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Memories are Made of This: The Agar-Hewawissa-Plunkett-Forbes Lineages of Ceylon-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis This picture brought back memories. I knew Ashton Agar’s Great Grandfather from way back in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Mr. Plunkett worked at Walker Sons & Co Ltd as a car salesman and resided at Negombo. He had two daughters Sheila and Carmaline. (Bubbles). Sheila was married to Nala Hewawissa and Carmaline to Ron Forbes. In the 1950’s the Demetagoda Christian Guild Recreation Club as a fund raiser organised its Annual September Dance at the Colombo Town Hall and the main attraction was the selection of the “Queen of the September Dance.” In 1957 the panel of Judges were Dr. P.R. Thiagarajah, Mr & Mrs Rajagopal, Mrs. Sita Parakrama, Mr Livy Wijemanne. ...

Jun 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Dr. P.R. Thiagarajah, Mario Manricks, Mrs. Sita Parakrama

Hail the Sri Lankan Cricket Fans: Joe Paiva’s Pictorial Applause from Adelaide:-by Michael Roberts Joe Paiva’s Colourful Applause from Adelaide Congratulations the People of Lanka for welcoming the Aussies with open arms and warm hospitality. This is the Sri Lankan way. Cricket Australia take special note and reciprocate, when overseas teams grace our great, multicultural continent…. Australia. In the past Australia has treated foreign team shabbily. That now must change. It is sport not war. Sri Lanka despite its dire situation has shown the world how it should be done. ICC take note. Black, brown, white or yellow we are all human beings under our exterior. HUMANITY. One binding factor, universal thread is sport … cricket. Bat , ball and stumps and the pitch in the centre………… ………. Joe Paiva, in Adelaide ...

Jun 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Michael Roberts Tagged Sri Lankan cricket fans

Sri Lanka Crisis Light of Hope – By Dr harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com The indomitable world around us Nations helping with a mighty rush An island separated by ethnic clashes United, with no more bashes A great future awaits our masses *Tamil Nadu sends aid worth nearly Rs 400MN which includes a consignment with rice, milk powder, medicine, and more consignments of essentials Sri Lanka today received a consignment of humanitarian aid worth over 3 billion Sri Lankan rupees from India. *The 15,000 MT consignment includes rice, milk powder, and essential medicines, according to the Indian High Commission. The Indian High Commission said that Sri Lanka would receive more assistance in the future. Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) called on President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Palace in Colombo on 24th June. “Consider European countries as friends of Sri Lanka….” “Will assist at this difficult time….” These remarks were made ...

Jun 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Indian High Commission, Shane Warne, Sri Lanka Tourism, Sri Lankan cricket, Tamil Nadu

Gentleman Des – A Felicitation – by Max Gerreyn As much as it is a safe bet that a large percentage of our fellow Australians are familiar with the surname Kelly its much shorter odds that the entire population of expatriate Sri Lankan Australians in Melbourne are even more aware and cognisant of `Mr. Music’ – Desmond Anthony Carl Kelly – to name him in full. I am privileged to claim greater familiarity and call him `Dessa’ since becoming a fond and firm cyber-friend with him from the beginning of the current century. Indeed I can claim to even closer almost familial relationship with Dessa as I also began another cyber relationship – in the previous century – with his younger more rumbustious, heavier and younger brother Ian . The latter calls himself `Mala Kelly’ and for other s who have known him well before he self-exiled back to Mother Lanka ...

Jun 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Max Gerreyn Tagged Desmond Anthony Carl Kelly, Max Gerreyn

Golden Star( Gehaniya) of the Sinhala cinema Swarna Mallawarachchi reminisced after five decades -by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:dailymirror.lk Charisma , hard work, dedication and commitment are those real surface qualities with charm expressive that would make a fabulous actress like Swarna Mallawarachchi.This is because performing on camera, requires a certain amount of expressive energy .Swarna is an individual with high-octanes of energy she has the ability to translate that energy on-screen. Swarna possess natural charisma which has benefited her in successful performing endeavors. Swarna Mallawarachchi born on 1st August 1948 in Kosgas Handiya, Grandpass is perhaps the most popular actress ever produced in the Sri Lankan cinema since it’s inception often popularly known as the “Golden star of Sinhalese cinema” also as “Gehaniya of the Sinhala cinema’. Swarna began her acting career whilst still a schoolgirl,Vijayaba Maha Vidyalaya Grandpass, before she was barely seventeen years old starring in the year 1966 in the blockbuster film ‘Sath Samudara’ directed by Siri Gunasinghe. She has had no intention ...

