Index of all past meetings

SLLS MEETINGS INDEX --  From earliest to most recent

April 2009 -Inaugural meeting (called Book Club then) at Ruwan De Soysa's. Ruwan presented on "History of Baila and Kaffringa songs".

June 2009 at Niro's. Pramudi presented "history of Jazz" on behalf of the young ones but I cannot recall the main presentation

Sept 2009 - At Anura and Deepika's . Mahendra presented "Putting the Cart before the horse". We were honoured by the presence of famous Sri lankan pop idol, Bill Forbes.

November 2009 - Udaya and Tamara's place. Main presentation by Manel Herath on "The origins of Sri lankan Baila". Guest speaker, Mr Somaweera Senanayake on "The rise and fall of the Sinhalese Novel".

May 2010. At Niro and Nirmalan's place. "Bridging the villages" by Bingunath Ingirige.

August 2010 at Supul and Dayamalie's. Dilanthi on "Ancient architecture of Ceylon"

21st May 2011 at Ruwan and Lalani's - Suneetha on "Famous Sri lankan singers of yesterday including detailed account of Sunil Santha" with video clips.

18th Feb 2012 -At Jino and Sukus's - "Astrology" by Dr Sivakumar, and practical demo of use of Telescope preceded by a visit to Joderell Bank.

November 6th 2012 at Supul and Dayamalie's - Magic show by Terry Fernando from Sydney.

November 12th 2012.   At Niro's. A masterly presentation on "The Modern Art Movement in Sri lanka" by Dr Thushara Rodrigo

16 February 2013 by Mr Anura Shantha. The origins of 'Sinhala Kavi' and its influence on contemporary music Lalani and Ruwan's house

August 31 2013.at Supul's. A first for our Club, a meeting devoted to Sinhala poetry with guest speakers Daya Ananda Ranasinghe and Anura Hegoda.

September 28th 2013 at the Nirmalan residence by Mahendra on  "Why do we laugh and musical connections of laughter

December 28th 2013 at Moseley Hill Athletic Club, Liverpool “The life and music of Clarence Wijewardene”  featuring Dr Lanka Alwis and his Band.).

May 9th 2015 at Ruwan and Lalani's .Dr Sarath Perera gave a thoughtful and well researched presentation on Astrology.

January 16th 2016. Ruwan De Soysa & Dr Kanthi Jayawardena on "How to kill your spouse successfully" based on the Famous Father Matthew  Pieris Twin Murders at the Vicarage, Borella, Sri Lanka in the 70s.

April 23rd 2016.    by Mahesh Nirmalan titled " Hamsatvani- An evening of Carnatic Music". The second one was by Naomi Perera on "Aspects of Western and Indian music".

October 29th 2016.First one: "The Sydney Kolam Maduwa- an experience in amateur drama production in Sydney, Australia" by Daya Gonsalkorale. Second one by Mr Lal Gunasekera in ,"A brief history of Neurosurgery in Ancient Sri Lanka, until 1976"

October 7th 2017. From Small Beginnings to Great Heights- Professor Punchi Bandara Sannasgala and his contribution to Sinhala Literature". Manouri Senaratne.

December 2nd 2017. "'Lyrics is the soul of the song".The Panel of Experts, Vasantha De Silva, Susantha Udagedera and Ruwan De Soysa provided a well-researched glimpse of some popular Sinhalese songs discussing anecdotes about the origin and explaining the hidden meanings of the lyrics.

March 17th 2018. "Kaffrinha, Baila and Manha- the African influence on Asian Music" by Dr Shihan de Silva.

April 21st 2018.   "Individual Paranormal experiences revealed, followed by an Expert overview by Paranormal expert, Owen Elias" who  who holds basic and advanced level qualifications in Paranormal Investigation.    

May 19th, 2018.  The theme was “Integrating Creativity, Healing and Art”. Presentations were made by Dr Shanali Perera. (a very personal presentation and sharing her reflections on Art, healing & Chronic illnesses and how digital applications for artwork helped her to cope with pain, illness experience), and by  Mahendra Gonsalkorale on " Music Mankind and Medicine", who spoke on the effects of music on Man and the use of Music as a therapeutic tool. This was followed by a discussion on Art and Music therapy.

Meeting No: 26. October 20th, 2018. 'The universe, as well as life, is not a random occurrence'  by Dr Uditha Jayatunga.  followed by the religious viewpoint of the Four main religions on Life and the Universe.

Christian: Dr Kumar Abayasekera

Hindu: Prof: Mahesh Nirmalan

Buddhist: Dr Wilson Ranawickrema

Islam: Dr Imran Verdak.

