eLanka Newsletter – 19th May 2024 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter TAKING A TREK DOWN MEMORY LANE AT ST LAWRENCE’S WELLAWATTE Why Melbourne is called, “Little Ceylon” – By Harold Gunatillake The Shot Tower: a monument to British ingenuity! – By Hemantha Yapa Abeywardena Dinara Punchihewa Shines on Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30 Asia’ List: A Sri Lankan Star Leading Innovation Cricket Australia establishes Pakistan Fan Zones for all six matches Winning Sri Lanka team with supporters at Central Asian Volleyball tournament At National Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan – photo with H.E. The High Commissioner Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne Inaugural Over 70 Cricket World Cup to be played in England from 28th July 2024 to 11th August 2024 Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 210 16 05 2024 The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2024-5-18 High Tide – ...
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Prawn Dishes to Savour … Dissolving Ethnic Differences! Source:Thuppahis BBC News Item: “Isso Vade : The spicy snack that unites Sri Lanka,” in The Island, 12 February 2023 Island As the train pulled into Peradeniya Junction station in central Sri Lanka, the man sitting opposite me leapt out of his seat and leaned out of the window, placing his thumb and forefinger in his mouth and whistling loudly. A vade seller soon appeared outside, removed a basket from the top of his head and handed it to the passenger. The man quickly pulled out a fragrant fritter along with a small bag of fiery sambol, leaving money behind, and then passed the basket to other hungry passengers, who did the same before returning the basket back to the seller through the window. As the train chugged away, everyone settled back in to their seats and contentedly crunched on what I’d later learn were isso ...
“KURUMBA VIRGIN OIL” – by Des Kelly Sent into public scrutiny, via video, by a good friend from Sri Lanka, Dayal Cooray, is yet another miraculous product that could be obtained from the simple Coconut tree. For those of my readers who are not aware of it (and should be), there is not a shred of any coconut tree that is not usable, ever. From the nuts at the apex, to the surrounding branches & those beautiful green leaves, down to the straight or curved barks,it is one of Mother Nature’s gifts to mankind. Then, coming to the nuts themselves, which provide “husks” that are very handy for domestic use, followed by the solid, hard Coconut shell, also used for various purposes such as large spoons or “Polkatu-handas” as the Sinhalese folk call them. EVERY LITTLE BIT of the Coconut tree is used,and now we have this video telling us ...
