Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) Meeting on Sunday 2 June at 6.30 pm at Pennant Hills Community Centre Prof Buddhima Indraratne and his PhD students at the Talk The CSA was privileged to present internationally recognised high profile speaker Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna, AM, at the 2 June General Meeting of the Society. The subject of the talk was “Challenges and Advances in Transportation Infrastructure with special reference to Railways”. Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna’s contributions to civil and geotechnical engineering, with particular focus on railway engineering, have been acknowledged through many national and international awards. He was honoured this year with the highly prestigious Ibarra Foundation’s 2024 International Civil Engineer Award. Considered as the Nobel equivalent in the field of Civil Engineering and awarded every 3-4 years, the Award was presented by the Queen of Spain during a formal ceremony in Madrid in May. Prof. Indraratna was the first Australian ...
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Reverse Osmosis Plant project of Sri Lanka-by Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne Source:Srilankaguardian Navy took initiative by designing a low cost RO plant at her Research and Design Wing. The architect of the project was Commander ( then) M C P Dissanayake, (Dissa), Indian trained Marine Engineer. Guess what you see above. It is the GPS location map of indigenously built Reverse Osmosis plants (Water purification plants). 900 plants already installed and working efficiently. Each plant is run by a specially trained sailor. Each plant can provide daily up to 10,000 liters of clean drinking water, better quality than you get in bottled water. So, it’s a island-wide project which provide 9 million liters of clean drinking water daily FREE to general public. Project started after a small discussion at Funeral house of one sailor’s father at Medawachchiya, who died of Chronic Kidney Disease (CDK), a deadly diétese which spread like ...
Reading Donald Friend’s Paintbrush ‘Reading’ of the Bandaranaike Assassination-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Thuppahi invited its Limited Circle of Readers to Interpret the Brushwork Reading of the Awful Act of a Buddhist Monk a named Somarama Thero on 29th September 1959 …. who pulled out a revolver as the Prime Minister bowed in the customary worship of a Buddhist religiosi…. and killed him. The Australian artist Donald Friend had international renown in his own time …. after a colourful career involving many lands, including England, Italy, Nigeria and the island of Ceylon. Friend was homosexual in his tastes and lifeways; and his detailed and extensive diaries provide information on his pedarastry and paedophilia . He was residing in Ceylon — a tropical land that was an attractive destination for personnel with such inclinations (among them Arthur C. Clarke) — when the deadly act by Somarama occurred.[2] Mevan Pieris, a scholar, scientist ...
The Majestic Marvel: Exploring the Rich History of Sri Lanka’s Nine Arches Bridge-by Kalani-eLanka Photo Source: Elements – License to eLanka 21012024 Source : The Burgher Association Australia Winter 2024 Bulletin issue Nestled amidst the lush greenery of Sri Lanka’s central highlands, the Nine Arches Bridge stands as a testament to both architectural ingenuity and natural beauty. Spanning the picturesque Ella Gap, this iconic bridge has captivated the hearts of locals and tourists alike, becoming a symbol of Sri Lanka’s rich history and breathtaking landscapes. Historical Significance: The Nine Arches Bridge, also known as the Demodara Bridge, was constructed during the British colonial era in Sri Lanka. Built in 1921, the bridge is an engineering marvel, showcasing the architectural prowess of the time. Its nine graceful arches, made of brick and stone, have withstood the test of time, carrying a legacy that transports visitors to a bygone era. Architectural Splendor: The ...
Happiness is Near You: A Journey to Discover Joy in Everyday Moments – By Nadeeka – eLanka Source : The Burgher Association Australia Winter 2024 Bulletin issue In the hustle and bustle of modern life, the pursuit of happiness often leads us on grand adventures and ambitious quests. However, what if the key to true happiness lies not in the distant and extraordinary, but in the simple and familiar moments that surround us each day? This article explores the concept that happiness is indeed near you, waiting to be discovered in the beauty of the ordinary. Embracing the Present Moment: Happiness is not a destination; it’s a journey that unfolds in the present. Take a moment to pause, breathe, and appreciate the small details of your surroundings. Whether it’s the warmth of sunlight streaming through your window or the gentle rustle of leaves in the breeze, these moments hold ...
