In Brief
Films on Sri Lanka’s past
A Special screening of selected documentary films and newsreels
produced by the Government Film Unit during the early post-Independence
period will be presented by The Goethe Institut in partnership with the
Government Film Unit, Department of Government Information at the Goethe
Institut, No. 39, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 07 on Wednesday, November 30
at 7 p.m.
These films form part of a larger collection of Sri Lanka’s finest
historical and artistic documentary films produced during the early
years of Independent Ceylon and upto about 2008, now available in
digital format.
Buddhist arts and culture festival in India
A multi-disciplinary festival of Buddhist arts and culture will be
held in New Delhi from tomorrow to Thursday. The festival, spread across
several venues, will host performance troupes and screen Buddhist cinema
from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Japan, Cambodia, Korea, Bhutan, Ladakh, Shillong,
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. It will be presented by the Indian Council
for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to coincide with the Global Buddhist
Congregation to commemorate the 2,600th year of the Enlightenment of the
Buddha. – IANS
Kandy YMCA X'mas carols
The annual X'MAS carol service of the Kandy YMCA will be held today
at 4.30 pm at the Presbyterian Church, D.S. Senanayake Veediya, Kandy.
The YMCA Choir will be directed by Neson George and backed by Neson
George Quarter and will sing carols in Sinhala, Tamil as well as in
English. Rt. Rev. George, Shantha Kumar Francis, Bishop of Kurunegala
will be the guest speaker.
Honorary titles to mark UN anniversary
An award ceremony to confer honorary titles to mark the 66th
anniversary of the United Nations and the International Peace Day and
the 18th anniversary of the National Peace Association was held recently
at the BMICH.
Minister of Culture and Aesthetic Affairs T.B. Ekanayake and the
President of National Peace Association Prof. Ranbandhara Jayawardhane
were present.
Rev. Fr. Mark Fernando of the Roman Catholic church, President, Sri
Lanka Baptist Church Rev. Priyantha Wijegunawardhana, Rev. Rohan
Munasinghe, Rev. Mrs. Anula Munasinghe of the Negombo Calvary Worship
Centre and Rev. Eraj de Mel of Assembly of God Nawinna – Maharagama were
awarded honorary titles of Shasthra Wisharada, Samaja Sewa Vibooshana
and Dewa Dharmacharya
(Reverend Doctor).
Anura College PPA to felicitate teachers
A tribute program organised by the Past Pupils’ Association of Anura
Central College, Yakkala to appreciate the services of the retired
teachers and past pupils will be held on December 24 at 9.00 a.m. in the
school hall.
The purpose of the program is to pay tribute to the retired teachers
for their untiring effort in uplifting the fame of the school as well as
for the past students who are serving in different positions in the
country.
The organisers request the past pupils to inform their names,
addresses, designations and institutions along with their e-mail
addresses, telephone numbers and fax numbers before December 5 on 077
322 434 4 and e-mail [email protected].
Book launch today
The book launch of Nihanda Mehewara , written by former Director of
Special Education K. Piyasena Perera will be held at the National
Library and Documentation Services Board auditorium, Independence
Avenue, Colombo 7 today, at 3.30 pm, under the patronage of Senior
Minister Good Governance and Infrastructure Facilities Ratnasiri
Wickramanayaka.
Ministers Bandula Gunawardane, Susil Premajayantha, Vijith Wijemuni
Soysa, Kalakeerthi Edwin Ariyadasa, Dr. Jayatissa de Costa, ANCL
Chairman Bandula Padmakumara and Dr. Tudor Weerasinghe will also address
the gathering. |