Meeting No: 27 June 29th , 2019. Special 10th Anniversary Meeting.  

(1) ‘Sinhala music: 1940s to 60s. Evolution and Revolution’ Dr Suraj Ranasinghe

(2) Main Presentation by Chief Guest Prof Chandra Wickremasinghe ‘Our cosmic ancestry in the stars: the second Copernican Revolution’

Meeting No 28 January 25th 2020. A Tribute to  the late Prof Carlo Fonseka (1933-2019).

Two of his former pupils, Dr Manouri Senaratne and Dr Rasieka Jayatunga addressed the meeting with very personal experiences which gave a more intimate glimpse of the great man, followed by a very moving presentation by Dr Udara Kularatne, a close friend of the Fonseka family.    

The first zoom  zoom meeting was held on Meeting No 29  Saturday 4th April 2020. Topic: Screening of  Mr Dharmasiri Bandaranayke's film, " Thunweni Yamaya" was shown on Zoom  followed by a short discussion .

Meeting No 30  Sunday the 19th of April.  . Chief Guest: Prof Rajiva Wijesinha. Prof Wijesinha was questioned about his academic and political career

Meeting No 31 Sunday the 3rd of May. Chief Guest: Mr Dharmasiri Bandaranayake. Topic. Mr Bandaranayake was requested to outline his plans for continuing his work through the TriKoneE foundation and answered questions on problems he is facing in continuing to finance his work

Meeting No 32 Sunday 10th May 2020. Chief guest: Sri Lankan Physician and  author Dr Ajith Amerasinghe. ), “The deadly epidemic of 1587 which changed the history of Sri Lanka”.

Meeting No 33:  : Sunday the 17th of May at 1.30pm A discussion with Author Ashok Ferrey.

Meeting No 34: 23rd May at 11.00 am UK time  Magic and Mentalism with Terry Fernando from Sydney via Zoom.

No 35: Sunday, June 14th at 1.00 pm  Prof. Ravindra Fernando: Recollections of a Forensic Pathologist.

No: 36 Sunday 21nd June at 4.00 pm. Prof. Arjun Guneratne. Coffee Planters and the origins of conservation in colonial Ceylon

No 37  : Saturday, June 27th at 2:30 pm.   Dr Shihan De Silva: Portuguese Burghers:  Language, Music and Dance.

No 38  :  Sunday July 5th at 2:00 pm.Author Vimukthi Weeratunga: “Fascinating Wildlife”

No 39  :  Sunday July 12th at 2:00 pm Prof Raveen Hanwella: Life lessons from Photography

No: 40.: Sunday July 19th at 2:00 pmInterview of Musician Deshamanya Rohan de Saram by Ruwan De Soysa and brief demonstration of Kandyan drumming basics.

No 41: Sunday 26th July at at 2:00 pm.Author Romesh Gunesekera. : Discussion on a selection of his books.

No:42. Sunday, August 2nd  at 2.00 pm Dr Chandima Amarasena: Leonardo da Vinci. Art, Science and Anatomy.

No 43: Sunday, August 9th 2.00 pmRanjan: Health, healing and lifestyle.

No 44: Sunday August 16th,at 2:00 pm :Prof. Sudarshan Seneviratne. Ph.D., FSLCA., FNASSL " "Protection and Conservation of  Traditional knowledge Script and Writing systems".

No 45: Sunday August 23rd- at 2:00 pm. Dr Leel Gunasekera - "My experience in cultural activity and Sinhala literature, as an author and senior public servant .

No 46: Sunday August 30th -at 2.00 pm UK "Mahendra in conversation with Prof Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran - Philosophy behind my actions'".

No 47: Sunday 6th September-at 2:00 pm   Dr. Lalanath De Silva, Sri Lankan composer   'Orchestral music of Sri Lanka'

No 48: Sunday 13th September - at 1:00 pm Mr Indran Hensman. Surgeon in Australia.  "Robotic surgery, AI, Digital surgery-Fiction or reality" -

No: 49.: Sunday 20th September- at 2:00 pm. Dr Prithiviraj Fernando-  "The Human Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka".   

No: 50.: Sunday 27th Sept- Time: 12:00 noon. Prof Sanjiva Wijesinha "My journey on the Camino and the book it created" .

No: 51  Sunday 4th October at 7.00 pm. Prof Wimal Dissanayake  LIVING BETWEEN TWO LANGUAGES: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS .

