Nimal R. Chandrasena Archives

eLanka Newsletter – 22nd October 2023 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter All Blacks storm into final and look set to win fourth William Webb Ellis World Cup – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Vale Felix Perumal: A Leader of Cricketing Men-by Michael Roberts Angelo Matthews and Dushmantha Chameera rushed in as injury replacements as Sri Lanka reassess lack of experience – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) පතිවත වෙනුවෙන් දිවි පිදූ – රූමත් රූප්මතී දේවිය – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. Photos from the Sri Lanka Australian Malay Association – 25th Anniversary Cultural Show and Dinner Dance held on 14 October 2023 at the Don Moore Community Centre, Carlingford, NSW GEORGE SENANAYKE AN UNSELFISH MULTI TALENTED MUSICIAN,MUSIC COMPOSER DIRECTOR, SOUND ENGINEER AT APEX OF FAME FOR DECADES –By Sunil Thenabadu The ...

“The Virtuous Weed” – A new book from a Weed Scientist – By Nimal R. Chandrasena Ph.D. “A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, which is seen through at once if love gives a man eyes” – James Lowell Dr. Nimal Chandrasena, a former Associate Professor of Botany, at the University of Colombo has just published his first book. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal WEEDS – the official journal of the Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society (http://apwss.org.in/). Weeds, as a group of plants, are unloved by some people. However, this dislike is not universal. Weeds are colonizing, pioneering plants, with special botanical and ecological attributes. They are a critical component of Mother Earth’s rich biodiversity. They are also Nature’s Gifts from which humans can learn many lessons. Nimal Chandrasena’s book provides compelling evidence of the virtuous side of weeds and their utilization potential for people’s livelihoods ...