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The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023-5-20 Source : omny A lifestyle radio show that connects with your community and focuses on topics that you can relate to, a little bit of this and a little bit of that with a real Sri Lankan touch – Anything and everything goes on The Brad & Kiara Show – Tune in Saturday Mornings 7-8 right here on Triple H 100.1 FM Time to tune in Today on The Brad & Kiara Show we promote : National Road Safety Week, National Volunteers Week , Hills Relay for Life happening today where we talk to @Bev Jordan , We also talk to @ Kosala & Wanya with todays best music So log in now to listen to your fav Saturday morning show7-9am on Triple H www.triplehfm.com.au ...

May 20, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, The Brad and Kiara Show - Sydney Tagged radio show, Sri Lankan, The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast - 2023-5-20

The Brad & Kiara Show From Sydney Australia Promo Clip SUNFEST 2023 Sinhalese Cultural Forum of NSW Source : omny A lifestyle radio show that connects with your community and focuses on topics that you can relate to, a little bit of this and a little bit of that with a real Sri Lankan touch – Anything and everything goes on The Brad & Kiara Show – Tune in Saturday Mornings 7-8 right here on Triple H 100.1 FM ...

Mar 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, The Brad and Kiara Show - Sydney Tagged lifestyle radio show, Sri Lankan

Gihan Fernando -One actor, many roles – by Sunil Thenabadu Gihan Adrian Camil Fernando the award winning acclaimed actor, playwright, comedian, and singer is acknowledged by those who are passionate about the theatre as a superlative and noble actor for his flamboyance. He portrays his characters so precisely and energetically gripping and embracing all audiences and leaves them spellbound. Hailing from Wattala Gihan was educated at De Mazenod College, Kandana, where he had excelled in studies and shone as a soccer player. After leaving school he had been employed for a few years during which period he had studied about theatre under numerous foreign theatre directors through the British Council and other related places. Initially Gihan had got the opportunity to portray roles under a number of directors including the late Somalatha Subasinghe, K. B. Herath, Rajitha Dissanayake, Ravindra Ariyaratne and Dharmapriya Dias. The Silver jubilee of his acting career ...

Feb 26, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged actor, best actors, Dharmasiri Dias, Gihan Adrian Camil Fernando, Kuamra Thirimadura, Lionel Wendt Theatre Colombo, popular stage dramas, Ravindra Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan, Wattala Giha with Maharagama Kumara

The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023-1-21 Source : omny A lifestyle radio show that connects with your community and focuses on topics that you can relate to, a little bit of this and a little bit of that with a real Sri Lankan touch – Anything and everything goes on The Brad & Kiara Show – Tune in Saturday Mornings 7-8 right here on Triple H 100.1 FM ...

Jan 21, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, The Brad and Kiara Show - Sydney Tagged radio show, Sri Lankan, The Brad and Kiara

WEEDY BY NAME ONLY, NOT WEEDY BY NATURE – By Nimal R. Chandrasena “The Virtuous Weed” – A new book from a Sri Lankan Weed Scientist “A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, which is seen through at once if love gives a man eyes” – James Lowell Dr. Nimal Rohan Chandrasena, a former Associate Professor of Botany, at the University of Colombo, has just published his first book on weeds. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal WEEDS – the official journal of the Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society (http://apwss.org.in/). Weeds, as a group of plants, are unloved by some people. However, this dislike is not universal. Weeds are colonizing, pioneering plants, with special botanical and ecological attributes that allow them to succeed in disturbed habitats. They are a critical component of Mother Earth’s rich biodiversity. As frugal, thrifty and simple beings, which never ask for too ...

