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A Tribute to late Mr. Sunil de Silva – by Dr Palitha Ganewatta, Sydney Late Mr. Sunil de Silva was a versatile personality, who was behind almost every community achievement in NSW since his arrival in Sydney with Senani as permanent residents of Australia. I was fortunate to have creative association with him on numerous occasions. In the late nineties when I invited him to act a father’s role in a short drama, I produced for a Sri Lankan community function, he gladly accepted it and acted in such a manner that the whole audience was held spellbound and enjoyed the humour he demonstrated with his unforgettable acting. It was unexpected for me when he rang in 2002 while he was resting at home after a heart operation. His request was to translate my first collection of Sinhala short stories into English. I was more than happy and gladly granted ...