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Saralanga 2022 – By Wipula Dharmasooriya Source : Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter November 2022 – Queensland Sri Lankans Saralanga, the annual cultural festival of the Sinhala Association of Qld (SAQ) was held last month at St. John’s Anglican College Auditorium on October 1, 2022. Its primary objective is the preservation and promotion of the Sinhala language and Sri Lankan culture within the Sri Lankan community in Queensland. The Saralanga concert is held every year with two objectives, the first is to promote Sri Lankan traditional arts and culture among new generations of Australians having Sri Lankan heritage and share with the Australian multicultural community, and the other is to showcase the creativity of the Sri Lankan community in Queensland. It has continued for 28 years except in 2020 and 2021 when Covid intervened. The Saralanga 2022 cultural festival included wonderful performances by Sri Lankan sons and daughters, their creative skills developed ...

Oct 31, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Saralanga 2022, Sinhala Association of Qld, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan community, Sri Lankan culture

DILHANI ASHOKAMALA EKANAYAKE ICON ACTRESS ACCEPTS ANY ROLE ENTRUSTED RELISHES DANCING ACTS TO ADD GLAMOUR TO HER VIVID ROLES DOMINATED OUR SILVER SCREEN FOR OVER TWO DECADES – by Sunil Thenabadu Dilhani Ashokamala Ekanayake born 4 March 1970 native of Polhengoda where at that time it had been an area with paddy fields ,lakes etc.,had studied at St Clares College Colombo 06 , who had learnt dancing in school when she was nine years old. In addition she had followed dancing at Sarvodaya, Sama dance groups, Khemadasa ballets and at Channa Wijewardena dance academy. Dilhani had left school after her ordinary levels as she had disliked following higher studies though not having had any intentions to be an actress. But she is now a distinguished actress in Sri Lankan cinema ,theatre and television, one of the most popular film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Dilhani with innate talent not having any hereditary affiliations to her parents ...

Oct 28, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged actress in Sri Lanka, actresses, Channa Wijewardena, Channa Wijewardena dance academy, cinema, Dilhani Ashokamala, film actresses in Sinhala cinema, Mega Star, Pubudu Chathuranga, Ranawiru Real Star, Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan cinema, Sri Lankan films, Yasapalitha Nanayakkara

SBS Sinhala Vinivida – Views of Sri Lankans in Australia on Possible changes in Australia’s rising housing and property prices Source : sbs Listen to ideas from the members of Sri Lankan community in Australia talking about the Possible changes in Australia’s rising housing and property prices Panel discussion consists with the following invitees Hasitha Gunaratna – NSW Rupa Wickramaratne – QLD Nuwan Ramawickrama – VIC Chamalka Alwis Samarasinghe – SA ...

Oct 25, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan Community in Australia

The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2022-10-22 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 ...

Oct 25, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, The Brad and Kiara Show - Sydney Tagged Brad and Kiara, radio show, Sri Lankan

SRILANKAN AIRLINES – IS IT A PARADISE? – By Dr. Tilak S. Ferando For the last few years, the SriLankan airline has been making a loss continuously. It is the consensus of everyone that the airline is overstaffed, particularly top-heavy, with millions of rupees to the senior management staff as salaries. Therefore, the only option would be to privatise the airline. During President Chandrika Kumaratunga’s rulership, one of the international airline multinational conglomerates, with its separate travel company, showed an interest in taking over SriLankan airways. Virgin Conglomerate’s Chairman, Mr Richard Branson, had discussions with President Kumaratunga. He had to return to the UK disappointed, only having placed Sri Lankan ginger beer for virgin flights. SriLankan Airlines has gone through a metamorphosis of names in 42 years. Formally, it was known as the flag carrier of Ceylon under ‘Air Ceylon’. In 1979 Air Lanka commenced its operations from Bandaranaike Airport. ...

