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Elephant Pass: A Strategic Gateway in Sri Lanka-by Kalani-eLanka Elephant Pass, known in Tamil as “Anai Iravu,” is a strategically crucial narrow strip of land located in northern Sri Lanka. This geographical feature links the Jaffna Peninsula with the mainland, serving as a critical gateway for both logistical and military movements. Elephant Pass has historically held significant strategic importance due to its unique position and has been a focal point in Sri Lanka’s civil conflict. Elephant Pass connects the Jaffna Peninsula to the mainland, making it a key transit point for anyone traveling to or from the peninsula. The area encompasses a causeway and a series of lagoons, with the narrowest point being about 600 meters wide. This natural bottleneck has made it a vital point for controlling access to Jaffna, which is the capital of the Northern Province and a major cultural and economic center for the Tamil population ...

Jul 20, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Kalani Prabodha Tagged Anai Iravu, Battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass, Natural Habitat, Northern Province, Sri Lankan civil war

Mayor, Biden share a moment President speaks with Arulampalam family from White House By Stephen Underwood Hartford Courant image source:linkedin Before Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam headed to the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the White House last month, he dusted off a beloved wool coat that had belonged to his grandfather to bring a piece of his family with him. The coat sparked an emotional exchange with the president of the United States. “My grandfather bought the coat when we left Sri Lanka and moved to England. When he passed away, my grandmother gave it to me,” Arulampalam said Wednesday. “I was thinking about that when I was in the Blue Room of the White House and started to be overcome with emotions.” Arulampalam’s family fled Sri Lanka in 1983 at the start of the Sri Lankan Civil War and moved to England before settling in Zimbabwe. Arulampalam relocated with ...

Mar 12, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged American Dream, Annual Mayor Invitation, Arunan Arulampalam, Blue Room, Connecticut's Capital City, Emory University, Emotional Exchange, Family Coat, Family Heritage, Federal Resources, Hartford Mayor, New Mayors, President Biden, Presidential Meeting, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Refugee Story, Sri Lankan civil war, U.S. Conference of Mayors, White House

THE JUNGLE AND THE SEA AT BELVOIR ST THEATRE View the rehersal photos in the video below Please view additional photos of Rehearsal photos on eLanka FB S.Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack, the award-winning creative powerhouses behind Counting and Cracking, return with The Jungle and the Sea, showing from 12 November 2022 to 18 December 2022 at the Belvoir Street Theatre. The Jungle and the Sea takes the classical stories of the Mahabharatha and Antigone, and builds a new epic bringing to the forefront decades of untold histories of the Sri Lankan civil war. Themes that all Sri Lankans have a connection to – surviving loss, rebuilding lives and discovering what a reimagined future can bring. The Jungle and the Sea is a companion piece to Belvoir’s critically acclaimed Counting and Cracking, following the production’s successful tour to Edinburgh and Birmingham in August 2022. It is rare to see a nuanced ...

Nov 4, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged "SRI-LANKANS", Counting and Cracking, Eamon Flack, Edinburgh and Birmingham August 2022, S. Shakthidharan, Sri Lankan civil war, The Jungle and the Sea