 No: 52: Sunday 18th October at 2:00 pm. Prof B.D. Nandadeva  "Cultural Heritage of Sri Lanka: an Exclusive Prerogative or an Inclusive Identity"

No: 53; Sunday 1st of November at 2:00 pm UK Swarna Mallawarachchi., Sri Lankan film actress, also known as the "Golden star of Sinhalese cinema". Topic: ස්වර්ණ සැඳෑවක් (Golden evening).

No: 54: Sunday Nov 8th - Roshan Mahanama at 2:00 pm. UK. "Mahendra in conversation with Roshan Mahanama, famous Sri Lankan cricketer and International Match referee".

Meeting No:55: Nov 15th  Prof Athula Sumathipala. "The rise and fall of the JVP".  2.00 pm. UK time.

Meeting No: 56: Nov 29th: at 1.00 pm. Dr Himantha Atukorala - "The history of coconuts and its contribution to humankind"

Meeting No: 58: Dec 27th. Musician Dinesh Subasinghe. Cancelled as he was unwell.

Meeting No: 59: January 3rd.Jackson Anthony. Famous Sri Lankan Actor, Composer, Director and Producer, Life story and other topics related to his career.  

Meeting No: 60: January 10 at 1.00 pm. Deshamanaya Vidya Jyothi Ashley de Vos ."The Great Library Tradition as a Repository of Knowledge".

 Meeting No: 61: January 17th at 10.30 am. Sunil Perera of Gypsies fame. About his life story,  his non musical work in politics, charity, business etc.

 Meeting No:62: January 31st at 11.00 am  Dr Enoka Kudavidanage  "The Sri Lanka Leopard".

Meeting No: 63:February 7th : Niranjan Selvadurai: "Second innings: Bringing free thought and poetry into focus”

Meeting No 64: February 14th. 1:00 pmLond. Prof Kamani Tennekoon . History meets genetics: A glimpse into our ancestry.

Meeting No:65: February 21st 1:00 pm Anoja Weerasinghe. Actress: "Breathing into life"

Meeting No: 66: Sunday February 28th. 1:00 pm Lond time.An Appreciation of Ediriweera Sarachchandra” in 2 parts.

Part I . "Ediriweera Sarachchandra and the Sinhala drama", Prof K N O Dharmadasa. Former Professor of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya) followed by Q&A.

Part II. Reminiscence and singing songs from Maname and Sinhabahu led by Thushara Rodrigo with friends Yasodara, Malini and Diddeniya. (Yasodara is Sarachchandra's daughter who was the Maname queen, Malini Ranasinghe was Suppa Devi and Nissanka Diddeniya was the Rajaguru.

Meeting No: 67 March 7th. Sunday 2.00 pm UK time. Dayasisira  Hewa Gamage.  Author and Anthropology Researcher . "Cultural trails from Jaffna to Kandy"

Meeting No: 69. March 28th at 1:00 pm UK time. Dr Arosha Dissanayake. “A tale of two joys: Inspiration and happiness from music” Southern Symphonia.group of music enthusiast doctors and families in Galle.

Meeting No: 70. April 4th Sunday at 2.00 pm UK, Ajita Kadirgamar.  Title: “The Cake that was Baked at Home”: Reminiscence of the life of Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar by his daughter.

Meeting No: 71: April 11th Sunday at 2:00 pm UK. Dr Bernardine Dias. PhD. Roboticist. Title: "Global adventures in Field Robotics"

April 18th. No 72 Sunday 1:00 pm UK time. Ravibandu Vidyapathy "Traditional Music of Sri Lanka".

Meeting No: 73. April 25th. At 1.00 pm,  UK Time: Sunday. Rohan Pethiyagoda . Biodiversity scientist,, Naturalist. and Author. "Biogeography: How Sri Lanka got its Plants and Animals" .  

Meeting No: 74: May 16th :2:00 pm Musician Rukshan Perera. "Music and Social Responsibility" cancelled

Meeting No: 75: May 30th . 2.00 pm UK Prof K.D. Paranavithana. "Galle - the Heritage City"

Meeting No: 76: June 6th. at 2.00 pm. Ameena Hussein. writer, editor, and publisher based in Sri Lanka. Ibn Batuta in Sri Lanka. Non-fiction work on the 14th-century Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta.

 Meeting No: 77: June 13th 2:00 pm UK Time. Prof Saroj Jayasinghe.  "Music and the Brain"

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Meeting No: 78: June 27th- at 2:00 pm UK Time. Prof Rohini Paranavitana BA Hon (Cey), PhD (Sri Lanka).  "The Hatan Kavya or the War Poems in Sri Lanka".

