eLanka Newsletter – 5th March 2025 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Mayanz Valentines High Tea at Shangri La Sydney 15th Feb 2025 LEGENDARY DOUGLAS DIAS JAYASINGHE (DD) REMINISCED PRIOR TO THE 119th ANNUAL BIG MATCH BETWEEN RICHMOND AND MAHINDA COLLEGES “ LOVERS QUARREL” – Sunil Thenabadu All good things must come to an end THE EXCEPTIONAL 1965 STC CRICKET SEASON – By Ravi RUDRA Let’s have a blast today—let’s go bananas! – By Dr Harold Gunatillake සුවිසල් සමාජ මෙහෙවරක නියැළි -පැල්පොල විපස්සි නාහිමි – ජන්ම සංවත්සරය සැමරේ. – ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් සුවිසල් සමාජ මෙහෙවරක නියැළි -පැල්පොල විපස්සි නාහිමි – ජන්ම සංවත්සරය සැමරේ. – ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් SHALIKA ISHAN MULTIFACETED MUSICIAN HAVING REVOLUTIONARISED MUSIC HAS BEEN AWARDED FOR THE FEAT OF BACKING FOR THE MOST NUMBER OF VOCALITS AT PINNACLE OF FAME NOW UNDER THE NEW ...
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Quotable Quotes – By Oscar Fernando The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God. Louis Pasteur Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
Quotable Quotes – By Oscar Fernando Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Helen Keller Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
The Law of Nature: Consequences of Irresponsibility – Insights from Pat Robertson I mean, if a person acts irresponsibly in his own life, he will pay the consequences. And it’s not so much divine retribution as it’s built into the law of nature. Pat Robertson Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
New Year Wish From Oscar Fernando “A new year is a chance to start fresh, a chance to let go of the past and embrace the future.” “Wishing you peace, love, and laughter in the New Year.” “This year, may you be stronger, wiser, and surrounded by the people you love. Happy New Year!” Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
eLanka Newsletter – 22nd September 2024 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter A hard road ahead…… Irrespective of who is driving the bus! – By Aubrey Joachim Watch Highlights – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka – 1st Test – September 2024 Health & Views – SEPTEMBER 2nd issue 2024 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – ON GOING TO CHURCH – By Charles Schokman The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2024-9-21 Isle with The Good Bad and Ugly – By Oscar Fernando LMD’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY COFFEE-TABLE BOOK Boeing CEO Mr. Kelly Ortberg – By Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 228 18 09 2024 Australian Women’s Cricket Team ready for a monumental summer SCATS (Night with Sydney Talents) Ramboda: Where Scenic Beauty Unfolds Ramboda is a gateway to Nuwara Eliya – By Dr ...
eLanka Newsletter – 8th September 2024 – 3rd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Photos from the Dance with GYPSIES live in concert held on 6 September, 2024 (Sydney) – Photos thanks to Brad Stevens (Brad & Kiara Show – Sydney) in search of Nihal Fernando A documentary film by Martin Pieris Photos of the Bradby Shield Family Night 2024 held on 24 August 2024 – Photos Thanks to Roy Grafix HSC High Achievers Awards 2024 presented by Sri Lanka Association of NSW. England nonchalantly cruise past Sri Lanka to take series. Dead rubber crucial to Sri Lanka’s future aspirations. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Health & Views September 1st issue 2024 – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE (Father’s Day) – By Charles Schokman Chairman of Blue Ocean Group of Companies, Mr. S. ...
An Ethnic Ponder by Oscar Fernando There was a time when the power of love was taught to be mightier than the power of the gun-but with the industrial revolution in Europe-good by itself-and then the discovery of gun powder-followed by the Renaissance and Free Thinking-people were made to believe-that the power of the gun was mightier than love. What must and should be done today? To bring bask that Medieval Love and in one voice say- Father Forgive them-for they did not know-what they did. Any thing less will continue the present world chaos. ...
Solidarity in Action – by Oscar E V Fernando In its simplest form solidarity is mutual support and unity of interests, aims and actions among members of a group-taking it up from the dictionary definition. With present day technologies, this ‘group’ definition has taken a global dimension-as we have to be in touch with people impersonally for business and commerce etcetera. Solidarity also connotes that we must become aware of the growing cult of individualism-fast enveloping societies, with only a search within, for right or wrong, which is subjective, as opposed to objective realities of truth and moral behavior. It also means that collective decisions must be given priority over individual whims and fancies to accomplish results. Curricula in education must be emphatic that we cannot live and exist independently of others as we are interdependent beings: we must look at interdependence as something good-positive-rational and cherish able. This is ...
This Eerie silence – By Oscar E V Fernando Will this sound of silence go on and on? Till that terrible drumming within ceases A drumming that is consistently reeling around Till man in his restlessness pulls out its blocking fingers. Thus filling in that frenzied drumming with sweat sound of silence Which is the spirit with which He filled the void in existence before creation. Man was ceaselessly searching for this Silence For Man is restless until he rests in adoration. The search we know was maddening In the wrong direction and it was so saddening With misplaced greed for wealth position and glory All of which was readily there if he searched for His Glory. Seek ye first the Kingdom of God He said For then you will find what you searched with uneasy haste That drumming will cease and you will find rest ...
