Stanley Kirinde: The gentle and cultured artist – MAHINDA WIJESINGHE Introduction by Max Gerreyn Although I did personally meet with him only briefly and sporadically I became well acquainted with his sterling qualities as a true gentleman, scholar and talented and skilled artist/painter.. I readily endorse and echo Mahinda Wijesinghe’s summing up of Stanley as a `gentleman and artist par excellence. and wish to add my tuppence of the estimate in which I held Stanley – He transcended excellence . He was the Epitome of the Best in a Human…. Max Gerreyn Stanley Kirinde: The gentle and cultured artist – MAHINDA WIJESINGHE Photo Source: Serendib Art Most would wonder who Sarathchandra Madduma Bandara Wickremasinha Kirinde (1930 – 2009) was, however the name Stanley Kirinde, locally and/or internationally is synonymous with the world of art. Just as the Latin expression, Ars Gratia Artis – “Art for art’s sake” – is used as a motto by the US ...
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Niyaz Majeed top weightlifter and ruggerite-By Upananda Jayasundera Niyaz Majeed Source:Dailynews Niyaz Majeed, an old boy of St.Anthony’s College,Katugastota was an International Weightlifter and a fine rugby player who captained the first Kandy Lake Club team. His contemporaries were Didacus de Almeida, Gavin Stevens, Maurice Perera, Alex Lazarus, Farouk Dole, and Maurice Windus to name a few. At School he played Tennis, Rugby and Basketball besides taking part in Boxing & Karate. Majeed said that Covid – 19 epidemic is well controlled in Sri Lanka due to the great efforts of the Government, Health Services and Armed Forces. ...
Researchers discover new variant of Sri Lankan aquarium fish by Ifham Nizam Source; Island A new variant of a popular Sri Lankan aquarium fish has been discovered by local and foreign researchers. The freshwater fish, genus Rasbora, (commonly called ‘dandiya’) is one of the most diverse groups of freshwater fishes in tropical Asia. In Sri Lanka, previous studies have shown that there are five species (Rasbora dandia, R. microcephalus, R. wilpita, R. naggsi, and R. armitagei) of which the last three are endemic to the island. This diversity is remarkable when compared with peninsular India, which is about 25 times the size of Sri Lanka but contain only four species of Rasbora. Biologists earlier believed there were only five varieties of the popular aquarium fish endemic to Sri Lanka. However, with the discovery of the sixth species, Rasbora has gained a new reputation among Sri Lankan freshwater fish breeders, hobbyists and ...
