Between Home and Homeland – by Sharmila Jay (Deakin University, Australia) When born to a place and brought to another the heart remains torn between the two – this is true to many migrants across the world today. Sharmila Jay ( Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella) a Sri Lankan born Australian author discusses this unseen struggle of a migrant woman in her fiction prose published in the current issue of Swamp Literary Magazine. Source:SwampWriting Mrs Fernando woke up with a dreadful feeling, a dreadful feeling for she had lived through the night. She had nothing to do but she still woke up early. Her mother’s voice had nagged her every morning all her life, telling her ‘girls shouldn’t sleep till the sun shines on their bums’. It was an alarm she couldn’t silence. She dreaded facing the empty day but forced herself to sit up. Her morning ritual was predictable. The day ...
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Dr Aruna Wijewardana, A Lifesaver to Burn Victims – By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella It was such a shock to receive a phone call from a close friend bearing devastating news of a work place accident in which her father had received severe and life threatening burns to his body. My friend as expected, was crying hysterically worried about the safety of her father which made me drop everything and rush to her side. Her father, as I got to know then, had sustained severe full thickness burns to most of his body when a mixture of paint and thinner ignited while he was working at a building site. After a stressful few hours sitting in the waiting room of the burns unit of the Royal North Shore Hospital, my friend was prompted to speak to the doctor in charge. The doctor had instantly put her mind at ease. Her ...
Dec 4, 2018
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A safe room is launched in Castle Towers for victims of domestic abuse to seek help – By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella Click here to view a few more photos on eLanka Facebook page A safe room is launched in Castle Towers for victims of domestic abuse to seek help – By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella Lisa Harnum Foundation officially launched “Safe Room” a facility to provide a discreet, safe service for victims of domestic abuse. The launch ceremony held at the Castle Hill RSL was well attended by distinguished guests and well-wishers. The safe room hidden in Castle Tower shopping centre is the first of its kind to be established in Australia. Speaking at the event, Aileen Mountifield, Founder and CEO of the Lisa Harnum Foundation said “The safe room is just that, a place where women can visit without anyone knowing. It’s a safe and discreet service for women in ...
Fashion in Focus Yards And Yards Of Beauty – A peek into the how and where of the Sari By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella A garment made of an unstitched cloth measuring five to six yards in length and forty-two to forty-nine inches in width has gained much attention as a source of inspiration for fashion all over the world lately. This garment which is known as the sari or saree is no strange attire for those of us who come from “sari wearing” nations. The yards and yards of cloth that we women wrap around ourselves has a rich history dating back to the time when cotton was first cultivated and used in manufacture clothing. Though it is not clearly stated anywhere why the sari is what it is or how it is: a whole lot of cloth draped around the body, the design of the outfit could have had ...
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Oct 27, 2016
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SLANSW Launches Its Very Own Youth League By Sharmila Jayasinghe Niriella SLANSW launched their first ever youth league on Sunday the 25th of September 2016 at a charity event held to raise funds for the Lisa Harnum Foundation. Chaminda Hindurangala the youth coordinator of SLANSW proudly announced the youth branch to an audience consisting of SLANSW members, friends and guests. The Youth League which was implemented with the guidance of SLANSW president Ajith Karunaratne and the committee invites youth between the age of 17yrs to 25yrs to join the Youth League which has a professional outlook where it focuses on developing skills & network of aspiring youth with a Sri Lankan background. While the office bearers were announced the youth league got involved with the evenings proceedings by presenting a portrait of Lisa Harnum done by the SLA Youth League president Dilara Niriella who is also the Young Archie winner for 2016 ...
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Oct 1, 2016
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