PROFESSOR SUNETHRA KANKANAMGE LINGUISTIC ERUDITE SEMANTIC SCHOLAR PROFESSOR IN SANSKRIT LITERATURE – by Sunil Thenabadu Dr Sunethra Kankanamge professor in the University of Sri Jayewardenapura, had taught initially oriental literature, the art of singing,  poetry, classical literature, specialised in theatre and performing studies, but now teaches solely Sanskrit literature as the professor in the department of Sinhala and Mass communication. She possess expertise and fluency in world’s many languages via experimentation, one who had loved abundantly the song and stanza. During the recent Covid-19 catastrophe . Sunethra had lamented that during calamity issue had barred in teaching online when hers and students’ vitality points are at high ebb in the mornings and afternoons but owing to the power crisis her online classes were interrupted ending as an ill-fated dilemma. This she attributed as all tend to become lethargic and lacklustre towards the afternoons.   Sunethra is one incomparable persons who could ...

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NADEEKA GUNASEKERA PHENOMINAL AUTOGRAPHED, ONLY FEMALE GRADUATE ACTRESS HAVING PORTRAYED CINEMATIC ROLES INITIALLY WHILE STILL AN ADVANCED LEVEL STUDENT, CLIMBED TO THE SUMMIT OF CELEBRITY – By Sunil Thenabadu The decades of the seventies and eighties the Sinhala films were in the said ‘Swarname Ugaya”. In the end of 1970 decade Sandya Darshani Gunasekera had entered the cinema changing her name to be more appropriate to an actress to Nadeeka Gunasekera This had been to camouflage her correct name as she was in the advanced level class with just three months to the university entrance examination. The history teacher Ms Ranatunga had warned her as the Principal Ms Fernando was very strict. for her participation in films as studies had to be given precedence. Nadeeka had told her mother she wants to enter the University to do a degree and will not continue has acting vocation as she was a ...

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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 ...

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Niranjala Sarojini phenomenal vocalist, radio artiste, television host in an effervescent voyage of five decades in stardom – By Sunil Thenabadu Niranjala Sarojini Abeywardena nee Peiris hails from a rare celebrated musical family in Sri Lanka as the fourth daughter among six siblings in all to catholic parents living in Nugegoda. Sisters been elders Malkanthi, Nirmala,younger Sakuntala while she had an elder brother Kumar and younger the famous Manoj.Father Harrison Peiris a veteran journalist famous writer and poet was the Chief Editor of catholic ‘Messenger’ for three and a half decades. Mother had been strict on the siblings’ while father had been tolerable it was revealed. Both were in the habit of saying prayers every evening with the siblings, thereafter all had to sing ‘hyms’ with father playing the Button Accordion and mother playing her Japanese   Mandolin ,both very well conversant in playing music instruments. The family used to sing ...

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UDARI A PHENOMINAL MODEL,ACTRESS ,SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER POSSESSING HOT LOOKS AT SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu   Udari Chamika Warnakulasuriya  is a Sri Lankan actress an Instagram model, a famous fashion ,beauty , life style model, and a social media influencer. She is famous for her hot looks and cute smile. Also famous on many social media platforms who loves acting, dancing, travelling, blogging, modelling etc.Udari is extremely passionate about modelling. She had collaborated with multiple and renowned brands like Amazon,Myntra,snapdeal and many more having more than 400k followers. As a model Udari had excelled been fit, healthy and energetic while been reliable, organized and punctual to be patient to stay around for a length of time with the ability to travel around to different locations. Udari has been successful as an actress possess adequate charisma in been delightful. appealing and enchanting to the audiences. Of course  above all carry confidence, ...

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Legendary Double Doctorate Literary Lion Professor Sunil Ariyaratne  By Sunil Thenabadu Scholarly senior double doctorate Professor Sunil Ariyaratne, was a visual sensation of the Department of Sinhala and Mass communication, rendered and fulfilled inestimable artistic sustenance to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura during his long tenure.  Senior Professor lived his life and continues being, a researcher, poet, lyricist, and a film director. He became a favourite of all of us because he shared his amazing aptitude not only with his students but with the rest of the world with his astonishing skill as a poet, lyricist, researcher, script writer and film director.  The artistic personality, Vidyodaya Vibhushana Sahithya Kala Shiromani Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara was born on 28 July 1949 popularly known as Sunil Ariyaratne,   had schooling at St. John’s, Nugegoda. In school he excelled in publishing assortment of diminutive stories, Ähinsakayo” at the tender age of 12 years which foretold the emergence of an ...

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Tribute to actor Wimal Kumara de Costa the unsung hero of the silver screen By Sunil Thenabadu The unsung hero of the silver screen and stage, renowned actor Wimal Kumara de Costa breathed his last owing to intense respiratory difficulties on the 20th November 2016 after he was admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching hospital on the 19th with a severe chest pain when he was preparing himself for a programme in a FM radio station  He was 68 years old at the time of his demise was an actor most distinguished for his character and comedy roles portrayed under the direction of legendary directors like Dharmasena Pathiraja, Sunil Ariyaratne and Gamini Fonseka.He is cited as the  pioneer in Sri Lanka mime industry.  Wimal was very famous for “his action or art of imitating someone” in which he excelled initially which he successfully portrayed to entertain or ridicule. He virtually introduced this ...

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Between romance and revolution: Nanda Malini and Politics of Pavana-By Uditha Devapriya Source:Island Nanda Malini has a great deal to do with my being a Sri Lankan. How could one grow up here and not hear that voice? Nearly every radio station plays it every hour or so; unless you turn the radio off, you can’t escape her. Even then her voice creeps up somewhere. Ever ubiquitous, she makes herself heard in the most unpredictable moments. As with Victor Ratnayake, everything she has sung has become so embedded in our collective consciousness that we can’t ignore it. This has mostly been on account of how she has brought two diametrically opposed themes, love and politics, together. If it’s hard to talk about either without remembering a line from her songs, it’s because she’s made the transition from love to revolution so seamlessly that there’s really no other artiste from here ...

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