Events
Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships 2014-15
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Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe (3rd from left) and High Commissioner of India Y.
K. Sinha together with the other officials at the ceremony. |
The prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships for 2014-15 were awarded
to 150 high school students from all 25 districts across Sri Lanka by
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and High Commissioner of India Y.
K. Sinha, at a special ceremony at the Auditorium of the Ministry of
Sports on August 5, 2015.
The Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship, a merit-cum-means-based Scholarship
instituted in 2006-07 for Sri Lankan students, is awarded annually by
the High Commission of India in cooperation with the Ministry of
Education of Sri Lanka. Recipients receive cash assistance during their
two years of 'A' level studies. The High Commission of India also
announced an increase in the scholarship amount by 25% from 2015-16.
Accordingly, this year's awardees will receive Rs. 24,000 each during
their first year of 'A' level, and Rs. 30,000 during their second year.
The 150 students (six each from 25 districts) were selected in May
2015 by a joint selection committee comprising officials from the High
Commission of India and the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka, based on
performance of the student in the 'O' level examinations and in an
interview. The students selected for the Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship will
also be eligible to apply for various undergraduate scholarships and
self-financed schemes awarded by the Government of India. Under these
schemes, students can pursue undergraduate courses in various reputed
institutes and Universities in India.
Most of the students who received this scholarship in the past have
gone on to excel in their chosen fields of study at the undergraduate
and higher levels.
Sri Lankan President and Pakistan's High Commissioner
at Final T20 match :
Closely fought, keenly watched...
President Maithripala Sirisena joined with Pakistan's High
Commissioner to Sri Lanka Maj Gen Syed Shakeel Hussain to take in the
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final T20 Match, which turned out to be a closely
fought one in recent times at R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo.
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Pakistan’s
High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Maj Gen Syed Shakeel Hussain
watching the Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final T20 Match. |
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Maj Gen Syed
Shakeel Hussain presenting the ‘Team of the Match’ Award to
Pakistan T20 Captain Shahid Afridi at the Presentation
Ceremony at the conclusion of Final T 20 match. |
Ralph Toastmasters inducts first Lady President Chithra Veerabahu
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Chief Guest -
Kumar de Silva
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Guest of Honour -
Arunasalam Balraj |
The First Lady President of Ralph Toastmasters Club, Chithra
Veerabahu
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The Ralph Toastmasters Club last weekend inducted its first-ever Lady
President, Chitra Veerabahu, at a gala ceremony at the Grand Oriental
Hotel in Colombo.
Chief Guest on the occasion was Corporate Etiquette Trainer Kumar de
Silva.
Guest of Honour was Arunasalam Balraj, 2nd Vice President,
Toastmasters International who is also a member of Colombo Toastmasters
and Ralph Toastmasters.
Present on the occasion were also Program Quality Director, District
82-Sudash Liyanage, Club Growth Director, District 82- Ajantha
Jayawardena, Division Director, Division A - Hussain Moosajee and Area
Director, Area A 3 - Koshal Krishnakumar among others.
The event also recognised the achievement of Ralph member, former
Wesleyite, Arfath Saleem, who is the current District 82 International
Speech Contest Champion, and who will represent the District at the
World Championship of Public Speaking at Las Vegas, USA from 12th to
15th August 2015.
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The Executive Committee of
Ralph Toastmasters for the year 2015-16 |
Named after Ralph C Smedley, the founder of Toastmasters, the Ralph
Toastmasters is a 10 year old Toastmaster Club open to all who wish to
improve in the areas Public Speaking and Leadership Skills.
The Club meets twice a month, on every first and third Wednesday at
the Royal College Skills Centre 5.30 pm onwards. |