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ප්රථම රූපවාහිනී නාලිකාව – By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම්. Image Source : media.gov.lk Image Source : dailynews මෙරට ස්ථාපිත ප්රථම රුපවාහිනී නාලිකාව ලෙසින් අබිසෙස් ලද ස්වාධීන රුපවාහිනී සේවයේ 45 වන ජන්ම සංවත්සරය 2024 ජුනි 05 වන දිනට යෙදී තිබිණි. ඒ නිමිති කර ගෙන ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනී සේවය මහ ඉහලින් සැමරුම් උත්සවයක් ද පැවැත්වූ අයුරු අප එම රුපවාහිනී නාලිකාව තුළින් ම දුටිමු. එම මොහොතේ , ස්වාධීන රුපවාහිනිය ගොඩ නැංවීම පිණිස මුල්ම යුගයේ ,අවම පහසුකම් යටතේ ,මහත් දුෂ්කරතා විදිමින් ,මහත් කැපවීමකින් තම ශ්රම දායකත්වය ලබාදුන් කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය පිළිබදව අතීතාවර්ජනයකට මසිත් යොමුවූයේ නිතැතිනි. කෘතවේදීත්වය මුලිකව නිපන් එම සිතුවිලි සමුදාය , මෙනයින් සුවිශේෂී සටහනක් ලෙසින් ඔබ වෙත ඉදිරිපත් කරමි. ස්වාධීන රුපවාහිනී සේවයේ තිඹිරි ගෙය වුයේ ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් විදුලි සංස්ථාවයි. ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනිය බිහිවීමට ආසන්න කාල වකවානුවේ, 1979 වසරේ මා ශ්රීලංකා ගුවන්විදුලි සංස්ථා කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයේ ශබ්ද පරිපාලක වරයෙක් ලෙසින් සේවයෙහි නිරතව සිටියෙමි. එම යුගයේ මට අසන්නට, දකින්නට ලැබුණු සත්ය,අප්රකට තොරතුරු මෙම ලිපිය සැකසීම පිණිස බෙහෙවින්ම උපස්තම්භක විය. ලෝකයේ සංවර්ධනය වෙමින් පවතින රටවල රූපවාහිනිය ආරම්භවී වසර කිහිපයක් ...
Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 213 06 06 2024 We’re celebrating Pride Month with one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential on the show today, highlighting World Environment Day! Plus – a techpreneur tells it like it is, fabric tells us a story, get mesmerized by a volcano, take photos from the sky and get a glimpse of the economy! Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
Vale Dr Siri – A remarkable human being – By Dr Palitha Ganewatta The Sri Lankan community in Australia, particularly in Sydney, is in shock and saddened to hear the untimely passing of Dr Siri Kannangara, a doctor par excellence and kind-hearted and remarkable gentleman, who dedicated his professional life to serve not only the community he belonged to but the wider Australian multicultural community. Being a medical specialist, Siri never refused to treat any Sri Lankan, who requested his service, despite his busy professional life. Once I asked him the reason for this unparalleled generosity and Siri’s response was, “My country educated me and made me a medical practitioner, so I must pay gratitude to it by rendering my service to Sri Lankans in Australia which I made my second home.” In addition to his yeoman service, Siri has voluntarily trained young Sri Lankan doctors to serve in Sri ...
Memories of Sri Lanka’s First Television Channel ( ITN ) Celebrating its 45th Anniversary – By Dr Gamini Kariyawasam Image Source : media.gov.lk Image Source : dailynews On June 5, 2024, Sri Lanka’s Independent Television Service (ITN), the country’s first television channel, celebrated its 45th anniversary. Reflecting on its beginnings, this article honors the dedicated staff who, despite minimal facilities and great hardships, laid the foundation for the channel. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation was the home of the Independent Television Service. In 1979, I was working as a sound controller ( OA ) on the staff of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation when independent television was about to emerge. The true, unknown information that I heard and saw in that era was very helpful in preparing this article. Mr.Shan Wickramasingha Image Source : alchetron A few years after the beginning of television in developing countries around the world, at a time when ...
PROFESSOR DR LASANTHI MANARANJANIE CHAIR OF THE ICTMD-SRI LANKA,NATIONAL COMMITTEE CORDINATOR OF THE M.A IN MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA – By Sunil Thenabadu Ethnomusicology could be broadly described as a holistic investigation of music in its diverse cultural contexts. The term ethnomusicology itself can be broken down as such: ‘ethno’ = people, and ‘musicology’ = the study of music. Thus, in the process of defining its study field, ethnomusicology combines perspectives from a wide variety of disciplines such as ethnology, cultural anthropology, musicology, folklore, linguistics, history, psychology, music theory, and even medicine. This disciplinary variety has resulted in several distinct definitions of ethnomusicology in different parts of the world. Attitudes and foci of ethnomusicologists have evolved since initial studies in comparative musicology and folk music research from the early 1900s. According to some American scholars from the second half of the 20th century, ethnomusicology is a theoretical and empirical study amalgamating both musicology and anthropology (Willard Rhodes, 1956), study ...
