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Remembering Anagarika Dharmapala Source:Thuppahis Item presented in FACEBOOK by Peradeniya University Friends with this title: 160th Birth anniversary of Anagarika Dharmapala** Anagarika Dharmapala a noble son of Sri Lanka who made immense sacrifices towards Buddhist revival and national upliftment in the 19th century was born at Matara on 17 Sept 1864. He worked and campaigned with unswerving loyalty to the nationalist cause in an era when Buddhism and the national culture had reached their lowest ebb. Buddhist places of worship had fallen into disrepair because temple lands had been taken away. Pirivena education suffered from neglect and Buddhist schools were almost non-existent. The Buddhist clergy too, declined with debilitating effects on the national life and national culture. The western influence was gradually weaning away people destroying their national identity. The achievements of Anagarika Dharmapala have to be judged in this difficult context he worked. He was born Don David Hewavitharana as the ...

Satyagraha – the abused spiritual weapon – By Hemantha Abeywardena Mahatma Gandhi with Jawaharlal Nehru (Image Source: archives.dailynews.lk) Source:- dailynews.lk If you have a penchant for reading, grab a local or regional newspaper from South Asia and you hardly miss this news: a folk switching to fasting mode to fight for his rights – lost, abused or existence of which he was unaware, until he had a brainwave or a lawyer did a wink at him. It is worth looking into the fact how this phenomenon caught on, in the Indian subcontinent; so soon and so fast. The influence of fashion industry sheds some light on this mystery. Teenage boys in the Western capitals, now put on a special form of trousers: it is a cross between the old-bell bottom and the garment worn by prison inmates, something to be worn far below the waist line. Follow a youth in ...

Apr 4, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Tagged Abuses of Satyagraha, Civil disobedience, Gandhian philosophy, Historical significance, Indian subcontinent, Mahatma Gandhi, Moral principles, Nonviolent resistance, Political protest, Social activism, South Asian culture, Spiritual weapon

“THE NAME SAYS IT ALL” – By Des Kelly THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED FOR ANY FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO THIS STORY. THE NAME SAYS IT ALL. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. Resolute leader and gentleman of integrity – 149TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHARLES EDWARD VICTOR SENEWIRATNE COREA Source:Daily Mirror It will always be a matter of pride and gratification to the people of Sri Lanka that the struggle for political emancipation was launched, supported and sustained by a long line of patriots so fired by their devotion to make this country a better place to live in, rid of the shackles of alien rule. The road to independence has been a hard and rugged one. Immeasurable therefore is the country’s debt to those intrepid pioneers for the courage and determination they showed in the face of insuperable odds to launch and carry out their campaigns. One such pioneer was … Charles ...

Feb 9, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged CHARLES EDWARD, Mahatma Gandhi, S. Thomas' College, SENEWIRATNE COREA

“THE SALT OF THE EARTH” – By Des Kelly Everyone knows that too much salt is not good for human consumption, and yet, food without salt is not only bland, it is tasteless as well. However, this little article is not primarily about salt-consumption, it is more about comparison rather than consumption, showing us that little things come in much more attractive packages. We just put up with a sprinkle of the stuff, the the great Mahatma Gandhi had a lot more to do with, in his day (but that is another story). I do think however, that Aussies do love, and use much more salt than even the Sri Lankans do. When I first came to Australia, I was amazed at the amount of salt(mainly),used at their famous bbq’s. Not much pepper, because spices in general were unheard of, until us, Asians migrated to ...

Oct 26, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Mahatma Gandhi

“A PICTURE SPEAKS A 1000 WORDS” – By Des Kelly Sent to me, by a good friend, Errol Lynch, are a bunch of truly fascinating photographs of both famous and infamous people. Especially for the members & readers of eLanka, with the compliments of both Errol & myself, here they are, folks. If these “pictures” do not conjure up some precious memories, I really do not know, what will. Desmond Kelly (Editor-in-Chief)– eLanka. Her Majesty and Prince Phil – same brooch, same pearls, same love. We see many old photos, but this set is really special… Hans Christian Anderson Winston Churchill, 1895 Mahatma Gandhi dancing Sophia Loren Albert Einstein Paul Gaugin Vincent van Gogh John Wayne, 1930 (aged 23) Elizabeth Taylor… this could have been X rated. Alfred Hitchcock, 1920’s Paul Newman, served in the Pacific in WW2 Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow Confederate general Robert E Lee, Did you ...

Apr 9, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged Mahatma Gandhi, PICTURE SPEAKS