosted their annual Christmas gathering, “Peterite Christmas Night 2023” at Nakshastra Hall in London. It was a fantastic and successful event! The fact that tickets sold out within two weeks of release and that over 300 guests attended speaks volumes about the popularity and enthusiasm for the occasion. The combination of Christmas carols, live music by the band “Solid,” and DJ Ashane surely created a lively and festive atmosphere. It’s heartwarming to hear that the Peterites and guests came together to sing carols, emphasizing the sense of community and shared joy. The presence of Santa Claus with surprises for over 50 kids and The Bubble Show for kids added a magical touch to the event, making it even more memorable for families and children. The collaboration with Whitton Caterers and Roistan Caterers for the food likely contributed to ...

Dec 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Photo Gallery, Photos Tagged Christmas, CHRISTMAS CAROLS, live music, Peterite Christmas Night 2023, Santa Claus, SPC OBU UK, St. Peter’s College OBU UK

eLanka Newsletter – 24th December 2023 – 7th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter NRMA Insurance Test Series begins with strong viewing figures A Magical Christmas Eve – By Dodwell Keyt Gethsemane Carols By Candlelight 2023 Christmas Videos for the festive Season – sent to eLanka by Patrick Ranasinghe ST. John’s Past Pupils Presents Valentine’s Dinner Dance 17th February – By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne. SUNDAY CHOICE – Give It All To Jesus – By Charles Schokman Cricket Australia Launches Multicultural Action Plan Health & Views – December 3rd issue 2023 – by Dr Harold Gunatillake Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 189 21 12 2023 Celebrity Chef Gary Mehigan Explores Sri Lanka’s Cuisine, Culture and Scenery through Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts! International Tennis Hall of Fame – Class of 2024 – Vijay Amritraj image ...

Dec 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged Charles Schokman, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, eLanka Newsletter, Ernest Macintyre, Michael Roberts, Sri Lanka Planetarium