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eLanka Newsletter – 7th November 2021 – 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “BAMBALAPITIYA BEAUTIES” – By Des Kelly Sri Lanka thump West Indies with a crisp all-round exhibit in final Group 1 match – by Sunil Thenabadu (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka’s pace trio provokes former South African former paceman Dale Steyn – By Sunil Thenabadu (Sports editor – eLanka) Obituary: Margaret Mary Therese Australia South Asia Forum Inc Presents – A preamble to the South Asian Film Arts & Literature Festival Good News From Jayam November 15, 2021 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 78 05 11 2021 ABC Radio (Australia & Pacific) talks to ALSTON KOCH about his road to success in Australia while introducing DISCO music Humanitarian, Doctor, Researcher, & “Pandemic Whisperer” REMEMBERING Dr. LIONEL ALGAMA, MUSIC MAESTRO ON ...

Nov 7, 2021 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , , , ,
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MEMORIES & TRIBUTE TO AN ANTONIAN TEACHER – Mrs Chandra Bandaranaike (1925 -1960) – by Tilak Pananwala    Mrs Chandra Bandaranaike (nee Kulatunga) was a Teacher at St Anthony’s College, Kandy from 1951 to 1960. Her younger brother Cecil Kulatunga now domiciled in Sydney, Australia is a distinguished product of the college passing the University Entrance exam and obtaining a BSc (Eng.) degree from then University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Mrs Bandaranaike was among the group of excellent Teachers the college was blessed with during this decade.  She hailed from the village of Pujapitiya in the Harispattuwa district from a respected ancestral Kandyan family and had a primary education at the Girl’s High School, Kandy before qualifying as a Trained Teacher and taught History, Geography, Civics & Sinhalese to Form 1 & 2 classes at St Anthony’s. We still remember her with admiration for the clarity and erudition as a teacher, her friendly demeanour and the ...

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MEMORABLE CENTURIES BY ANTONIANS 1951 – 1961 “Lest we forget” By Gp Capt Tilak Pananwala (retd) Photo Source: Quadrangle During my school career at St Anthony’s College, Kandy spanning the years 1951 to 1961, I was privileged to witness many memorable centuries scored by Antonians and also several other excellent innings of less than a century. In this article, I have chosen ten of the best in chronological order and given a brief description of each as I remember them. There are other memorable innings scored in away matches unseen by me, so they have not been described but merely listed. In choosing these ten, I have considered the state of the game, the circumstances of the innings and the importance of the innings. Ronnie Stephens (110, 1952 Trinity–Antonian) Ronnie’s century in this match started a sequence in which an Antonian went on to score a century at every big ...

May 30, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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eLanka Newsletter (mid week) – April 2020 5th Edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter 2020 Auluth Auwurudu Litha – Sri Lanka Sinhala & Tamil New Year “THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE” – By Des Kelly Prime Minister – Message – Sinhala and Tamil New Year Foreign Secretary speaks on Sri Lankan missions and expatriate issues during COVID-19 crisis Relaxation of Foreign exchange Restrictions – Opening of Special Deposit Account (SDA) with Sri lanka Banks A Great Message & Words of Wisdom to us all 7 Uplifting Historical Speeches! Should you use Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as palliation for the treatment of COVID19?-Dr. Harold Gunatillake DR. A N T O N S E B A S T I A N A N A P P R E C I A T I O N Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings: ...

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eLanka Newsletter- April 2020 4th Edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Wishing all our eLanka members a SAFE and happy Easter! “HAVE A DRINK” – By Des Kelly Prime Minister – Message – Sinhala and Tamil New Year NSW Online Sinhala & Tamil New Year Celebration New Consular Corps Management Committee: Dean – Anton Swan, Hon Consul for Sri Lanka in Queensland, Australia 2020 Auluth Auwurudu Litha – Sri Lanka Sinhala & Tamil New Year REMEMBERING JACK JERSEY: By Joe Van Langenberg Corona Virus infection update in Sri Lanka-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Minister Dan Tehan – Message for International Students Opportunities ahead after the mighty destroyer COVID 19 leaves us – By Raj Gonsalkorale LET’S PONDER – By Capt Elmo Jayawardena A TRIP ALONG MEMORY LANE.- By Group Captain (Retd) Tilak Pananwala (Epilogue.- by Bernard VanCuylenburg) Click ...

Apr 12, 2020 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , Comments 0
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    A TRIP ALONG MEMORY LANE.- By Group Captain (Retd) Tilak Pananwala (Epilogue.- by Bernard VanCuylenburg) Tilak once again has thrown another log on the fire to keep the embers aglow and the old memories aflame.  Although this article which he sent me is one of mirth and fun, it is tinged with a great deal of sadness since it involves partings…….and partings at the best of times are not easy. Apart from parting from some stalwart cricketers who were his team mates, the final parting with Reverend Brother Columban Macky  at the end will move the hardest heart. And the mention of Rons parents Mr.& Mrs. Barber will surely bring back  pleasant memories to many Anthonians. Memories are life’s greatest treasures. Where would we be without them ? A TRIP ALONG MEMORY LANE.By Group Captain (Retd) Tilak Pananwala. The Anthonian cricket team of 1960 led by Charlie Joseph ...

Mar 27, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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