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The Mother of all fruits the Jack Fruit ( National fruit of Sri Lanka) – By Prashanth Sentilkumar Source : Prashanth Sentilkumar Linkedin Scientific Name – Artocarpus heterophyllus Synopsis – The Jack fruit tree bears the largest fruit out of all trees found, some fruits weigh as much as 55 kg (120 pounds) in weight, and around 90 cm (35 inches) in length. Generally, a mature jackfruit tree can produce close to 200 fruits per year, some even bearing up to 500 fruits. The jackfruit is a multiple fruit which is made of hundreds to thousands of individual flowers, and the fleshy petals found inside are the unripe fruit that are eaten. The ripened fruit is sweet (depending on variety) Sri Lankan Jackfruit – Jackfruit was Introduced to Sri Lanka by Arthur V. Dias in 1918 which was brought down from Malaysia. It know has become native and is found in many backyards. It is Sri ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Arthur V. Dias, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Health Benefits Jackfruit, Jack Fruit, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Jackfruit, The Jack fruit tree, Vela, Waraka

Let Not Canada Lose Its Global Identity – By N.S.Venkataraman Source : srilankaguardian It appears that the present Canadian government does not have the wisdom or foresight to realize the shape of things to come in Canada if such conditions were to continue. Those who live in Canada as Canadian citizens by birth or as immigrants (permanent residents), as well as non-permanent residents, those who have been visitors to Canada, and those who have heard about Canada from media reports and those who have studied Canada’s history, have all identified Canada as a peaceful country with a high level of personal freedom and liberty and goodwill towards all, as espoused by the liberal migration policy of the Government of Canada. The recent controversy between India and Canada, created by the Canadian Prime Minister who accused India of murdering a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, and the strong refutation of this accusation ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Canada, Canadian citizens, Canadian Parliament, Canadian Prime Minister, Government of Canada

India emerge as raging favourites for World Cup. But are they peaking too early? – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) India and Australia have parallel thinking before a World Cup in that they utilise a similar strategy to work out potentially dangerous opponents by placing a series between them before the real event. We have seen this time and time again. And this edition of the World Cup in India sees two definite contenders go head to head with this in mind before the World Cup proper. The cat and mouse strategy is meant to fine tune the strengths and weaknesses between the squads with the ultimate aim to outhink their opponents in the decider if they meet. Both teams loom large to take out this edition. But write off Pakistan, England, New Zealand and South Africa at your peril. India take momentum and home ground ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged INDIA, India Cricket Team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, World Cup proper

Nirmal Saverimuttu Chief Executive Officer Virgin Voyages Nirmal Saverimuttu joined Virgin Voyages in January 2015 and was appointed the company’s Chief Executive Officer in September 2023. Previously, Nirmal served as President and Chief Experience Officer, responsible for all passenger, crew and commercial operations at Virgin Voyages. In this role Nirmal shaped the company’s award winning experience on its fleet of 3 cruise vessels. Virgin Voyages is the Virgin branded cruise line operating under the Virgin umbrella of businesses. The Company operates 3 vessels that have won numerous awards and accolades including a first ever clean sweep of all five 2023 Cruise Critic awards (best cruise line, best dining, best service, best cabins and best value for money), Travel and Leisure’s 2023 Best Cruise Line and Cosmopolitan’s Must Visit List. The company’s flagship, Scarlet Lady, has the prestigious position of garnering the most 5 star reviews on Trip Advisor. Nirmal is ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chief Executive Officer, Nirmal Saverimuttu, Virgin branded cruise, Virgin Group

Report of the Special Fund (Food) Programme for the period ending 30.09.2023- by CandleAid Lanka (Formerly AFLAC) Download the PDF file . ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged CandleAid Lanka, Report of the Special Fund (Food) Programme

Highlights from the Joe – Pete in Sydney held on 24 September 2023 – Photos and write up thanks to Brad Stevens For more photos, please visit elanka Facebook page For more photos, please visit elanka Facebook page ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Photos Tagged Brad Stevens, Brad Stevens event coverage, Brad Stevens event report, Joe Pete 2023, Joe Pete Australia tour, Joe Pete Australian tour update, Joe Pete concert photography, Joe Pete event photos, Joe Pete event recap, Joe Pete fan experience, Joe Pete in Sydney, Joe Pete live in Sydney, Joe Pete music performance, Joe Pete performance review, Joe Pete Sydney gig, Sydney Joe Pete concert news, Sydney Joe Pete event, Sydney Joe Pete highlights, Sydney Joe Pete show, Sydney Joe Pete write-up

