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Schooling the Deaf & Blind in Sri Lanka: A Story of Many Marvels-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Sanchita Wickremasooriya, in Sunday Times, 30 April 2023, where the title is “The Seeing Hands, The Listening Eyes! An account of The School for the Deaf and Blind, Ratmalana”… with highlighting being the imposition by The Editor, Thuppahi Have you ever taken the time to think of how dependent you are on sensory information? You don’t need to look too far. Think of the time you woke up in the middle of the night and thumped your foot against the bedroom table as you tried to make your way to the washroom. Or that time you played ‘pin the tail on the elephant’ or ‘Kana Mutti’ during Avurudhu. Or that time you couldn’t taste your lunch during -bad flu season. Or even that time your ears got blocked because you drove too deep too ...

eLanka Newsletter – 7th May 2023 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Vale Mr Desmond Kelly – Condolences sent to eLanka KELLY, Desmond Anthony Carl (02/07/1936 – 29/04/2023) A Resume of Des Kelly ( as supplied by his son) Desmond Kelly- by Daya Silva (Melbourne) Important Buddhist holiday ” Vesak Poya day ” – By Malsha – eLanka VESAK CELEBRATED AFTER THREE YEARS ISLANDWIDE – By Sunil Thenabadu Our House was blessed and sanctified. – By Dr harold Gunatillake Significance of Wesak – thrice-blessed day – By Arundathie Abeysinghe Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 156 04 05 2023 Rupee appreciates against Gulf currencies – By Sunil Thenabadu Remembering Revd WJT Small, A Saint In Our Times-by Michael Roberts Lucian Nethsingha 1936-2021 Sri Lankan Migrant workers & Students are Lucky! But….? – By Dr Tilak S. Fernando Harry ...