Oct 24, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Tilak S Fernando Tagged Air Ceylon, Air Lanka Board, Airline, Ceylon, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Flying Peacock, Richard Branson, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, SriLankan airline

GARY ELLIS – THE AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER OF FAME – MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS – by Charles Schokman With reference to my remark in the last SUNDAY CHOICE —“ beautifully sung by our own Gary Ellis” I had a phone call inquiring who is Gary Ellis. I guess there may be others wanting to know too. Well, Gary is an Australian Country Music singer of fame, affectionately known as the “Man in the Hat”. He is married to Preeanie, a Sri Lankan and is more Sri Lankan than an Aussie. He has a heart for Sri Lanka and is much loved by all Sri Lankans in Australia, Sri Lanka and abroad. I have the privilege of having Gary as a friend . I take pleasure to reproduced from the Daily Mirror “Life on line” dated August 01 2017. This article appeared under the caption- “Gary Crause Ellis, a singer with a penchant for Lanka” ...

Oct 12, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australian, Gary Crause Ellis, Gary Ellis, Life on line, Music, Sri Lankan

The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2022-10-8 Source : omny.fm 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 ...

Oct 8, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, The Brad and Kiara Show - Sydney Tagged Brad & Kiara Show, Sri Lankan

KALASURI CHANNA WIJEWARDENA UNDENIABLE EMPEROR OF CHOREOGRAPHY LEADS CHANNA UPULI DANCE TROUPE ACCOMPLISHED TO UNMATCHED TOWERING ALTITUDES FOR OVER FOUR DECADES AT SUMMIT OF CELEBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu Kalasuri Udayprem Wijewardena , awarded a doctorate in Art and Culture from the university of young scientists at the 2nd global business leadership forum 2018 held in India .Channa was born in Rangoon in Myanmar where he had lived only for ten months before the family moved to London for five years as his father was a diplomat attached to the foreign service ,Channa could recollect his younger days living in London ,how the VIP’s were invited to dinner enjoying the delicious curries his mother had prepared. He also remembered his tenure in primary education in the UK at K9 class when he initially learned the steps for ‘chalana’, flexibility ,body movements what one could perform, also what the body could do. Channa had learnt from ...

Oct 5, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Art and Culture, Channa Upuli Dance Aacademy, dancer, KING OF CHOREOGRAPHY, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, Sydney Chandrasekera

ANANDA SAMARAKOON MULTIFACETED ARTISTE ,LITERARY GENIUS,LYRICIST OF NATIONAL ANTHEM,PLAYWRITE,VOCALIST, ACCOMPLISHED PAINTER AT PINNACLE OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source : sundayobserver Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon born on the 13th January 1911,to duo Samuel Samarakoon,the Chief Clerk the British owned Maturata Plantations and Dominga Peries in Watareka Padukka.He was popularly known as Ananda Samarakoon was born as the second of four sons to a Christian family. He became a multifaceted individual, possessing a sturdy backbone was an acclaimed Sri Lankan ,Sinhalese lyrics composer, vocalist, playwright , musician and an artist cum painter. He was educated at primary classes at the Wewala school, has had his secondary education at the CMS Sri Jayawardenapura College now renamed as Christian College. He composed the Sri Lankan ‘National Anthem”, ” Namo Namo Matha”, is considered the father of artistic Sinhalese music and founder of the contemporary Sri Lankan Sinhalese ‘Geeta Sahitya’ ,the Song ...

Sep 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged musician, National anthem of Sri Lanka, Samuel Samarakoon, Sinhalese lyrics composer, Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne, Sri Lankan, vocalist

Guridevi Music Visharada Sunil Santha the sage, model Sri Lankan music, composer, singer, lyricist, forerunner to our new music culture terminating the Indian culture – by Sunil Thenabadu Gurudevi Sunil Santha renowned as “Mihikatha Nelevu Gee Handa”, was born on 14 April 1915 on a Sinhalese New Year’s Day in Dehiyagatha, Pamunuwa, Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka was named by his parents as “Baddaliyanage Don Joseph John”. Both his parents very sadly had died before he was two years old, was raised by his grandmother. He loved the environment,particularly the flora and fauna around his village. When young he had loitered predominantly around Dehiyagatha,Pamunugama and Dadugama areas enjoying, viewing the beauty of the vegetation, flora, fauna and of the Dalugama oya and small lakes around the vicinity . At an early age he came to the limelight when he played ‘King Dutugemunu’ in a village play having had abundance of innate talent for art. ...

Sep 22, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Lionel Edirisinghe, Munidasa Kumaratunga, Olu Pipila, Radio Ceylon, Sri Lankan