Shrasthrapathi Suranji Shamali Hindi university lecturer already a legend in singing Hindi songs at summit of fame, a human being par excellence – By Sunil Thenabadu Shrasthrapathi Suranji Shamali Tennakoon is renowned as a reputed vocalist particularly to sing Hindi songs to unprecedented tall summits ,a teacher for well over a decade, thereafter a visiting lecturer in Hindi language for many years.She has authored about eight books all to educate the masses mostly students and university scholars She reminisces that she had sung initially a song in public at her tender age of seven years to the backing of the popular Sunflowers musical group.She recalls that the leader Neil Warnakulasuriya had trained her so commence singing when he touched her back with his guitar particularly as she was incompetent not familiar in singing on stage. Suranji Shamali has had several television confrontations in programs like SLRC’S ‘Leisure Time’ “Sihinayaki Re’ ...
CELEBRATED DRUMMER, COMEDIAN ,FOOTBALLER SUSIL PERERA’S,SONS ISURU AND LAKALA ARE ILLUSTRIOUS FOOTBALLER AND RUGGERITE OF GIGANTIC FAME VIA HERDITARY AFFILIATIONS – By Sunil Thenabadu Hereditary Affiliations is proved beyond any doubt when considering the feats of footballer Susil Perera’s sons Isuru’s and Lakala’s sports achievements in Football and Rugby are reminisced from father Susil to the offspring, In this instance case it is the sports abilities of Susil Perera been passed on to the sons Isuru and Lakala who have triumphed in Football and Rugby representing mother Lanka bringing unblemished laurels to Sri Lanka’s sport having shone to unprecedented tall summits. Both Isuru and Lakala father Susil and mother Ruby Grace had admitted to St.Peter’s College Bambalapitiya.The duo Isuru and lakala having successfully achieved the much needed education had shone to tall summits in Football and Rugby respectively in the college and then in the famous clubs like Saunders SC, ...
SUSIL PERERA ACCOMPLISHED RENOWNED DRUMMER ,COMEDIAN CELEBRATED FOOTBALL PLAYER , SONS ISURU’S AND LAKALA’S APTITUDES IN FOOTBALL AND RUGBY REMINISCED – By Sunil Thenabadu A former resident of No 33 old Kandy Road Kelaniya born on 19th May 1946 as the youngest sibling in a family of five children Father was MMD Perera a Police Sergeant served the Police for 32 years, well know to all police personnel a very jovial person, mother a famous tower hall actress Wimala Kantha more famous as an exponent in Nurthi drama originated in Sri Lanka on 27th December 1877.It used the Proscenium stage of Italian renaissance .For three decades since it’s beginning ,Nurthi theatre used temporary playhouses constructed by the fanatics of Nurthi exponents themselves .The complete theatrical experience was given by the Tower Hall Theatre constructed in year 1911 The eldest sibling was Flori Devi who followed her mother’s footsteps. The next sibling ...
Jun 29, 2024
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ISHARA SANDAMINI AYURVEDIC PHYSICIAN, ACTRESS,MODEL,BEAUTY QUEEN,TELIVISION PRESENTER,FOUNDER OF AYUR WAY HERBEL BEAUTY PRODUCTS IN AN UNBMLEMISHED SCINTILLATING JOURNEY – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : Ishara Sandamini Facebook Ishara Sandamini Abeywickrema is a ‘Multipotentiality individual with many passions, hailed from a village termed Pitabeddara in the southern province close to Akuressa .She is the younger sibling her elder sister who is a Neuro physician domiciled in Sydney .Pitabeddara village consisted of lakes, rivers, streams and even waterfalls which made the village very conducive to a decent living with no hazards’ like unbearable heat hence where she was born had been a beautiful village with low temperatures which made living rather comfortable as Deniyaya the next village was considered experiencing a cold climate with tea plantations ideal for most people to engage in decent living. Ishara had been a bright student like her elder sister had studied up to grade five at ...
