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HIRUSHI JAYASENA A MULTIPOTENTIALITY ARTISTE – VOCALIST DANCER, WRITER, PIANIST, VIOLINIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, HUMANIST AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST – by Sunil Thenabadu  Photo Source:wikipedia.org Hirushi Jayasena was born in Essex South-End-on Sea United Kingdom as both parents were medical officers working in Essex. However she is Sri Lankan  by nationality raised by her parents along with her brothers in the heart of Colombo. She has travelled to many places but she quips there is no place like home.  She is a past student of Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo 4, where she made amazing friends, memories, and marks on her path to maturity. After she completed school education, she proceeded to obtain her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Broward College Florida affiliated to ACHE Colombo. She is currently reading for her Bachelors in Biological Sciences in the pre-medical field, along with a minor in psychology at University of Central Florida, United States. Growing up ...

Apr 9, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , ,
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UDUMBARA SEVWANDI KUMARI PHENOMINAL MULTIPOTENTIAL VISHARAD DANCING DOCTOR AT THE SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenbadu Visharad Dr Udumbara Sevwandi Kumari Aradhya Chandrarathne possesses a medical degree MBBS( Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery)from the Faculty of Medicine,Karapitiya affiliated to the Ruhuna University, is a reputed dancer in a variety of dance styles fondly titled ‘Dancing” Doctor having concurrently in year 2012 after her medical degree had been capped with Visharad degree in dancing in Bharatha Natyam Bhathkande Sangeeth Vidyapith,Lucknow, India.  She is the eldest in a family consisting of four siblings with two younger sisters and solitary brother.Her parents are both teachers,father had given up his medical degree midway at the University of Peradeniya opted to take up teaching profession.Udumbara has absolutely no hereditary affiliations to her flair for dancing which is only through her innate skills. She has had her primary and secondary education at the Welimada Central ...

Mar 7, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , ,
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Anton and Bronwen Swan felicitated by the Sri Lankan Community Source:Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter – April 2021 Anton Swan, the Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Queensland was felicitated on his receiving the OAM at the Australia Day awards.The community thanked him and his wife Bronwen Swan for the 30 years of service to the Sri Lankan community in Queensland, in front of a section of the diplomatic community including the Consul General of Sri Lanka for New South Wales and Queensland, Lakshman Hulugalle, on Sunday 21 March. The function was hosted by FSOQ. The evening that started with flowers and garlands to the guests included speeches to recognise his service over the years and presentation of a plaque as a memento interspersed by cultural dances from the Sri Lankan and Bharatha Natyam traditions. All speakers at the function acknowledged Anton’s selfless service across all sections of the community. ...

Apr 7, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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    SARALANGA 2019 – 28 Years of Creativity On Saturday the 28th September, Saralanga – the premier cultural extravaganza of the Sri Lankan Community in Brisbane, presented by the Sinhala Association of QLD (SAQ), graced the stage of Moreton Bay College, delighting a packed audience. The purpose of Saralanga is twofold: to promote Sri Lankan traditional performing arts among the new generations of Australians of Sri Lankan heritage and share it with the general Australian public; to showcase the creativity of the Sri Lankan community in Brisbane. The appreciation of this aspiration was clearly established by the comments made by the invited guests Anton Swan (Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Qld.) Joan Pease MP (Member for Lytton, Senior Government Whip) and Wayne Briscoe (Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs Queensland & Engagement). The high standard of performance was unmistakable. The hallmark of Saralanga 2019 was that it brought on stage ...

Oct 6, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0
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