eLanka Newsletter – 20th February 2022 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter FAMOUS LAST WORDS – By Des Kelly A story to tell by SOMASUNDARAM SKANDAKUMAR AIDAN MURPHY – by Des Kelly CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF Sri Lanka-Australia Relations They came, they saw and realized the mountain was too high to conquer – by Trevine Rodrigo RIP – BENITO DE SILVA (1935-2022) – CO-FOUNDER, JPAA CANADA – by Upali Obeyesekere Rajive Sebastian with Vivo on 19 March 2022 (Sydney event) Active Super – Join a leader in Responsible Investment PIYUMI PATHIRAJA A PHENOMINAL QUALIFIED MUSICIAN POSSESSING ABUNDANT OF VOCAL TALENT AT THE APEX OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Mokata Matters by Capt Elmo Jayawardena “THE AGE OF INNOCENCE & THENCE-FORTH” – by Noor Rahim Brillant etymology – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka – India ...

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Helmut Lotti My Tribute To The King Live Concert – by Patrick Ranasinghe   Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers; 22 October 1969), is a Belgian tenor and singer-songwriter. Lotti performs in several styles and languages. Once an Elvis impersonator, he has sung African and Latino and Jewish music hit records, and he crossed over into classical music in the 1990s. The son of Luc and Rita (née Lagrou), Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers was born in Ghent, Belgium, and began his singing career with a visual and singing style in an obvious imitation of Elvis Presley, and was described as “De Nieuwe Elvis” (in Dutch) or “The New Elvis”. His first two albums were Vlaamse Nachten (“Flemish Nights”, 1990) and Alles Wat Ik Voel (“All That I Feel”, 1992). After a few more albums, he changed direction in 1995 with the first of what became a long ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 15th September 2021 – 5th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “KOTHAMULLI” – By Des Kelly A Pleasure To Serve My Country Walter May – by Ernest Macintyre K see – by Krishantha Cooray – Silver linings in the dark clouds of Covid 19 Watch Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka vs South Africa T20 Series – September 2021 MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka’s mystery spinner for T20 Cup Till The Mountains Disappear Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 70 10 09 2021 Health & Views September 2nd issue 2021 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Bambaragala Raja Maha Viharaya – cave temple with serene vistas By Arundathie Abeysinghe The next generation of computing: DNA Computing By Aditya Abeysinghe The Sri Lankan National Anthem (Short version) sung by The Fricilia Mixed Choir & The ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 12th September 2021 – 4th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “LEGS ELEVEN” – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka Day 2021 – Cultural show organised by the Sri Lanka Foundation (US) K see – by Krishantha Cooray – Silver linings in the dark clouds of Covid 19 Watch Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka vs South Africa T20 Series – September 2021 Vale Marlon Fernando …. You will be missed Kerrigan La-Brooy – Nominated in the Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards in 6 Categories eLanka Cartoons by Max Gerreyn Sunil Perera – Perhaps his last video? Can you BELIEVE this is Sri Lanka? ‘Pretty Woman’ Cast Reunites 25 Years Later | TODAY As a Sri Lankan New Zealander, I know my adopted country can find compassion amid terror-by Himali McInnes Sri Lanka’s Wire Communication ...

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Hotel California The Eagles Experience – by Patrick Ranasinghe It’s time to check-in to Hotel California The Eagles Experience – the captivating live concert and stage show saluting the extraordinary talent and timeless catalogue of The Eagles. With a stage full of show-stopping voices and musicians, relive the beautiful country harmonies, the rockin’ guitar solos and the masterful song writing in all its glory, performed live on stage.  Hotel California The Eagles Experience  at Cairns Performing Arts Centre. 7 09 2021 Patrick Ranasinghe ...

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Live From Emmet’s Place Vol. 67 – Samara Joy – by Patrick Ranasinghe An up and coming young jazz singer Samara Joy will be among the jazz in the future likes the greats Ella Fitzgerald & Sarah Vaughan Samara sounded great she’s clearly more relaxed and it really comes out in some very smooth, rich and controlled vocals. Samara Joy is an American singer. Joy won the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2019, and, aged just 21, she is already a fixture of New York’s jazz clubs. Please enjoy The Cool  Jazz Sessions Emmet Cohen – Piano Samara Joy – Vocals Russell Hall – Bass Kyle Poole – Drums Samara Joy, featuring the Pasquale Grasso Trio, Recorded July 25, 2021 Live From Emmet’s Place Vol. 46 – Samara Joy           by Patrick Ranasinghe ...

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Something for everybody to watch during this lockdown – by Patrick Ranasinghe The Fabulous Echoes Live Malcolm De Kauwe It’s About Time Malcolm De Kauwe A Tribute to Bill Forbes ...

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A Musical Extravaganza Anglo Indian & Sri Lankan in Australia – by Patrick Ranasinghe A Musical Extravaganza Portraying Performances by Anglo Indian Migrants & Sri Lankan in Australia who joined the team for an exhibition and a glimpse of them any talents brought to Australia from these two countries. Please enjoy the video on you’re Smart TV, Big TV go to Youtube Patrick Rnasinghe click on my photo go through the videos. So put on your dancing shoes, grab your dancing partner turn the volume up, and start the Dance party. Dallas Achilles – Sri Lanka (Colombo) – Trumpet & Fleugel Horn Joey D’Rozaario – India ( Madurai) – Guitar & Vocals Terry Misra    – India (Asansol) – Guitar & Vocals Bob Sheppard – (Madras) – Alto  & Tenor Sax Tommy Smith – India (Madras) – Electric Guitar Graham Smith – Born in Australia  – Guitar   Sean Smith   –  Born in ...

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Could This Be The Legendary “Magic Bridge” Connecting India And Sri Lanka? – by Patrick Ranasinghe Location   The bridge starts as a chain of shoals from the Dhanushkodi tip of India’s Pamban Island. It ends at Sri Lanka’s Mannar Island. Pamban Island is accessed from the Indian mainland by the 2-km-long Pamban Bridge. Mannar Island is connected to mainland Sri Lanka by a causeway. Geological evolution  Considerable diversity of opinion and confusion exists about the nature and origin of this structure. In the 19th century, two significant theories were prominent in explaining the structure. One considered it to be formed by the process of accretion and rising of the land. At the same time the other surmised that it was established by the breaking away of Sri Lanka from the Indian mainland. The friable calcareous ridges later broke into large rectangular blocks, which perhaps gave rise to the belief that the ...

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