Vale Dr Siri – A remarkable human being – By Dr Palitha Ganewatta The Sri Lankan community in Australia, particularly in Sydney, is in shock and saddened to hear the untimely passing of Dr Siri Kannangara, a doctor par excellence and kind-hearted and remarkable gentleman, who dedicated his professional life to serve not only the community he belonged to but the wider Australian multicultural community. Being a medical specialist, Siri never refused to treat any Sri Lankan, who requested his service, despite his busy professional life. Once I asked him the reason for this unparalleled generosity and Siri’s response was, “My country educated me and made me a medical practitioner, so I must pay gratitude to it by rendering my service to Sri Lankans in Australia which I made my second home.” In addition to his yeoman service, Siri has voluntarily trained young Sri Lankan doctors to serve in Sri ...
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eLanka Newsletter – 14th April 2024 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter A short story- The Sinhala Avurudu Auspicious time- අවුරුදු නැකත By Dr Palitha Ganewatta, Sydney, Australia Sri Lankan expatriates in Melbourne rally at the Walawwa in Noble SUNDAY CHOICE – JUST AS I AM – By Charles Schokman ANDUREN ELIYATA—DARKNESS TO LIGHT INC. Celebrating the Success of eLanka Shop’s Sinhala Aluth Avurudu Rasakawili Hampers! Erabadu Mal Pipila – Bonny Fernando – An original song – by Bonny Fernando (of Sydney Australia) for the Sinhala & Tamil New Year ! Wil Iran attack Israel soon? Only time will tell! Liyya Water Villas – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 205 11 04 2024 Michael Tissera: A Lifetime of Grounded Achievement-by Krishantha Prasad Cooray Celebrating Awurudu Jana Krida: Embracing Tradition through Sports-by Kalani-eLanka Good ...
A short story- The Sinhala Avurudu Auspicious time- අවුරුදු නැකත By Dr Palitha Ganewatta, Sydney, Australia Nayana stared at the clock on the wall and thought that time was passing very slowly today. She put two Pyrex dishes on the table after washing and wiping them with a white cloth hung on the pantry cupboard hook. A little after washing the rice-cooker she thought, it was still too early to cook the milk rice. The auspicious time for eating was at 1.46 a.m. and the cooking of the first meal would be 27 minutes past midnight. Nayana decided to plan for cooking the milk rice immediately after midnight. It was about an hour since she took some brown rice and the packet of ‘Maggie’ coconut milk, which she had bought from the Asian shop the day before and placed them on the table. Her worry was how to wake ...
A new book titled, ‘A Tale from a Promised Land’ has been released by Austin Macauley publishers in London. The author of this novel is Dr Palitha Ganewatta, resident in Sydney, Australia. This novel tells the story of three generations of an Australian-Sri Lankan migrant family. After a bomb explodes near two leading schools in the city of Colombo, he persuades his wife that for the sake of their children they must leave and start a new life in Australia. After her mother passes away, her father — a retired school principal — agrees to join them in Australia. The novel identifies the travails that beset new migrants from traditional conservative Asian backgrounds to a western oriented materialistic culture, which now accepts migrants from multi-cultural and multi-lingual backgrounds but expects the new arrivals to assimilate and integrate with the society of which they now form a part. This novel provides ...
Dr Palitha Ganewatta has launched his latest two books in Russian Cultural Centre, Colombo Dr Palitha Ganewatta, a community activist in NSW and the former SBS Sinhalese program producer has launched his latest two books in Russian Cultural Centre, Colombo on 28 June. The books were two translations of the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov. The books titled ‘Anton Chekhov’s letters’ and ‘Anton Chekhov on the memories of his contemporaries’ were translated from original Russian into Sinhalese by Palitha. The function attended by a large gathering, was presided over by Dr Gunadasa Amarasekera and Dr W A Abeysinghe. The keynote speakers were Mr Karunaratne Amerasinghe and Mr. Kamal Perera. Prof. Sunanda Mahendra, Pro Sarath Wijesuriya, Dr. Ranjith Dharmakerthi and Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera have enlightened the audience highlighting the services rendered by Dr Ganewatta, who is enriching the Sinhalese literary sphere, by translating the original Russian classics. A short documentary depicting ...
eLanka Newsletter – 23rd January 2022 – 7th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “RETRIBUTION” – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka hammer Zimbabwe in 3rd ODI, seal series Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Getting tested for COVID-19 (in Sinhala & Tamil languages) Blue Ocean Group positioned financially, operationally and culturally to transform the construction and real estate industry Two More Weeks to Go Until National Backyard Cricket is Over – Watch Former Sri Lankan Cricketer and NBYC Cricketing Ambassador Russel Arnold to learn more about how you can get involved KALINDU POSSESS PHENOMINAL ACADEMIC SKILLS ALREADY IN ZENITH OF MUSICAL ARENA EMULATING FATHER DR ROHANA WEERASINGHE – by Sunil Thenabadu Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Information for people who test positive for COVID-19 or are close contacts (in Sinhala & Tamil languages) A tribute Late Mr Turin Fonseka – By Dr ...
A tribute Late Mr Turin Fonseka – By Dr Palitha Ganewatta, Sydney We have lost one of the most dedicated elders in Sri Lankan community in Sydney. Mr Turin Fonseka passed away a few days ago at the age of 90. He was instrumental in education young Sri Lankan children growing up in this multicultural society. One of his major community achievements was the establishment of Minto Sinhala school in mid 1990s. It vividly demonstrated his far-sighted vision of catering to Sinhalese community in western suburbs like, Campbelltown and Minto, where Sinhalese community was growing rapidly during last two decades of the last century. The Minto Sinhala language school has opened a wider opportunity to Sinhalese children of that areas to gain not only the knowledge of Sinhalese language and culture but to participate in multicultural festivities of that region. Mr Fonseka had served many years as a teacher of ...