Jun 28, 2024
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MULTIFACETED ANURA PATHIRANA SOUGHT AFTER TELIVISION PRESENTER, LAWYER, ACTOR,IN A UNBLEMISHED GLITTERING JOURNEY – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : Anura Pathirana Linkedin Anura Pathirana is a ‘Multipotentiality individual with many interests and creative pursuits and passions. In this context Anura has excelled in many fields as television presenter, actor, lawyer and in many other pursuits. He is the eldest sibling among three brothers recollects that the family had lived in several locations in Kandy but he remembers his young days when the family lived in the small yet very beautiful village named ‘Nugatenna” within the Hunnasgiriya village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Hunnasigiriya is one of the entering point to the Knuckles massif. It is in the southern part of the Knuckles Mountain Range.Anura remembers well the fauna with an abundance of lakes, streams, rivers and paddy fields owned by his grandfather. He reminisces how he ,brothers and friends walked ...
Jun 28, 2024
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MULTI FACETED LEGENDARY TITUS THOTAWATTE REMINISCED – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : dailynews Thotawattege Don Manuel Titus de Silva , popularly as Titus Thotawatte,also as “Tye Mama” was a Sri Lankan director and editor who made several popular Sri Lankan action movies in the 1960s and 1970s and later developed Sinhala children’s movie ‘Handaya” and many cartoon programs. He was born on 17 April 1927 in Colombo. He was the second child in a family of three children, with one elder brother and one younger sister. He attended Ananda College in Colombo shown talent for drawing from young days had studied art under J.D.A. Perera and Stanley Abeysinghe and Matara Technical College.He had also learnt the art of dancing. Having been employed in the Government Film Corporation as a film editor but Titus Thottawatte’s journey in life was changed having joined Lester James Peries and Willie Blake as editor to make the film Rekava in 1956. It was an ...
Jun 24, 2024
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UPEKSHA SWARNAMALI A SOUGHT AFTER ACTRESS IN MINI SCREEN AND FILMS A FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN AN EFFERVERSCENT VOYAGE – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : watchlanka Upeksha Swarnamali Her mother named Nirmalee de Silva Swarnamali and her father was a Tamil citizen both Sri Lankans. She is, popularly known as “Paba”, is predominantly known as an actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television and a former member of the Sri Lanka Parliament. Upeksha classifies herself as a very grateful person as her mother .She gained popularity for her role on the television series “Paba” broadcast on Independent Television Network. Upeksha has had made all arrangements to go to Australia for further studies as her Uncle a resident of Australia had volunteered to help her,she had visited Sri Lanka as there was no Australian Embassy in Kuwait to finalise her study visa to ‘down under’. But fate had changed her to take up acting while her ...
Jun 16, 2024
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From Ram Charan To Shah Rukh Khan and other, Celebrities Who Have Honorary Doctorates In Sri Lanka there are a heap of artistes from many fields bestowed with honorary doctorates. The new name proposedin Sri Lanka is that of is Rajitha Hiran Chamikara It is well known that numerous celebrities in the entertainment and concert sector have had the good fortune to receive honorary doctorates as a result of their years of hard work being acknowledged. Rajitha Hiran too has been proposed to be given such a doctorate following suit of many stalwarts in the field of acting. Indian actor Ram Charan Indian actor,film producer, entrepreneur was awarded a doctorate at a glittering doctoral ceremony, for those who are unaware, Shah Rukh Khan also has an honorary doctorate from the University of Bedfordshire and the University of Edinburgh, Shah Rukh Khan was fortunate enough to also get a doctorate in ...
Jun 11, 2024
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THE RISE OF BOLD AMAYA ADHIKARI A DARING UNMATCHED CHARACTER IN THE ANNALS OF ARCHIVES IN SRI LANKA – Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : Chat & Music Facebook In our lives many startling incidents do occur. The famous singing duo Athula and Samitha too had undergone such astounding phenomena After a successful singing and life having two grown up daughter and a son a third party Amaya had peeped into their lives.- Amaya had come to fame initially from been crowned in a pageant in year 2006 then became a model after which called for music videos The marriage of Athula Samitha had already ended in a divorce when the duo became acquainted. Many had criticized that it was Amaya who was responsible for this rupture, but not so Amaya had added many times There had been many FB posts blaming Amaya for this rupture, such as ‘not ashamed’ Amaya has ...
Jun 10, 2024
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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 ...
