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Blind Ashchariya Peiris listed among BBC channel’s world’s 100 most inspiring Women in 2019 – By Sunil Thenabadu This article was compiled after Ashchariya Peiris was elected after she was elected by the BBC channels one among the 100 most inspiring women in the world in year 2019 Blind Ashchariya Peiris listed among BBC channel’s world’s 100 most inspiring Women in 2019 In March 2000 when she was just nineteen years old, when the civil war was at its peak tragedy struck Nayana Ashchariya Peiris Jayakody ,a product of Devi Balika Vidyalaya, a diploma holder in English from the Warwick University, a teller in an international bank when a claymore bomb exploded at Castle street when she was driving home after work. It was reported that 46 were killed many injured from this brutal LTTE attack. Ashchariya had been rushed to the accident service where she had not known what ...

Sri Lanka’s Beauty and the Beast who shunned the catwalk-BY ALLAAM OUSMAN Dinusha gets a kick out of karate-Dinusha with her many medals Source:Sundayobserver How movie idol Jackie Chan inspired Dinusha Perera to fall in love with the macho sport of karate that made her one of the country’s most represented medal-grabbing sporting ambassadors: Inspired by Hollywood action hero Jackie Chan’s movies, Dinusha Perera became infatuated with the martial art of karate from the tender age of six and made it her career against the wishes of her parents. The lissome lass could have easily chosen the easier path to success as a model. But her fighting instincts and burning desire to represent the country saw her embrace the sport of karate. That too Kumite, one of the three main sections of karate training, which involves sparring against an opponent for three minutes. The dedication and sacrifices she has made ...