Chandana Wickremasinghe undisputed king of Choreography – by Sunil Thenabadu Chandana’s parents when was a little kid had observed their little son beating and stroking his little feet, swaying his ti- ny limbs, twirling, twist- ing and jerking his tiny agile body to a sequence of a rhythmic beat. This was not hereditary as it was not a spectacle or repetition seen in their ancestors. Very appropriately the parents Upali and Lalitha had identified his innate prowess had admitted him to a Kandyan dance school.This was the beginning of the career that blossomed to be the legendary choreographer Chandana Wickremasinghe who is now a secure decoration to Sri Lankan traditional dancing, integrating Bharatha, Kathakali. Manipuri, FarEastern combined with abundant global styles. As all dancers typically Chandana teaches complex dance movements that need to en- tertain audiences, rehearse several hours with dedication to prepare for events, study new and emerging types ...
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EX-PRESIDENT OF AMERICA, JIMMY CARTER – by Des Kelly Photo source: Facebook Former President of the U.S.A. is almost at the end of his life and is reportedly very ill. Among hundreds of personal tributes, this comes from your Editor-in-Chief, on behalf of e’Lanka, because, whether you be a Republican or a Demorcrat, HE was a great man & that’s that. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...
Ash Wednesday for the year 2023 is celebrated / observed on Wednesday, February 22nd – Sent to elanka by Charles Schokman This is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and falls on the first day of Lent (the six weeks of penitence before Easter). It is observed by Catholics in the Roman Rite, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, Methodists, Nazarenes, as well as by some churches in the Reformed tradition (including certain Congregationalist, Continental Reformed, and Presbyterian churches). As it is the first day of Lent, many Christians begin Ash Wednesday by marking a Lenten calendar, praying a Lenten daily devotional and making a Lenten sacrifice that they will not partake of until the arrival of Eastertide. This is a prayer sung, and to be remembered, during this Holy Season. Pray it will be a Blessing to you. ...
A Compilation of the Advent of Flight. – By Group Captain Noor Rahim (RCyAF – Retd.) As Homo sapiens became wiser and started using their faculty of thinking – their brain; they made one of the greatest discoveries in the form of the “wheel”. They soon mastered the use of the wheel; and ground transportation was made easier, faster and much more comfortable than riding on animals and being carried in palanquins as hitherto practiced. In the meantime he had used the waterways for transportation by the use of rafts, boats, barges etc. Thus he had experienced and succeeded travelling in 2 dimensions – Length and breadth of the land. Not satisfied with this man also turned his mind towards imitating the birds and thereby making use of the medium of air for recreation and transportation. Thereby the concept of conquering the third dimension (Space) was born. We will never ...
Chinthaka unparalleled versatile TV program fabricator TV DERANA- by Sunil Thenabadu Chinthaka Gamlath is like any other possessing a television mastermind brain is an unsung hero. A television program creator cum director who has been directing TV programs/ commercials/ short films / outdoor music programs , events in media field for TV Derana. Some of the tasks faced with for Chinthaka are managing sched- ules, coordinating studios/locations, supervision script rewrites and positioning finances. All these areas were navigated with consummate ease taking into considera- tion the immense expertise he possesses. Above all an appropriate caption for the relevant program is very vital which were titled to coincide with his related endeavours. Chinthaka ,35 years old diminutive in stature had joined Derana TV in year 2008 possess a degree in B Tech in film and television production from the University of vocational tech- nology also diplomas in television program production from ...
Rev. Ebenezer Joseph wins World Methodist Peace Prize 2022 Reverend Ebenezer Joseph Source:Dailynews The World Methodist Peace Prize 2022 awarded by the World Methodist Council to people who have worked with fearless consistency and creativity for the building of peace, justice and harmony in the world has been awarded to the Grand Leader of the Sri Lanka Methodist Council, Ebenezer Joseph. This award, started in 1977, has earned the respect of nearly 800,000 Methodist devotees around the world. Since then, this peace prize has been awarded 38 times to people dedicated to peace and harmony in the world. For the sake of national, religious and ethnic harmony and mutual peace in America, Egypt, England, Zimbabwe, Korea, Ireland, Germany, Israel, South Africa, Ghana, Argentina, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, Kenya, Bolivia, etc. The Methodist Peace Prize has been awarded to outstanding individuals as well as great men such as Nelson Mandela, ...
Sri Lanka after 41 years of Test cricket-by Rex Clementine Source:Island This week we celebrated 41 years of Test cricket having played our inaugural Test match in 1982 on the 17th of February. Over the years we have gone onto earn the admiration and respect of rest of the cricketing world for the sheer brilliance, creativity and innovativeness with which we have played the game. The Sri Lankan brand of cricket has challenged the way the game has been played and has added excitement and entertainment over the last 41 years. Mind you it took India 20 years to win their first Test match. The Kiwis needed 26 years while we won our first Test in a mere three years in 1985. In between, they dazzled at Lord’s in 1984 in their first visit to the Home of Cricket and nearly made India eat humble pie in the Madras ...
Prof.Gomika among those feted as Houston University’s rising leaders Source:Dailynews Sri Lankan born professor Gomika Udugamasooriya is among four University of Houston professors who have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for their achievements in innovation that are making an impact around the world. James Briggs, Triantafillos Mountziaris, Shishir Shah and Gomika Udugamasooriya are among 95 academic inventors from institutions around the country chosen as rising leaders in their fields with “success in patents, licensing and commercialization” and for producing “technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society,” the University of Houston in a statement said. ...
My lunches with Sumitra-BY UDITHA DEVAPRIYA Source:Sundayobserver It was in 2013 that I paid my first visit to No. 24, Lester James Peries Mawatha. I was a law student at the time, but was freelancing on the arts to a newspaper. I have the vaguest recollection of that first visit, but I do remember that it lasted barely 15 minutes. The Perieses were expecting a visit from some relatives abroad: I would have to come another day. The second visit transpired around two weeks later. I have the vaguest recollection of that too, but I do remember conversing with Lester for three hours. Or was it four? In any case, “Mrs Per ies” chipped in only halfway through. ...
Mastermind of the publishing revolution-BY PRAMOD DE SILVA Source:Sundayobserver Every day, when I step into Lake House, I take a moment to bow before the portrait of its founder D.R. Wijewardene, who almost single handedly created a publishing revolution in Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then known. There is another portrait of him right near my desk in the Sunday Observer, the famous picture taken by none other than Lionel Wendt. Indeed, only a few people have influenced the course of Sri Lanka’s history in the manner that the late D.R. Wijewardene, founder of the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), has done. As we commemorate the 137th Birth Anniversary of this noble son of Sri Lanka next week, it is time to re-evaluate his yeoman service to the Nation and to journalism. The ANCL itself will turn 100 in 2026, although many of the newspapers it publishes are much ...
