Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 171 17 08 2023 Today – watch us close as we bring you the A to Z of conflict, a blue whale champion reveals some interesting facts about the largest animal on earth, vegan horse riding, dog surfing championships, falling off the IMF rails, take a walk around Bevis Bawa’s Brief Garden & so much more. Have a super weekend ahead. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 168 27 03 2023 Happy Thursday and Happy World Conservation Week! We’re on a date with a 200-year-old Nuga Tree to celebrate World Conservation Day –  also, the latest in oncology, the fallout of medical migration, an amazing designer whose hearing impairment is an asset, Barbiemania, resurging animal species, a pitch perfect male soprano, the stats on Asia’s regional growth and much more.  ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 167 20 07 23 It’s proving to be a packed programme! Welcome to Kaleidoscope today. The dog days may have just begun! Also it’s about Riverston while we dive into Sri Lanka’s standing with the IMF & the world of imported fish, give a child a meal, check out the world’s best buildings, repurpose old things, take a flying race, become a transformer, take a leaf from France & check the market sketch. Have the best weekend ahead Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 165 6 07 23 Hello – Happy Thursday. Why were the banks excluded from Sri Lanka’s Domestic Debt Restructuring Plan? Let’s find out this week, while we visit Suwa Arana – a Place for Healing, chat to the no-holds barred Sara Kabir on why the country’s peace building is yet rhetoric, find out about the Buddhi Batiks journey, give you a market sketch on stocks, oil and gold plus a robot who conducts an orchestra, divine marriages between a mayor & a croc, applaud woman cricketer Chamarie Atapattu on an amazing feat & show off our microscopic handbag while floating in Talpe’s rock pools! That’s Kaleidoscope this week.  Have a great relaxing weekend. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 164 29 06 23 Hajj Mubarak – a blessed pilgrimage to our fellow citizens of the world! We’re taking a look at nature’s strangest wonders today, catching up with a Gratiaen Award winner, forging new relationships in the sky and reveling in the whimsy of a Kandyan-kingdom based pack of playing cards. We also have braised croc ramen washed down with Ceylon Tea Wine, visit a 1000 year old abbey, add some economic news and a market sketch.  Lots more where all this came from on the show today. Enjoy your weekend Savithri ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 25th June 2023 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter The Institue of Engineers Sri Lanka (NSW Chapter) – IESL 2023 Dance Photos – by RoyGrafix Golden Wedding of Nirmala & Mevan Pieris, celebrated at Galle Face Hotel on 16th June 2023. Photos of Anton Swan’s Farewell Hosted by Her Excellency Ms. Chitrangani Wagiswara, High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Canberra Good News From Jayam – By Jayam Rutnam Mechanism of blood pressure control in your body and how drugs called ACE inhibitors are used to counteract high blood pressure. – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – The Essence of Prayer – by :Charles Schokman Edgbaston. What A Match! Errol’s Armchair Pleasures-by Michael Roberts කේ.ජයතිලක අද්විතීය සාහිත්‍යධරයාගේ 97 වන ජන්ම දිනය. – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 163 22 06 ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 163 22 06 23 Happy Thursday! It’s Pride Month & we take a look at Colombo Pride,  talk about Sri Lanka as a start-up, chat with a Data Scientist about ‘The Wretched and the Damned’, check out horse diapers, the world’s youngest software engineer, the economy, markets and lots more.  Click the link to enjoy our programme today:    Have a great weekend. Savithri ...

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Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 162 15 06 2023 As the vibrance of June sets in, join us on a sustainable gastronomical journey on the show today – gaze at the awe-inspiring movement of Ganeshism, indulge in the dreams of a space educator, discuss the state of the country’s forex assets, check out stock, oil & gold markets, visit “Slowjamastan” and killer whales on a rampage, and much more. Have a super weekend Savithri ...

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