eLanka Newsletter – 1st December 2024 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lanka skittled for second lowest score in history as South Africa, led by Marco Jansen, destroys their Test Championship aspirations. BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Health & Views NOVEMBER 3rd issue – By Dr harold Gunatillake Che Guevara-the Revolutionary turned Peacemaker – by Oscar E V Fernando Peterite Class of ’74 Magical Reunion In Melbourne – By Lawrence Machado SUNDAY CHOICE – As The Deer Pants For The Water – by Charles Schokman The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2024-11-30 Sri Lankan/Asian special night for this year with a Christmas Kaleidoscope 238 ft Arienti, Chayu Damsinghe, Ahara at Amari, Pirelli 2025, markets & more 28 11 24 Kompanne Vidiye – last recorded song by Desmond De Silva – The ...
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A Sri Lankan Author’s Work …”Offerings to a Blue God” – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Offerings to the Blue God by Shirani Rajapakse Synopsis: A child saved from the tsunami finds herself trapped as a domestic slave, a young woman finds out the true face of her lover when she builds up the courage to visit his home, an ex-terrorist attempts to forget her past and start a new life, a bored journalist tries to find an easy way to migrate, a young woman reaches out to God to find a solution to her bad luck only to change her mind when confronted with a troubling thought. Imaginative and entertaining these nine stories set in Sri Lanka take you on a journey into a country that has come through a devastating thirty-year terrorist conflict and is trying to put it all behind. Amusing yet sometimes frustrating, the stories follow the lives of people ...
A Fork as the Way to Heaven – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Optimism and hope are two of the greatest qualities that a human being can possess. And those qualities can certainly have a long-lasting impact upon others. That is why when I saw this stunningly beautiful story of hope, I was deeply moved. In this touching tale, a terminally ill woman asks to speak with her pastor during her final days. What she asks of her spiritual advisor seems just as expected, until she makes one absolutely bizarre request: to be buried with a fork. When I hear the reason why? It is definitely hard not to be moved to tears. This piece has been circulating around the internet for several years. People around the world have been affected by this woman’s story because its message is one of unwavering positivity and deep faith. Please SHARE if this story touched your heart There was a woman who had been ...
James Taylor and the Ceylon Tea Industry – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Ceylon Tea Board on the occasion when the James Taylor Monument wa sunveiled n 29th January 2017 The commercial cultivation of tea in Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then known, is acknowledged to have commenced in 1867 at Loolecondera Estate, Hewaheta, in the Kandy District, by an enterprising young agriculturalist, James Taylor, a redoubtable Scotsman, of which extraction were most of the pioneers of the Industry. Taylor in the 1870s Taylor, the son of Michael Taylor and Margaret Moir, was born on March 29, 1835, in a cottage called “Moss Park” on the Monbodde Estate, near Laurencekirk in Kincardineshire. On being recruited as a Coffee Planter on Narenghena Estate, he arrived in Ceylon on February 20, 1852. Following a brief posting there, he was transferred to Loolecondera Estate, where he spent the rest of his life and eventually expired on ...
eLanka Newsletter – 13th November 2024 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Never-say-die Kiwis stun Lankans after early setback. T20 series ends in stalemate. BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor). Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc President Kalinga Wijeyewardene – Report 2023/24 Health & Views NOVEMBER 1st Issue 2024 – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake Dr Gunadasa Amarasekara celebrates 95th birthday in November 2024 – By Dr Palitha Ganewatta Breathlessness and Breathing Support – By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam Private Ventures vs Public ‘Ventures’ – By Oscar EV Fernando The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named a 13-player men’s squad for the first NRMA Insurance Test match against India in Perth. Kiwi Cricketers Relax with Wild Elephants in Sri Lanka – By Michael Roberts Cricket Australia and UNICEF Australia set to appeal for gender equality with ...
