An exhibition of wildlife photographs taken by two budding young photographers, Ashvini Jayatilake (12) of Musaeus College and Dimitri Goonewardena (15) of Stafford International School will be on display at the Harold Peiris Gallery of the Lionel Wendt Art Centre on August 21 and 22.
Both Ashvini and Dimitri, protégés of the well known wildlife photographer, Chitral Jayatilake, have won prizes at several competitions, the former having been runner up in Sri Lanka’s Young Wildlife Photographer 2006 contest, in which she was given a special award for being the youngest prize-winner.
The photographs on display have been taken at many of Sri Lanka’s premier wildlife parks including Yala and Wilpattu, in addition to places as varied as coconut plantations, the wilds of Habarana and the lagoons of Jaffna.
Colombo in bloom at Viharamaha Devi Park
The floral and plant exhibition, 'Colombo in Bloom' will be held from August 19-22 at Viharamaha Devi Park.
Around 100 stalls will display special cactii, bonsai plants, vegetables, herbal and medicinal plants, fertiliser and agro chemicals. Organizer of the event Chandana De Silva says 1000 vegetable and fruit plants along with fertiliser packs will be distributed free to visitors to the exhibition.
A free consultation service on vegetable and fruit cultivation daily from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 and the introduction of a new environmentally friendly fertiliser product are some of the highlights of the event.
Senior journalist launches book of poems
In the paraphrased words of the poet W. M. Thackery the code of ethics for journalists was:
Oh ye knights of pen,
Let honour be your shield and truth tip your lances:
Be the voice of the voiceless and the poor,
Be the voice of the child and the childlike,
Be gentle with them
But as for the ogre Humbug, out sword at him or her
Senior journalist Lynn Ockersz is widely seen as such a knight of the pen-selfless, sincere and sacrificial with a clear vision that essentially is an instrument through which the sovereign people exercise their fundamental rights to the freedom of expression and to be fully and properly informed.
'The Peace Thou Gives' is a collection of devotional poems written by Mr. Ockersz. It is his second book of poems giving his experience of inner spiritual liberation.
Mr. Ockersz is seen presenting the first copy of his book to the Archbishop of Colombo the Rt. Rev. Malcolm Ranjith.
South Asian women journalists to the north
A group of 11 women journalists from the South Asian Women Media Networks, headed by Chief Editor, Young Asia Television, Sharmini Boyle, visited Jaffna recently.
They visited IDP camps, areas of new resettlement and met journalists and media students at Sikaram Media House where they exchanged views on issues affecting the media fraternity in the country particularly those working in the north.
K. Rushangan, Director cum Chief Media Trainer of the Sikaram Media House organized the event.
Maritime conference in Galle
The maritime conference "Galle Dialogue 2010" on "Charting the Course for Sustainable Maritime Security Cooperation" organised by the Sri Lanka Navy was held on August 6 and 7.
Local and foreign scholars and experts in maritime and naval affairs, from ten countries- Australia, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Singapore, South Africa and USA, took part in conference held at the Light house Hotel.
Picture shows Navy Commander Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasingha delivering the welcome address.
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