Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo eLanka is proud to showcase a new programme called Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo. It’s sort of a weekly digital magazine-type video programme that gets uploaded every Friday on YouTube. Savithri has a small short and snappy news section called News Capsule, a longer (6 minutes or so) segment called Let’s Talk which deals with issues, or interviews with pioneering/great people and what they’ve been doing, and finally a 60-sec segment which is a very lifestyle-oriented one. The link is below with a synopsis of this week’s highlights. It has gone down very well with the Sri Lankan expatriates who enjoy having a connection as to what goes on in the country. Just like eLanka, Savithri does not do politics and try to keep the tone positive and happy as she, just like eLanka, believes all of us need positive happy news these days -we have enough ...

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Savithri Rodrigo on the first anniversary of Kaleidoscope and more    Source:-themorning Savithri Rodrigo is something of a celebrity. You either know her name or know her face, and after decades in journalism and media, it’s really no wonder. Her professional accolades include receiving the Sri Lanka Woman Leader 2020 Award, Zonta Woman of Achievement Award for Media in 2004, a Presidential Award winner for Radio Broadcasting in 1995, and Leadership Excellence in Communication and Media – Women for Governance: Professional and Career Women Award 2014/15. Outside of being award-winning, Savithri has founded Stratyx Promotions and Media Concepts (Pvt.) Ltd. and Stratyx Write (Pvt.) Ltd, two companies working in PR (public relations), media, communications, event conceptualisation, and execution.   Her newest project, which she launched at the height of the pandemic during Sri Lanka’s three-month lockdown last year, is the digital programme Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo which yesterday (15) celebrated its ...

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“Picturesque – the artwork of Sri Lankan artist Mohamed Nazeer” By Haneef Mohinudeen (Chota) Click here or on the Flyer above to view all the Exhibition information Mohamed Nazeer The artist behind the upcoming art exhibition ‘Kaleidoscope’ critiques the delicate brush strokes on his abstract take on the Vesmuhunu (Sri Lankan cultural mask). He draws a deep breath before giving it a tick of approval. Mohamed Nazeer is a self-taught artist focusing on acrylic paintings and pastel drawings. Although a mechanical engineer by profession, Mohamed was commissioned to paint various portraits and large scale oil paintings for affluent businessman during his tenure in the Middle East. Mohamed has lived in Melbourne for over 20 years and now runs his own framing and custom art business from Mount Waverley. A gifted cricketer in his own right, he captained the Jaffna Central College cricket team and played for Middlesex University. Cricket has ...

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