මහා උළුගෙදර අරුම අත් දුටුවෙමි. – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. ශ්‍රීලංකාවේ බන්ධනාගාරය, නිරන්තරයෙන් ම ආන්දෝලනාත්මක පුවත් මවන රාජ්‍ය ආයතනයක් බවට පත්ව ඇත. එම ආයතනය පිලිබදව විවිධ විවේචන ඉදිරිපත් වේ. බන්ධනාගාරය පිලිබදව පොදු මහ ජනතාව තුළ පවත්නේ දැඩි කුතුහලාත්මක හැගීම් ය. මා භාවිතා කළ පැරණි රාජකාරි දිනපොතක, මගේ අත්දැකීම් සටහන්ව තිබු තොරතුරු ආශ්‍රය කරගෙන , වැලිකඩ සිපිරි ගෙය පිලිබදව මෙවන් ලිපියක් සැකසීමට මා සිත් පෙලැඹිණි.සිරකරුවන් ඔවුනට ම ආවේනික බසින් බන්ධනාගාරය හදුන්වන්නේ මහා උළුගෙදර ලෙසිණි. අදින් වසර 23 කට පමණ පෙර, සිරකරුවන් රදවා තබා ගන්නා මේ මහා උළුගෙදර, මට ද රැදෙන්නට සිදු විය. ඒ නිකන් ම නොව බරපතල වැඩ සමුදායක් ද සහිතවය. කාලය දෙසතියකි. දිනය 2000 ජුලි 7 වන දිනය. මා වැන්නෙකුට මේ සිපිරි ගෙයි ලගින්නට සිදුවූ හේතුව ,මම මේ ලිපිය අවසානයේ ඔබට හෙළි කරලන්නට අදහස් කරමි. බන්ධනාගාරය උස් දැවැන්ත තාප්පයකින් කොටුවූ ,පියවි ලොවින් සහමුලින් ම වෙන්වූ අමුතුම ලොවක් ලෙස මට හැගිණි. ඔබ දිවියේ කිසි දා මෙහි යාමට නොපතාවී ,මෙහිදී මා ලද අත් දැකීම් කියවන්නට ...

Sep 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr. Gamini Kariyawasam Tagged මහා උළුගෙදර, සිරකරුවන්

Lumbini Walk Source:Sundayobserver The “Step Forward 2023” walk organised jointly by Lumbini College, Colombo 5 in collaboration with the Old Lumbinians Association was held yesterday. Lumbini College is the only mixed national school within the Colombo Education Zone. School Principal Sarath Gunathilaka, the teaching staff, students, alumni and well-wishers including parents participated in the walk. The walk included decorated vehicles and various items which reflected the 94-year illustrious history of Lumbini College. Pic: Gayan Pushpika ...

Sep 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Colombo Education Zone, Lumbini College, Lumbini Walk, Sarath Gunathilaka

Ridi Vihare: The Flowering of Kandyan Art-by Uditha Devapriya Dr Sinha Raja-Tammita Delgoda’s Ridi Vihare: The Flowering of Kandyan Art Stamford Lake Publications, 2006, This is a fascinating study of one of the more fascinating Buddhist temples of Sri Lanka, authored by one of our foremost historians. The Ridi Vihare or “Silver Temple” traces its history to the second century BC. It occupied a prominent place until the 14th century AD, when it disappeared from view. 300 years later, during the time of the Nayakkar kings of Kandy, it regained that position. What Dr SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda attempts in his book is to explore its history and its art, viewing them not in isolation but in unison. The result is a superb work of scholarship, at once edifying and accessible. The history of Ridi Vihare begins with “the greatest king of Anuradhapura”, Dutugemunu, in the second century BC. The Mahavamsa ...

Sep 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dr Senake Bandaranayake, Dr Tammita-Delgoda, Polonnaruwa Kingdom, Ridi Vihare

British Council IELTS launches One Skill Retake in Sri Lanka British Council IELTS test takers who do not achieve their desired results first time around will no longer have to resit the full test, after the launch of a game-changing new feature. One Skill Retake increases a test taker’s chances of success by offering them the opportunity to retake just one section of the IELTS test, whether it’s Listening, Reading, Writing, or Speaking. The format and timing of the test is the same as the section which examines the individual skill in a normal IELTS test, but test takers can save time cutting out the need to complete the other three skills. Andrew Mackenzie, Director of IELTS at the British Council, said One Skill Retake was created after listening to IELTS customer feedback: “We know that with the right preparation and support, our test takers can achieve their best score ...

Sep 24, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged British Council IELTS test