Jun 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Cyril Wickramage, DB Nihalsinghe, Edmund Wijesinghe, Gehaniya of the Sinhala cinema, Golden star of Sinhalese cinema, Mahagamasekera, Manik Sandrasagara, Mike Wilson, Pandit Amaradewa, Sath Samudara, Siri Gunasinghe, Somadasa Elvitigala, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan actress, Sri Lankan cinema, Swarna Mallawarachchi, Vasantha Obeysekera, Yasapalitha Nanayakkra

Trevor Jayetileke – the role of his siblings and him for our Motherland Charmaine elder sister, is a MBE living in the UK now in care at 85, the other elder sister Sriyani Wickramasingha 83 former PA to the Captain of the SL Navy Rajan. Kadirgamar, and Trevor at 80. Consultant in International Upstream Petroleum/World Petroleum Analyst, and presently Chairman of the Australia Sri Lanka Council Inc. in Melb. estb in 1994. ...

Jun 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Petroleum Analyst, Sriyani Wickramasingha

Fans in yellow…by Waruna Wanniarachchi Source:Dailymirror Sri Lankan cricket fans clad in yellow are turning up at R. Premadasa stadium to thank Australia for continuing with this tour amid an economic crisis. ...

Jun 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged R.Premadasa Stadium, Sri Lankan cricket fans

Great if they all did come down and wear yellow: Finch Source:Dailymirror The Australian captain welcomed the prospect of fans wearing yellow to support Australia today. The fifth ODI of the ongoing Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka will be played at the R Premdasa Stadium this afternoon. With the hosts already claiming an unassailable 3-1 lead in a five-match series, the last white-ball match of the series will primarily be a dead-rubber. Having last won a bilateral ODI series against Australia at home in 1992, the current lot of Sri Lankan players dominating the Aussies couldn’t have come at a better time for them. Sri Lanka, who are playing under a new head coach in Chris Silverwood, have provided early impressions of thriving under the former England head coach. With Dasun Shanaka also emerging as an astute leader, the island nation would want to build on this start after having ...

Jun 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dasun Shanaka, R Premdasa Stadium

No walk-in-the-park for Sri Lanka in Galle-BY CALLISTUS DAVY The Sri Lanka team celebrate winning the five-match ODI series against Australia 3-2 at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday night ahead of the Test series starting in Galle on Wednesday Source:Sundayobserver Elated by their triumph in the ODI series, Sri Lanka will be looking for a repeat of the home Test series against Australia in 2016 when the two teams leave aside the fanfare of white ball cricket and get down to more series stuff with the first of two Tests starting in Galle on Wednesday. Sri Lanka had a 3-0 clean sweep of Australia the last time the two teams played in a Test series in the island but the difference this time will be that the home team will be without their supreme match winning spin bowlers Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera. The duo accounted for 41 ...

Jun 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Angelo Mathews, Asitha Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dilshan Madushanka, Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Jeffrey Vandersay, Kamindu Mendis, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Mendis, Lasith Embuldeniya, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Oshada Fernando, Pathum Nissanka de Silva, Praveen Jayawickrama, Ramesh Mendis, Vishwa Fernando

Rs. 800 ticket for schoolboy match Source:Sundayobserver School rugby followers could be in for a rude shock this season with ticket prices shooting up alarmingly. In one of the opening matches on Friday, the lowest tickets were priced at Rs. 800 at Havelock Park where St. Joseph’s College hosted Kingswood College. Asked why the price of tickets for a school match was high compared to previous years, an official of the Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football Association said it was beyond their control. The schools rugby season, one of the most looked forward to events, commenced after a lapse of two years. ...

Jun 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Kingswood College, Sri Lanka Schools Rugby Football, St Joseph’s College