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eLanka Newsletter – 12th February 2025 – 4thEdition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter HISTORY, BOOK ENDED BY TWO NONAGENARIANS – By Beverley Pinder OAM The Tale of the People of Gaza – A Tale of Resilience and Endurance – By Dr Harold Gunatillake https://www.elanka.com.au/victor-melder-lecture-the-43-group-art-collective/ Good News From Jayam – By Jayam Rutnam Honoured to Celebrate Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day at Official Flag-Raising Ceremonies in the City of Casey and Greater Dandenong – By Ray De Witt Website Security: Essential Tips for the Digital Age – By Nadeeka – eLanka Sri Lanka’s Ancient Agricultural Technology: A Testament to Ingenuity – By Bhanuka – eLanka The National Flower of Sri Lanka: The Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea nouchali)-by Kalani-eLanka How Family Traditions Strengthen Emotional Bonds – By Malsha – eLanka An Inspiring Sri Lankan Anthropologist: Gananath Obeysekere NOEL NEWS මහාචාර්ය ...

An Inspiring Sri Lankan Anthropologist: Gananath Obeysekere Source:Thuppahis Laleen Jayamanne & Nammika Raby, in The Island, February 2025 “People were nourished by stories….” (Kathandarawalinne minissu jeewathwune) Gananath “Man does not live by bread alone” Matthew 4:4 Dimuthu Saman Wettasinghe’s film Gananath Obeyesekere: In Search of Buddhist Conscienceopens with a bravura tracking shot moving past trees, water, a splash of saffron robes. These sunlit images are enfolded in a non-religious, rather melancholy male choral chant, but soon the singular voice of Professor Gananath Obeyesekere cuts through with a kind of Dionysian intensity. He tells us a story about Gauthama Buddha, as the camera encircles, at speed, what turns out to be the Kandy Lake. His tale is about a devastating war waged by the king of Kosla against the Sakya kingdom but of the Buddha’s unshakable belief that if folk get together and discuss matters in good faith (call it diplomacy), all ...