Sri Lanka Independence Day Celebrations in Sydney Australia on 04th February 2024 The 76th Independence Day of Sri Lanka was celebrated by the Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc (SLA) and the Sinhalese Cultural Forum (SCF) with the active participation of Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim, Malay, and Burgher communities on 4th February 2024 at the Roselea Community Centre, Sydney. In the absence of the Sri Lanka Consulate in Sydney, which was closed in 2022, the SLA and SCF took upon the task of celebrating Sri Lanka’s National Day in an elegant and grand event graced by a large gathering of Sri Lankans from all ethnicities and well-wishers and dignitaries from the wider Australian community. A highlight of the event was the blessings from the invited religious dignitaries from the four major religions Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam practised in Sri Lanka for a prosperous and united Sri Lanka. The Independence Day ...
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Lankan Stage Fest 2022 – by Sinhalese Cultural Forum of NSW – Photos thanks to RoyGrafix Please click here to view more photos on eLanka Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5829328403766510&type=3 ...
A Tribute to late Mr Sunil de Silva – by Kithsiri Senadeera Sunil de Silva is one of the most versatile and affable persons I have met. He was a leading lawyer, stage actor, film actor, writer, public speaker, lecturer, mentor, carpenter, cook, and the list goes on. I sometimes wonder how a person possesses such versatility. I met Sunil for the first time at an AGM of Sri Lanka Association of NSW (SLA), in 1993. We became friends quickly for we had a common thread on history, sociology, political science, community services, etc. We all know Sunil is an authority on Constitutional Law, Criminal and Civil Law, including Jurisprudence. As a young lawyer, he received guidance and advice from his close relation, the late Lalith Athulathmudali, an illustrious product of Harvard (HLS) and Oxford. He said that for his first degree (B.A. London), he offered Pail, Sanskrit and ...