Sri Lanka beat Kiwis in First 20-Over ODI at Home-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis After a tremendous series in India where they defeated the home team three times in a row, a New Zealand second string squad captained by Santner visited Sri Lanka to participate in a 20-over series. In the first match at Dambulla on the 9th November, this side did well to stretch the home side despite assembling only 135 runs on a turning track. In Foulkes theys eem to have unearthed a bowling allrounder with promise. Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2024 Sri Lanka 140 for 6 (Asalanka 35*, Foulkes 3-20) beat New Zealand 135 (Foulkes 27*, Wellalage 3-20, Thusara 2-14) by four wickets Sri Lanka 140 for 6 (Asalanka 35*, Foulkes 3-20) beat New Zealand 135 (Foulkes 27*, Wellalage 3-20, Thusara 2-14) by four wickets On a turning Dambulla track, Sri Lanka’s spinners claimed six wickets between them, kept a leash on ...
Kiwi Cricketers Relax with Wild Elephants in Sri Lanka – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Rex Clementine in The Island, 7 November 2024, The New Zealand cricket team took a breather, immersing themselves in the natural splendor of Minneriya, where they witnessed the breathtaking ‘Gathering’ — a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle where elephants congregate around the Minneriya Reservoir during the dry season. It’s a sight to behold, one of the world’s most captivating wildlife events, and a must-see for nature lovers. But today, the Kiwis will shift their focus back to the pitch, preparing to face Sri Lanka in a two-match T20 series kicking off at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Riding high on a stunning Test series triumph over India, where they handed the hosts a 3-0 whitewash, the Kiwis have shaken the foundations of Indian cricket. The loss has sent shockwaves through Indian cricket circles, with many demanding ...
eLanka Newsletter – 10th November 2024 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Uduvil OGA Sydney – Kothu Kondattam – By Meera Seemampillai St Peter’s College OBU & Holy Family Convent PPA Hold Emotional Memorial Service – By Lawrence Machado My Sri Lanka – Song written by Dodwell Keyt & sung by Siera Keyt “PSA: Understanding the Concerns Surrounding the Blood Test for Men” – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Australian Bhutanese Multicultural Event 2024 – by Om Dhungel Flamboyant Suzi Fluckiger lights up the Melbourne dance scene. Chamari Athapaththu, along with teammates Georgia Voll and Taneale Peschel, visited Drummoyne this week to experience the festival preparations firsthand. Flamboyant Suzi Fluckiger lights up the Melbourne dance scene. Kaleidoscope 235 ft a teabag revolutionary, winter tourism, Strandbeests & roads through paradise 07 SUNDAY CHOICE – The Great Commission – ...
The Burgher Exodus from Sri Lanka: A Reading in 1988 – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Barbara Crossette, in New York Times way back in 1988 …. where the title runs thus “Colombo Journal; A Proud People, Scattered and Forgotten by Time” In Sri Lanka, a country torn by violence, the holiday season is perhaps most poignant for a small minority that has not been part of the ethnic strife at all. They call themselves the Dutch Burghers, but the name, most generously defined, can cover a rich ethnic mix of Portuguese, Dutch, British and other Europeans who settled here over several centuries. The Burghers, who are Christians, also number among themselves the Eurasian descendants of Europeans and high-born Sinhalese or, less often, Tamils. Ethnic Sinhalese account for about 74 percent of the Sri Lankan population of about 16 million; Tamils, 18 percent Once a wealthy, visible and influential population, there are no ...
eLanka Newsletter – 30th October 2024 -9th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Whirlwind Lewis gives West Indies the last laugh. Fantastic run chase ends Sri Lanka’s winning streak. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Bertie Ekanaike is ‘Mr. Entertainment’ in Melbourne The National Selection Panel (NSP) today confirmed the Australian men’s squad for the T20 International Series against Pakistan next month. Health & Views – OCTOBER 3rd issue 2024 – By Dr harold Gunatillake Thorathuru SLA Newsletter – October 2024 Sri Lanka Association of NSW (SLA) Inc Interview with Australian men’s Chair of Selector’s George Bailey following today’s announcement of the T20 squad for the series against Pakistan. The first group of Pakistan players has arrived in Melbourne The Gunasekara Lineage in Ceylon Cricket – By Michael Roberts The Rich Heritage of Puppetry in ...
