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Celebrating life and work of Lester A portrait of Dr Lester James Peries is garlanded by his niece Neela Perera at the ceremony on Saturday. Source:Island The Lester James Peries and Sumitra Peries Foundation held a special screening of his 1969 movie ‘Golu Hadawatha’ (The Silence of the Heart) in celebration of his life and work in Sri Lankan, Asian and World Cinema on Saturday. April marks for the birth and death anniversaries of the maestro (05 April 1919 – 29 April 2018) and so it was fitting that this event be held in April. Dr. Peries made twenty films in fifty years, from Rekawa (The Line of Destiny) in 1956 to Ammawarune (Elegy for a Mother) in 2006 ...

Apr 11, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Cardinal Ranjith supports stronger environmental laws Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith Source:FT Calls for laws to be formed by Constitution to protect fauna, flora and water resources Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has stated that if the ecosystem is protected, the country’s water resources will become a major source of income for the country in the future, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday.   The Cardinal stated this when addressing Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena who paid a courtesy call at his official residence on Tuesday to offer greetings to the Cardinal for the Christmas season. ...

Dec 29, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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