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eLanka Newsletter – 11th December 2022 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “MEMORIES” – by Des Kelly Birthday Blessings – Dr Harold Gunatillake – By Noor Rahim Good News From Jayam – By Jayam Rutnam THE INAUGURAL MELODIC EXPEDITION AT THE LIONEL WENDT ON JANUARY 07th 2023 “SANDA PAHAN RE” MIYESI SUYAMAYA” – by Sunil Thenabadu Kalinga Weerakkody – Introducing an Innovative Style of Singing & Music Sri Lankan Australian Worldwide Success – Kerrigan Labrooy & Gethsemane’s 2022 ‘Clyde Carols By Candlelight’ Television Spectacular Unduvap Poya Day commemorates the arrival of Sangamitta Therani in Sri Lanka with a Bo sapling from the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in India during the month of Unduwap. – By Kithsiri Senadeera “HELLO” – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka News-updates, as on 7th Dec 2022. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake ...

Dec 11, 2022 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , , , ,
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eLanka Newsletter – 25th September 2022 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “THE CATS & I” – by Des Kelly Visakhians of NSW Present – High Tea “Efflorescence a Tea for a Cause” – Photos by Mahal Selvadurai of MahalsPhotography “Serious Suicides” sri lankan champions – “dedication” of enzo and cruz sassani – shani and rory wedding – slaasc music nite THE GRACE MILL – By Lakshman Navaratne Babo, the male dancer, has been blind since childhood – doing the famous tango “La Cumparsita” with his partner at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki THOMIANA – September 2022, Volume 25 Issue 3 – Publication of S. Thomas’ College Old Boys Association, Australia Branch Inc Thoughts on Planter Lifeways in Ceylon evoked by the Braine Biography – By Michael Roberts Enjoy Annesly & Indrani at Sundown ...

Sep 25, 2022 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , , , , ,
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Book Launch & Symposium – “Developing Mindfulness in Young Children” Written by Mrs. Shanti Senadeera Reported by – Kithsiri Senadeera Photography  by – RoyGrafix On Sunday the 28th November 2021 at 2:30pm, a large crowd assembled at the Thornleigh Community Centre, Sydney to witness the launch of a book written by Mrs. Shanti Senadeera. While there are many books written about mindfulness and even more on children, a book specially written about developing mindfulness in young children is rare and valuable. With almost 35 years of extensive knowledge and experience in early childhood education and good understanding of mindfulness meditation, Shanti is well-positioned to write this book. The book launch and symposium was open to well-wishers who registered to participate in the event. This enabled the organisers to put in place best practices to adhere to all COVID 19 rules and regulations.  The proceedings started with opening remarks by Miss ...

Dec 19, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Photo Gallery Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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A Tribute to late Mr Sunil de Silva – by Kithsiri Senadeera   Sunil de Silva is one of the most versatile and affable persons I have met. He was a leading lawyer, stage actor, film actor, writer, public speaker, lecturer, mentor, carpenter, cook, and the list goes on. I sometimes wonder how a person possesses such versatility. I met Sunil for the first time at an AGM of Sri Lanka Association of NSW (SLA), in 1993. We became friends quickly for we had a common thread on history, sociology, political science, community services, etc. We all know Sunil is an authority on Constitutional Law, Criminal and Civil Law, including Jurisprudence. As a young lawyer, he received guidance and advice from his close relation, the late Lalith Athulathmudali, an illustrious product of Harvard (HLS) and Oxford. He said that for his first degree (B.A. London), he offered Pail, Sanskrit and ...

Mar 10, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Covid-19 stay-at-home directives and our new spare time   With the covid-19 stay-at-home directives, we have lost many of our usual activities and most of us had to find new ways to spend our spare time. We have to explore how we would spend the time that will gain some useful knowledge and enjoyment during this period.     It is said that a favourite pastime is to recall past memories and also to gather knowledge as a ‘continuous improvement’ process at any age of our life. Therefore, I thought of providing some useful information we should know as good citizens.    Needless to say, we are indebted to our mother-Lanka, because that is where we received free education, health care, training etc. which we will never be able to pay back in our lifetime. Hence, we should know all about the geographical, socio-economic and cultural facts of our motherland.   Now we are ...

Feb 15, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Song Remembering Arhat Sangamitta Therani “Sanghamittā Day” is observed in Sri Lanka on “Uduvapa Poya” or “Uposatha Poya” on the Full Moon day of December to commemorate two significant events. Namely, the arrival of Sangamitta Theri in Sri Lanka with a sapling of the right branch of the sacred ‘Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi’ (where The Buddha got His Enlightenment) from Bodh Gaya in India and the establishment the Order of Nuns – the Bikhhunī Sangha or Meheni Sasna. This song remembering Arhat Sangamitta Therani, was written by Mr. Reginald Alwis  was a Teacher at the Buddhist Ladies College, Colombo 7 Sri Lanka. Mrs. Shanti Hyacinth Senadeera a past pupil of the same School and an Early Childhood Graduate Teacher has kept this song in memory and  used it in her teaching profession in Pre-schools and the Dhamma School in Sydney, Australia. Intending to conserve (සංරක්ෂණය) this masterpiece of lyrics and ...

May 23, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , Comments 0
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Seri Vanija Jathakaya  The Buddha  preached this Seri Vanija Jathaka when he was in  Jethawanarama  Vihara  in Savatthi  city revealing one of His previous lives as Bodhisattva Once upon a time,  our  Bodhisattva was a hawker selling fancy goods was known as Kacchaputa,   He  accompanied  another trader called Seri, a greedy man, who was trading the same items.   One day the two of them were doing  business in the city of Andhapura.  They apportioned the streets of the city  between the two of them and began selling their goods from door to door. In that city there was a rich family of nobility but now had become very poor  and the sole survivors were a young girl and her grandmother.    While the greedy trader was on his rounds, he came to the door of that very house. The girl begged her grandmother to buy her a trinket. The grandmother said ...

May 26, 2019 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , Comments 0
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Sri Lanka Association of NSW – Public Talk and Discussion Forum The inaugural  session of  the Public Talk and Discussion Forum was conducted under the auspices of Sri Lanka Association of  NSW (SLA)  at the Seniors’ Open Day on recently at Learning and Leisure Centre Pennant Hills. The Talk was on  “Elder Law” –  Legal issues relevant to Seniors Citizens. The speaker was  Mr Maithri Panagoda  Senior Partner, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers Sydney,  Adjunct Professor of  Law, University of Notre Dame. Mr. Kithsiri Senadeera a former SLA ex-co member who initiated this Public Talk and Discussion Forum in his welcome speech  thanked Dr Seneviratne Banda for initiating the monthly Seniors’ Get-together and Mr. Sam Masachchi the President, SLA for implementing  the project immediately and others who supported him. He explained  the purpose of this Forum as to have a continuous  learning  process for elders  and to  disseminate knowledge in diverse fields ...

Jun 25, 2018 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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