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eLanka Newsletter – 2nd June 2024 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Western Whiskey signed into the Melbourne dance scene at the the popular Walawwa – by Trevine Rodrigo To Sir, with Love – by Ishan De Lanerolle C-THEORY – CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK OF ALL AGES – By Lakshman Navaratne SUNDAY CHOICE – More Than Life I Love Thee Lord – By Charles Schokman Castle Hill Bungalow: A Legacy of Hospitality – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 212 – 30 05 2024 Health & Views – May 3rd issue 2024 – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake OAM The latest blow to the oil and gas markets: Chinese manufacturing sector shrinks again! – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Netherlands stump Sri Lanka in T20 Warm-Up-by TrevineRodrigo A Taste of Asia’ was the theme by Chef ...

The Origin and Significance of the Buddhist Flag The Buddhist Flag, a global symbol of faith and peace, was first hoisted in Sri Lanka in 1885. Its creation is credited to the collaborative efforts of the ‘Colombo Committee,’ which included Henry Steele Olcott, a retired American Army Colonel who arrived in Sri Lanka in May 1880. Despite some controversy over its design attribution, it is clear that the flag was a joint effort by Olcott and several eminent members of the Sri Lankan laity and sangha. In 1884, the Colombo Committee was instrumental in convincing the British rulers to declare Vesak Poya Day a public holiday, effective from May 1885. This milestone led to the development of the Buddhist Flag, intended to be hoisted on the first official Vesak Full Moon Day holiday on 28th May 1885. The committee finalized the flag design, which was publicly presented on 17th April ...