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MEMORIES & TRIBUTE TO AN ANTONIAN TEACHER – Mrs Chandra Bandaranaike (1925 -1960) – by Tilak Pananwala Mrs Chandra Bandaranaike (nee Kulatunga) was a Teacher at St Anthony’s College, Kandy from 1951 to 1960. Her younger brother Cecil Kulatunga now domiciled in Sydney, Australia is a distinguished product of the college passing the University Entrance exam and obtaining a BSc (Eng.) degree from then University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. Mrs Bandaranaike was among the group of excellent Teachers the college was blessed with during this decade. She hailed from the village of Pujapitiya in the Harispattuwa district from a respected ancestral Kandyan family and had a primary education at the Girl’s High School, Kandy before qualifying as a Trained Teacher and taught History, Geography, Civics & Sinhalese to Form 1 & 2 classes at St Anthony’s. We still remember her with admiration for the clarity and erudition as a teacher, her friendly demeanour and the ...

Nov 4, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Cecil Kulatunga, Chandra Bandaranaike, Kandy, nee Kulatunga, St.Anthony’s College, Tilak Pananwala, University of Ceylon

Mysterious Halaba Bridge in Badulla By Arundathie Abeysinghe This spectacular mysterious steel bridge is located across Uma Oya at Halaba, a small village located near Uma Oya (Oya meaning stream in Sinhala) in *Badulla in close proximity to breathtaking hamlet*Ella. It is 113 meters (372 feet) long. The bridge is built at the widest points of Uma Oya, approximately 91 meters (300 feet) wide and 7-12 meters (25-40 feet) deep. The two ends of the Bridge are approximately three meters wide (10 feet) and the mid portion is approximately two meters (8 feet) wide. The Bridge is considered as a mysterious bridge as there are no roads (there had never been any roads even in the past) except a footpath on either side of the bridge. This bridge had been installed by British during the British Colonial Era, but the reason for installing this bridge is not known. According ...

Sep 2, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Badulla, Badulla District, Bogoda Wooden Bridge, Chilaw, Ella, Halaba Bridge, Hali ela, Kandy, Maha Kumbura, Uva Province

Arthur’s Seat Viewing Deck – lookout point in Kandy City By Arundathie Abeysinghe Arthur’s Seat or Kandy View Point is a mesmerizing lookout point situated in Kandy City. Arthur’s Seat is ranked fifth out of 105 tourist attractions in Kandy. It is situated about 550 meters above sea level, southwest of Kandy Lake, a few meters past Royal Palace Park (Wales Park or Wace Park) at Rajapihilla Mawatha. According to folklore Mr. Arthur, a British Tea Planter lived in a bungalow during the British Colonial Era above the viewpoint. Planter Arthur had viewed Kandy City seated on a stone seat under a tree and it was his popular viewpoint. He had used this place to view Kandy City and its surroundings seated on a stone seat under a tree in front of his bungalow. The view from this point is superb during the day and night, a bird’s eye view. This is ...

Feb 6, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Arthur's Seat Viewing, Arundathie Abeysinghe, Kandy, Kandy Municipal Council, lookout point in Kandy City

SUJITH MADHUSHANKA – Medical Student – Kandy by Quintus de Zylva SUJITH has just been selected for entry to the Sri Jayawardnepura Medical Faculty. He was a student at Dharmarajah College in Kandy. He was in the Biology stream and received a scholarship from DAANAL – the Dharmarajah Alumini Association of North America. He was introduced to us by Rev. Buddadatha Thero – a priest at Bahirawakande – Kandy. His father is a retired Army Officer and his mother a housewife. Sujith supported himself by tutoring students in Kandy. He has asked for a laptop or i-pad and we are grateful to a generous donor from Moorabbin who has provided us with one. AUSLMAT has extended our medical work in Sri Lanka to include support of students in need. ...

Jan 23, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Bahirawakande, Buddadatha Thero, Kandy, Medical Student, Quintus de Zylva, Sri Jayawardnepura Medical Faculty, SUJITH MADHUSHANKA

Meemure – Paradise hamlet in Central Highlands By Arundathie Abeysinghe Located about 324 meters above sea level among verdant vistas, cascading waterfalls, terraced paddy fields, misty spectacular mountains, Meemure is an isolated paradise hamlet in the *Central Province with a population of about 400 people, away from modern day civilization. With exceptional natural beauty, magnificent fragrant wild flowers, arecanut (Areca catechu) and kithul trees (Caryota urens), reed bushes and cattle grazing in home gardens, eco friendly houses made of clay and spear grass, boundaries of houses as well as lands demarcated by stone-ridges with stones piled neatly, wooden fences leading to large home-gardens with rock stones as steps to reach the houses, this highland hamlet is a serene paradise nestled among breathtaking mountains. One boundary of Meemure is marked by the gently flowing Karambaganga Ela (Ela meaning stream in Sinhala). The hamlet is encompassed by scenic pyramid shaped *Lakegala ...

Jan 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Central Province, Chena cultivation, Kandy, Lakegala Mountain, Matale, Matale Districts, Pitawala Pathana, Wattegama,  Hunnasgiriya Mountain Range,  Knuckles Mountain Range

7 Days in Sri Lanka Vlog | Sigiriya, Kandy, Dambulla, Galle, Unawatuna, Colombo ...

Oct 11, 2018 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged 7 Days in Sri Lanka Vlog, Colombo, Dambulla, Galle, Kandy, SIGIRIYA, Unawatuna Comments 0

Holiday in Halgolla Plantation Home in Galagedera, Kandy, Sri Lanka – By Dr. Harold Gunatillake This video clip shows how you could spend a relaxing, serene holiday in a forest plantation in the hills of Galagedera- a suburb of Kandy-20klms. The accommodation is of a different kind, not like occupying a room in a 5-star hotel. You need to stay in this home to know the difference and the experience. Filmed by Dr Harold Gunatillake and Irangani his wife, residents in Sydney, Australia ...

Jun 30, 2018 Posted by eLanka admin In Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Halgolla Plantation Home in Galagedera, Kandy Comments 0

Lions roar back in defiance to knock the Aussies off their pedestal-BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE

Lions roar back in defiance to knock the Aussies off their pedestal – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Kusal Mendis Rangana Herath is elated as he grabs another Aussie victim. Lakshan Sadakan celebrates another Australian scalp. Kusal Mendis in full flight against Australia in Pallekelle Sri Lanka is best known for its production of Tea around the globe but it also is known in mining circles for producing the best gemstones in the world, mainly Blue Sapphires and Rubies, and amidst that backdrop they were able to unearth two rare gems in 21-year-old Kusal Mendis and Lakshan Sandakan, the latter a debutant, who produced a glittering display which blinded the high riding Australians into submission in Pallakelle, Kandy. Although the performances of Mendis and Sandakan were instrumental in giving the Islanders an unlikely first up Test win, they needed the assistance of ageless warrior Rangana Herath to pull off the ...

Aug 1, 2016 Posted by admin In Articles Tagged Herath, Kandy, Kusal Mendis, Lakshan Sadakan, Pallakelle, Rangana Herath, Sandakan, Sri Lanka v Australia cricket test match, Sri Lanka vs Australia test July 2016, TREVINE RODRIGO Comments 0