People and Events
View(s):An evening with the Indian cricket
The visiting Indian cricket team who won their one-day series in Sri Lanka were hosted to a reception at India House by Indian High Commissioner Ashok Kantha and Mrs. Sharmila Kantha last Sunday with guests (right) enjoying the opportunity to meet their cricketing heroes.
College of Forensic Pathologists inducts new president
Dr. Dhananjaya Waidyaratne was inducted as the President of the College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka on July 13 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 7.
Dr. Waidyaratne who is a Consultant Judicial Medical Officer currently attached to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital took over the college’s Presidency from Dr. M.S.M. Salgado.
The Chief Guest at the induction was Senior Minister for Human Resources, D.E.W. Gunasekara and the Guest-of-Honour Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Ravindra Ruberu.
College of Forensic Pathologists inducts new president
Dr. Dhananjaya Waidyaratne was inducted as the President of the College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka on July 13 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo 7.
Dr. Waidyaratne who is a Consultant Judicial Medical Officer currently attached to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital took over the college’s Presidency from Dr. M.S.M. Salgado.
The Chief Guest at the induction was Senior Minister for Human Resources, D.E.W. Gunasekara and the Guest-of-Honour Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Ravindra Ruberu.
Inaugural Colombo Retina meeting
The inauguration of the Colombo Retina Meeting 2O12 of the Association of Vitreo Retina Specialists of Sri Lanka will be held on August 9 at 6.45 p.m. at the Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.
The Chief Guest will be Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Nihal Jayathilaka while the occasion will be graced by distinguished local and international dignitaries.
The guest faculty at the scientific sessions which will be on August 9 and 10 will include Prof. Caroline Chee Ka Lin, Prof. Gopal Lingam and Dr. Nikolle Tan from Singapore; Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas, Dr. Padmaja Rani, Dr. Soumyava Basu and Dr. Taraprasad Das of India while the local faculty will comprise Prof. Asita de Silva, Dr. Charith Fonseka, Dr. Dharma Irugalbandara, Dr. Dushyantha Wariyapola, Dr. Mangala Dhanapala, Dr. Mirunalini Kumaradas and Dr. Saliya Pathirana.
The main focus areas will be diabetic retinopathy, ocular trauma, polypoidal choroidovasculopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, uveitis and venous occlusion.
Monastery of Poor Clares marks 800 years
Nestled in the hillside at Tewatte, Ragama is the Monastery of Poor Clares which houses a small community of contemplative nuns. Theirs is a life of prayer, penance and sacrifice based on the teachings of Jesus which were followed by St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare, founder of the Poor Clare Order. They depend purely on Divine Providence for their basic needs and spend their time communing with God, seeking his love and will.
In the eyes of today’s world it can seem rather strange but in the wisdom of Jesus Christ, it is called Faith and Trust in God doing his will. The Poor Clare community at Tewatte, operating for nearly 60 years, is founded on these teachings. On August 11, they celebrate 800 years of their order.
The order began after Francis, a wealthy young man from an Italian merchant’s family gave up all his wealth and dedicated his life to serving Christ.
A few of his friends followed him and they began to be known as ‘Franciscan’ friars. In 1212, a wealthy 18-year-old inspired by these teachings decided to forsake all her wealth and serve God too. Kneeling at the altar at San Damiano, she allowed St. Francis to cut her hair as a symbol of giving up her worldly pleasures and said, “Here I am Lord, I come to do your will’. Eight hundred years after, the order founded by St. Clare lives on.
George Abeywickrema
Grand old lady of Sunshine Home is 100
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Vidanalage Dulcie Margret Caroline De Mel, well known in Moratuwa as “Dulcie Teacher” celebrated her 100th birthday on August 3, at the Sunshine Home for Elders where she has been living since March 2004.
Born on August 3, 1912, she spent her early years in “Melsiri Niwesa” at Francisco Place in Korallawella, Moratuwa. A dedicated teacher, she rendered yeoman service for 38 years without utilizing a single day of leave.
She also taught at the Sunday School of St. Peter’s Church, Koralawella for 35 years and willingly provided tuition and supported the underprivileged children in the area free of charge.
Proceeds from“Pathways to the Peak” to charity
Pathways to the Peak: Remarkable Stories of Pioneering Sri Lankan Women was published last year by the Bay Owl Press, an imprint of the Perera Hussein Publishing House.
With generous sponsorship of costs of the book by Finlays Colombo PLC and Standard Chartered Bank, the authors committed to donating 100% of the net proceeds from book sales to charities benefiting women. Here Dinusha Panditaratne and Shalini Panditaratne, co-authors of the book present a cheque for Rs.250,000 from the first year’s sale proceeds of the book to Suren Madanayake and Chandra Perera of CCC Foundation, for the benefit of women and children cancer patients resident at CCC House in Maharagama. Sahanaya-National Council for Mental Health also received Rs 250,000.
Iromie shows in London
Well known artist Iromie Wijewardena held an exhibition of her paintings at the Noble Sage Gallery in London recently. She is seen here with Sri Lankan High Commissioner in London Dr. Chris Nonis, the Director of the Noble Sage Gallery Jana Manuelpillai and Jenny Fernando from the Tate Gallery in London.
Novel approach to Jataka stories
Well known management consultant, trainer and author Deepal Sooriyaarachchi in his latest book ‘Jataka Vidasuna’, published by Sarasavi, presents a novel method to find which Jataka Story suits a given life situation . The book gives the key message of each Jataka story and a user-friendly index suggesting the most appropriate story for a given life situation under 16 different themes. He also gives the sequential number of the Jataka story so that one can refer to the full story if needed.
Here Mr. Sooriyaarachchi,presents a copy of the book to Ven Olande Ananda Thera.
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