Professor Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya Archives

The importance of English-by Professor Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya Source:Island In the recent past, there has been a lot of correspondence, in the print media, regarding the medium of instruction in schools. Some scholars have advocated the introduction of English, very early during the formative years of children; the advantages of which would be better prospects for employment, both locally and abroad. Others have stressed the importance of preserving the mother tongue mainly for cultural reasons. I agree with both points of view. I think we should learn a lesson from our neighbour, India. With a population of 1.36 billion people (2019). Having 19,500 different dialects, 121 of which are spoken as the mother tongue and 121 languages being spoken, their national policy, since they gained independence in 1947, has been for every child to know three languages; mother tongue (Tamil, Urdu, Bengali,Telugu, etc.), national language (Hindi) and an international language ...

“CANCER CAUTION” – By Des Kelly This was indeed an astounding message coming to us from a Professor of Medicine, which I felt compelled to pass on to every reader of eLanka, hoping that they, in turn, would pass the message on to family and friends. This writer suffered and beat the big C twice, without going through the Chemotherapy, Radiation-therapy etc,, etc., and am glad of it, because I hear, from friends who have had this dreaded disease in one form or another, that often, the treatment is far worse than the cure. Anyway, let this Professor tell us all about it. My best regards to him. We should have more people of his calibre cautioning us the money-making rackets out there. Desmond Kelly, (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka. Shocking Cancer information- from a Medical Doctor From: Professor Sanath P. Lamabadusuriya If I am ever ...