Jan 7, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dr. Nimal Rohan Chandrasena, Sri Lankan, University of Colombo, Virtuous Weed

The Power of Privilege: Illegitimate Progeny in the Plantations of Ceylon and Beyond – By Michael Roberts An EMAIL MEMO from RICHARD HERMON to His Good Friend ERROL FERNANDO, Circa 9 December 2022*++* Dear Errol, As a Eurasian myself on both sides, since both my Grandfathers were Brits and both my Grandmothers were Sinhalese: one Kandyan from Welimada, and one Low-Country from Baddegama to whom both my grandfathers were married. I also take exception to some “Burghers” looking down upon us with disdain. specially very dark skinned “Burghers” who claim to be of “pure “Dutch extraction when queried as to the reason for their dark skin colour, The explanation is invariably that they have spent a long time in the tropics and have been under the sun!!!.. What a load of codswallop!!!! Now however the Burghers consider Eurasians to also be Burghers!! Actually, many Burghers could more accurately be termed ...

Jan 3, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Baddegama, Ceylon, Power of Privilege, RICHARD HERMON, Sri Lankan

BUDDHI VITHANARACHCHI A TRUE ICON IN MASS MEDIA, ELECTRONIC ,RADIO,TELVISION ,DARING BROADCASTER IN HIS OWN INIMITABLE ELEGANCE HAD REMEDIED MANY FLAWS TO EMERGE TRIUMPHANTLY – By Sunil Thenabadu To many, details of Buddhdasa Vithanarachchi in his influence to theatre ,mini screen and cinema are well known but details of his ancestral Kegalla village ,his education, his contribution to the mass media are very much less known. In an interview he had with the presenter of Lines and Beyond channel Janaka Kumbukage , Buddhadasa had disclosed many facts which had not been recognized by many. Some of the excerpts are appended below. Though not a member of any political party having used his franchise at all elections for fifty five years since he was eighteen years old has had all times poise to select to vote by reading the election manifestos of all parties carefully before casting his vote. However ...

Dec 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Buddhdasa Vithanarachchi, Janaka Kumbukage, Sinhala films, sinhala teledramas, Sri Lankan

Prashanth Sellathurai, the pride of Sri Lanka for Australia – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE The insatiable hunger for success cannot be suppressed in some minds, and one of those with this rare quality is Prashanth Sellathurai, despite his outstanding academic success. Not satisfied with his credentials as a practising doctor, the 36-year-old has pushed himself to boundaries far exceeding a healthy regimen among mere humans to establish himself as one of the best Australian gymnasts earning him an induction to Hall of Fame appreciation among sportsmen in New South Wales. From a Sri Lankan perspective it is an honour to have a dedicated participant that has brought honour and success at the highest level in a sport that has only produced two world class performers for Australia. Prashanth’s parents are medical professionals and he is the seed that did not fall far from.the tree. But he superseded it with ...

Dec 24, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged Australian gymnasts, Commonwealth Games, Prashanth Sellathurai, sportsmen, Sri Lankan, Sydney Olympic Park, World Championship medals

The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2022-12-24 Source : omny A lifestyle radio show that connects with your community and focuses on topics that you can relate to, a little bit of this and a little bit of that with a real Sri Lankan touch – Anything and everything goes on The Brad & Kiara Show – Tune in Saturday Mornings 7-8 right here on Triple H 100.1 FM ...

Dec 24, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, The Brad and Kiara Show - Sydney Tagged radio show, Sri Lankan, The Brad and Kiara Show

Kala Keerthi Jayantha Chandrasiri literate celebrated , director, stage plays, teledrama, films in a vibrant cruise for four decades – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : artscouncil Kala Keerthi Jayantha Chandrasiri born in year 1959, is a Sri Lankan journalist, screenplay writer, television director, film maker , television presenter in Sri Lankan cinema Jayantha’s film Agnidahaya won seven golden awards and four silver awards at the Signis International Film Festival 2003. His two teledramas Dandubasnamanaya and Akala Sandhya are rated as two of seven Iconic Teledramas In the archives of Sri Lanka’s Television narration.Jayantha had excelled as a presenter of radio and television on numerous occasions. Lately his presentation of the popular TV Derana program Leya Saha Laya musical program for over two hours involving father/mother/son/daughter from the inception to end was commendable very well presented. Jayantha had been born in his mother’s ancestral city in Bandarawela, owing to father’s occupation ...

Dec 11, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Jayantha Chandrasiri, Kamal Addararachchi, Maharaja Gemunu film, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan cinema, Tissa Abeysekera, TV Derana