My Experience in the Mother Language Day Competition – By Deneth Pruthuvi Perera Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – June 2023 A few days ago, I participated in a memorable mother tongue language competition. It was a wonderful and transformative experience that allowed me to celebrate my cultural heritage and showcase the beauty of my mother language, Sinhala. The event was organised by the Ethnic Schools Association of Queensland (ESAQ). Many ethnic schools such as Brisbane Sinhala School participated and performed items such as dancing, singing, and speech contest. We acknowledge with thanks the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick, MP and Honourable Jessica Pugh, MP State member for Mt Ommaney representing the Honourable Minister for Education for visiting the Brisbane Sinhala School food stall. It had a fabulous display of art works with school and Sri Lankan identity. The event had many cultural food ...
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A major cultural festival celebrated by Sinhalese and Tamil communities in Sri Lanka – ” Sinhala and Tamil New Year ” – By Malsha – elanka Avurudu, also known as Sinhala and Tamil New Year, is a major cultural festival celebrated by Sinhalese and Tamil communities in Sri Lanka and around the world. The essence of Avurudu is to mark the beginning of a new year and to bring joy, happiness, and prosperity to everyone. The Avurudu festival falls on the 13th or 14th of April each year, marking the end of the harvesting season and the beginning of the new solar year. It is a time for families and friends to come together, to celebrate, to share traditional foods, and to exchange gifts. One of the main rituals of Avurudu is the “punya kalaya,” a period of time where people stop all work and engage in religious activities. During ...
Apr 11, 2023
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PROFESSOR SUNETHRA KANKANAMGE LINGUISTIC ERUDITE SCHOLAR SENIOR LECTURER IN SANSKRIT LITERATURE ,CLASSICAL,THEATRE AND PERFORMING STUDIES,ART OF POETRY,LOVES SONGS AND STANZAS AT SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : youtube Dr Sunethra Kankanamge senior lecturer in the University of Sri Jayewardenapura, had taught initially oriental literature, the art of singing, the art of poetry, classical literature, specialised in theatre and performing studies, but now teaches exclusively Sanskrit literature as the professor in the department of Sinhala and Mass communication. Having expertise and fluency in world’s many languages via experimentation, one who had loved abundantly the song and stanza. In the recent past era of Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions she had undergone immense hardships in teaching online owing to the current catastrophe which denied her to teach all students as the power is interrupted not at once but alternatively according the stipulated schedules. Sunethra had lamented that this crisis ...
