Sri Lanka News Updates with Discussions

Sri Lanka`s national cricketers will take wing to Mumbai today for a six week long tour of three Test Matches, five One-Day Internationals and two T-20 Internationals. The tourists will be hoping that they will win their first ever Test on Indian soil, something they have not managed despite playing regular cricket with the neigbouring country.

If he sticks to his plans, this series will be world`s highest wicket taker Muttiah Muralitharan`s last Test tour. Muralitharan has indicated that he would retire from Test cricket after next year`s home Test series against the West Indies.

Ranjan Madugalle notched up perhaps the most glorifying 50 of his renowned cricketing career on April 22, when he sailed past 50 fruitful years of life.

Ranjan is surely one of the greatest products of Royal College and I would like to reminiscence about his unique feats as a schoolboy and touch on some of the highlights of his exceptional achievements in numerous facets of the glorious game.

I first met Ranjan in the hallowed portals of the great educational institution in the 70s.

I still remember the first conversation and it was about receiving an award a few years earlier from his much admired father, Lionel Madugalle, the then Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Sports who was the chief guest at the `Colours Nite` of St. Mary`s College, Negombo, where I had my early education.

A BRIGHT IDEA

He is Dr. Wijaya Godakumbura.

He came out with a simple idea to replace the traditional bottle lamp used in poor Sri Lankan homes with a safe lamp which does not turn over and catch fire.

He has silently carried out this mission and have so far handed over 775,000 units to save twice the number with possible burns and loss of life.

We should be proud of him as he is now being short listed amongst 12 finalists to be voted for the coveted BBC World Challenge 2009, organized by BBC, Newsweek and Shell.

For Piyal.

Thanks for dedicating a clip to us Jothis fans.

This is for you, a different version. The dubbing is perfect.

He is a singer with a mission. His musical art is not merely or even mainly, a mode of entertainment it is, above all, a mission, a vehicle of his conscience.
His voice, once a lover`s whisper, once a father`s kind by advice and once a true friend`s caring always touches the deepest chords of ones` soul.

- jasonsociety

Thanks Jason for uploading this.

[Many singers` dream was to sing a duet with Chandralekha. She also sang with popular singers and actors as well. Vijaya Kumaranatunge the late husband of The President Kumaranatunge sang more than 15 songs with Chandralekha most of them still popular among many Sri Lankans

- ML]

Dedicated Mark Levinson, for his untiring efforts to popularise Sinhala songs on LNP.

Enjoy this beautiful song by Vijaya and Chandralekha.

He was in tears before the vast gathering, not once but twice.

Before a jam-packed hall, the famous Ananda Samarakoon Studio of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (or the SLBC, earlier known as Radio Ceylon), he strived to hide his tears, during his thanksgiving speech. The reception was so overwhelming that his inner surprise and satisfaction would have easily found an escape in the form of a weighty tear drop. So natural. Over 45 years of passion and commitment shown in a chosen profession, which he had to define and redefine himself, has brought in its wake, at least belated appreciation.

DEDICATED TO GG :)))

Contrary to stereotypes about sexual performance and masculinity, men interviewed in a large international study reported that being seen as honorable, self-reliant and respected was more important to their idea of masculinity than being seen as attractive, sexually active or successful with women.

The study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine included interviews with more than 27,000 randomly selected men from eight countries (Germany, U.S., U.K., Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and France), with about 16 percent of the men reporting erectile problems.

Eid greetings to LNP community.

May you have peace and prosperity.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has posted to September 9 the next hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to stay the participation of Indian cricket team in the Tri-nation series beginning in Sri Lanka today.

The PIL by a practicing advocate Jel Paul Antony contended that the participation of the Indian team should be stayed in protest against the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka by that country`s government in the guise of eliminating terrorism.

Naan onna nenachchen - a beautiful song.

Movie: Kannil Theriyum Kathaigal(1980)

Vocalists: S.P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jairam & Jikki

Music: Shankar Ganesh

Sinhala song from the movie Sweep Ticket

Singers: H.R. Jothipala and Anjalene Gunathilaka

Clip from Hindi movie AAO PYAR KAREN

Along with partner Romesh Kaluwitharana, Jayasuriya revolutionized one day international batting with his aggressive tactics during the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The tactic used was to take advantage of the early fielding restrictions by smashing the opening bowlers to all parts of the cricket ground, rather than the establishment tactic of building up momentum gradually.

One Day cricket has never been the same again.

This was a novel but potentially match-winning tactic at that time, and Sri Lanka, who had previously never made it out of the preliminary rounds, went on to win the World Cup in 1996 without a single defeat. This soon became the standard opening batting strategy in limited overs cricket.

Sri Lanka`s biggest spring with the capacity to produce 7000 liters of water per minute has been located near the Madhu Church in Mannar, the Water Supply and Drainage Board Area Manager Upul Wickremaratne told Daily Mirror.

Pix by Kanchana Ariyadasa, Mannar

Palamuva sinaasei
Devanuva liyum dei
Thevanuva thegi boga arang yai

Inpasu prema gangey .. peenala sathutin
Prema karai dennata dennaaaaaa

Inpasu prema gangey .. peenala sathutin
Prema karai dennata dennaaaaaa