"REMEMBERING CLARENCE" - By Des Kelly             He was certainly one of the very best...

MESSAGE TO ALL LANKAN /AUSSIES – By Des Kelly I have written so much about Ceylon (then), Sri Lanka (now), it...

 "UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE" – By Des Kelly   I have always believed that "reading" is an education in itself. One can always...

A CANCER PATIENT SINGING WITH THE FAMOUS SINGER KEERTHI PASQUALE BEFORE HER DEATH -  REST IN PEACE - By Des...

  "ISLAND IN THE SUN" - By Sarah Jameel (Introduction by Des Kelly) Although it has the identical title as a very popular...

               "A, B, C, & D VIRUS IS ON THE WAY" – By Des Kelly...

The story behind The Sound of Silence - By Des Kelly This superb piece was sent to me by Max...

"TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN" – By Des Kelly      "If I could only turn back the clock". How...

"Boogie Woogie Baby" - By Des Kelly Her name was Rosalee, and there was this song written for her, by...

The story of Green Cabin - Introduction There were dozens of restaurants akin to the Green Cabin, but not many...

Grandpa's Grandpass – (intro By Des Kelly)  This is a good one, ladies & gentlemen. One of the famous old...

"TAKE YOUR MEDICINE" – By Des Kelly   I do remember my parents telling me this quite often, as I...

  "AUSTRALIAN STORY" – BY Des Kelly  A really great story, especially for all Lankan/Aussies, came in today from our mate (pronounced...

CARDINAL PELL TELLS" – By Des Kelly & MY TIME IN PRISON - by George Cardinal Pell   "CARDINAL PELL...

 "GOD'S CREATIONS, ALL" – By Des Kelly           I've heard it said, take a tiny seed, barely...

                      "THE PEARL OF THE EAST"  CEYLON – By Des Kelly  ...

This is HOW a newscaster SHOULD operate – By Des Kelly     A Scottish Lady Newscaster, telling it like...

Paraprosdokians – By Des Kelly    Now, anyone and everyone who reads eLanka newsletters, and hopefully these good folk now...

"FORBIDDEN FACTS" – By Des Kelly    So many of us would never realize that there are certain places on...

"SBS SAYS" – By Des Kelly The truth is not only stranger than fiction, but also quite often, much more...

"THE SLOW BOAT TO CHINA" – By Des Kelly   The Country that has been the focus of the World,...

"WILL SHE, OR WON'T SHE"    A story that immediately caught my eye, as it has been written by a...

"WE LIVE AND LEARN" – By Des Kelly   This has always been one of my favourite sayings. As long...

A VERY APPROPRIATE SONG – By Des Kelly   "WE ARE STILL ONLY HALFWAY THRU,    BUT THERE'S NOTHING, I'M...

"D.S.DAY" 19/6/1911 - 109th Birthday Anniversary - DUDLEY SENANAYAKE – By Des Kelly     "D.S.DAY" 19/6/1911 109th Birthday Anniversary.  ...

    "THE SINGER OF HOPE" – By Des Kelly    This would be a fitting title for this LADY OF SONG....

   "BLACK & WHITE" – By Des Kelly    A very interesting conglomeration of ideas by  Robert Mugabe', telling us a...

"GOOD ON YA, YAJILI." – BY Des Kelly   We've had the droughts, the bushfires, the terrible unprecedented, catastrophic, epidemic that...

"ENGLISH ENTENDRE'S" – By Des Kelly  With the present "Lock-ups, & downs" , there is no better way to spend...

 "VERY SAD NEWS" - SL-born BBC presenter reveals cancer has spread to his lungs – By Des Kelly This comes from eLanka...

CALYPSO CAPERS – By Des Kelly      It goes back to the 17th Century. Calypso Capers originated in Trinidad, back...

         "THE REAL ROCKET MAN" – By Des Kelly   There have been a few of them recently,...

"THE DOLPHIN'S MATE" – By Des Kelly   One of the most touching videos I have ever had the pleasure...

  "AUSTRALIA PERSONIFIED" – By Des Kelly    As a Sri Lankan (Ceylon) migrant to Melbourne, Australia, of nearly 60 years, I...

"ALUTH ISKOLE'-A NEW SCHOOL" – By Des Kelly Covid 19 emerged like a thief in the night, causing dramatic changes...

"NOTHING BETTER" – By Des Kelly    Something special for all our eLanka readers. I have always loved the music...

  "BAILA, AS I LIKE IT" – By Des Kelly        Sometimes, a video comes to me, with content that...

 "MUSIC THEREIN" – By Des Kelly       Another "first" for my eLanka readers, who are already aware of the...

  "AGE IS JUST A NUMBER" By Des Kelly    Yet another special "tidbit" for all eLanka readers everywhere. With the...

"GUITARIST-EXTRAORDINAIRE" – By Des Kelly https://www.facebook.com/100020017805403/posts/541321079878481/?sfnsn=mo&d=n&vh=i Someone whose name is unknown to me, playing an acoustic guitar in a Club...