“PARADISE REGAINED” – by Des Kelly   Enough is enough. Everybody realized, not too long ago, that Sri Lanka was indeed a Paradise well suited to her people in general. Then SOMETHING happened !, and it wouldn’t take Albert Einstein to figure out what it was. The situation began to deteriorate from various angles, coming down to what could be called “Paradise Lost”. Now, one of their BEST Entertainers, my good friend Rukshan Perera sincerely wants to bring back this Paradise ...

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“PARADISE REGAINED” – by Des Kelly Enough is enough. Everybody realized, not too long ago, that Sri Lanka was indeed a Paradise well suited to her people in general. Then SOMETHING happened !, and it wouldn’t take Albert Einstein to figure out what it was. The situation began to deteriorate from various angles, coming down to what could be called “Paradise Lost”. Now, one of their BEST Entertainers, my good friend Rukshan Perera sincerely wants to bring back this Paradise and because I was also born in “My Lovely Island Home”, I would love to join Rukshan BRING BACK PARADISE, just to see “PARADISE REGAINED”. Here’s hoping we can do this together, Ruki, Both of us still love out Motherland, and this will never change.   Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...

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“Bring Back Paradise” by Rukshan Perera   A song to support the struggle and to BRING BACK PARADISE. Sri Lanka is facing an economic and a political crisis that the country has not seen in the past. Life has become a daily struggle for most Sri Lankans as the price of many basic food items have skyrocketed due to limited supply and many families are struggling to feed their children. Power outages up to 13 hours a day, and long lines to purchase petrol, diesel and gas have made it worse, and there’s absolutely no end in sight. Several political leaders have contributed to this problem, and today’s young adults are demanding a complete change and a new breed of politicians to run the country. Let us all work together to BRING BACK PARADISE. ...

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             “NURSERY RHAPSODY” – BY Des Kelly   A very special “treat”, in store, for many thousands of eLanka members around the World, will quite definitely be this “re-treat” into their childhood days when Nursery Rhymes were common, both at home, and in school.           I have had the pleasure of knowing some of the top Show-biz Personalities, both men and women, of my lovely Island home, as I always call her, and believe me folks, Rukshan Perera, ever since I heard him for the first time, has climbed to the top rungs of this musical ladder, not only because of his showmanship and expertise in what he does, but also because of his genuine humility in everything he attempts to do, on-stage. To me, all he seems to want to do, is to ENTERTAIN his audiences, and he does this ...

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  Rise Up Sri Lanka – by Rukshan Perera “Rise Up Sri Lanka”, a song dedicated to those who said good bye to us on Easter Sunday 21st April 2019, those who survived the brutal attacks, and to their families. In their name, let us all (Sri Lankan communities, races and religions) together rise up in love, unity, respect and harmony and rebuild our beautiful country, Sri Lanka. Composed and sung by Rukshan Perera, Backup Vocals Sohan Weerasinghe and Choro Calibre. Music by Rukshan.   Rise Up Sri Lanka Innocent lives, on early morn, faced their final call, A nation grieves, with blood and tears, pasted on the walls, Is this a dream or reality, With heavy hearts, let us sing out loud, Rise up rise up my Sri Lanka, We shall overcome we are one, Rise up rise up my Sri Lanka, Unite the land, and stand together as ...

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