EVENTS  

'Baila for a Cause'

The Rotaract Club of University of Colombo, Faculty of Arts and the Rotaract Club of Cinnamon Gardens with present 'Baila Night' 2015 for the 4th consecutive time, on November 21, 2015, at the Havelock City Clubhouse, Havelock Road, Colombo 5 from 7. 00 p.m. 'Baila night' is currently regarded to be one of the most awaited annual events on the Rotaract calendar.

Baila Night is a fundraiser to support the community Service Projects carried out by the respective clubs. This year, the aim is a community service project to provide for a school which is under an extremely deprived state due to lack of facilities. The beneficiaries of the project will be the students of Talpadu Punithavalanar Roman Catholic School in Mannar. The donations will include stationery and other miscellaneous educational and sports equipment for the hockey team of the school who have won several all-island titles with minimum resources.

The organizers hope to bring together a minimum crowd of 500 to the event to raise sufficient funds for this cause. This is a public event, not restricted to Rotaractors.

-Pujanee Galappaththi

Nrityarupa to inaugurate Sangam

High Commission of India, Colombo will be launching 'Sangam: Festival of India in Sri Lanka 2015-2016' with a mosaic of Indian Dance Forms entitled 'Nrityarupa' at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre at 7 PM. on November 19.