Meeting No: 79: July 4th at 2:00 pm UK. Professor Ravi Silva CBE. "Solar energy and the energy revolution"

Meeting No: 80. SEPTEMBER  12th Sunday at 2:00 pm UK time. Dr Jaika Witana.   "Appreciation of Visual Arts and everything else" - Art appreciation in the widest sense, biology-evolution physiology and a whistle-stop tour of yours truly's tastes and techniques both as an Artist and the co-curator of the "proposed" Medical Museum and Art Gallery of the Faculty of Medicine Colombo. 

Meeting No 81 Sunday September 26th. 2.00 pm UK. "Astroarchaeological evidence on Buddha’s "visit" to Lanka

Speaker; Dr Kavan Ratnatunga.BSc, MS, PhD

Meeting No: 82 October 10th Sunday at 2.00 on Uk. "Where Batik craft meets Contemporary Fashion"  Speaker: Darshi Keerthisena. Fashion.Design Director and CEO Buddhi Batiks, a legacy enterprise handed down to her by her parents. She is an astute businesswoman and the head of her own company on one hand and on the other a master designer with an enviable body of work where batik craft meets contemporary fashion.

Meeting No:83 October   24th  Sunday at 2.00 pm UK time.   "The Cultural history and traditions of Sri Lankan Tamils"   Speaker: Dr V.Nerminathan, Retired Consultant Paediatrician, Southend

Meeting No 84Sunday November 14th UK time 12.00 pm Sri Lanka 5.30 pm. "Resurrecting Sri Lankan Cricket to its former glory”  Arjuna Ranatunga.  Chair; Rasieka and Ajantha Jayatunga

Meeting no:85. Sunday November 28th at 1.00 pm UK time (6.30 pm SL)"The Beverley Allitt Saga"Dr Charith Nanayakkara, Retired Consultant Paediatrician. FRCP, FRCPCH, DCH, MBBS

Meeting No:  86: Time: Jan 9, 2022 13:00 London."Exploring the non-thermal universe: the Cherenkov Telescope Array"

Prof Tim Greenshaw. Professor of Physics, Liverpool University.

Meeting No 87 Sunday 30th January at 1.00 pm UK time."Art and Architecture of Religious Confluence in SL"Hasini Haputhantri

Hasini is a Sociologist, Museologist, writer, researcher and an exclusive tour guide.

Meeting No: 88:  Sinhala Buddhist & Christian Immigrants in an around London.

Rt Rev Bishop Keerthisiri Fernando, Bishop of Kurunegala

Meeting No 89: February 27th at 1.00 pm UK time Do we live upside down? How maps shape our worldview

by Rochana Jayasinghe. Lecturer (Temporary) Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

Meeting No: 90, Sunday March 13th at 1.00 pm UK Time. Dr Prasanna Cooray- " Politics of a Rainforest: Sinharaja Story"

Meeting No: 91, Sunday March 27th at 1.00 pm UK Time.Anagarika Dharmapala: Vision for a Global Buddhism. Prof Asanga Tilleratne.

Meeting No:92 Sunday April 10th at 2.00 pm UK. Time. Wally Bastianz and Chorus Baila: Poetry, Music and Song Performed by Past and Present Artists . Professor Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, DipLCM, BSc (Econ), MSc, PhD, FRAS

Meeting No: 93: Dr Eshantha Peiris " Uncovering Musical Histories in South Asia: Case Studies from Sri Lanka and Beyond

How can we study the histories of musical styles that have no written documentation?  Here is a shorter description.

This talk identifies some musical characteristics that are shared around the broader region of South Asia, and examines their implications for conventional narratives of history. 

Meeting No: 94: Sunday the 29th of May at 2:00 pm UK tIme. Nuwan Jayatilleka, Film Director 

අද්‍යතන සිංහල සිනමාවේ අනාගතය සහ අභියෝග - Challenges to the Contemporary Sinhala Cinema. This talk was in Sinhalese and hosted by Ruwan.

Meeting No: 95:Sunday  19th June 2022."Towards a  United Sri Lanka " By  Prashan De Visser . Founder and President of Sri Lanka Unites, a youth movement for hope and reconciliation, 

Meeting No: 96: Sunday 26th June 2022. "Ancient Sri Lanka and the ebb and flow of Indian Ocean trade through Buddhist iconographies", Professor Osmund Bopearachchi. B.A. from the University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka)B.A. honours, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. from the Paris 1 Sorbonne University, and a Higher Doctorate (Habilitation) from the Paris 4 Sorbonne University..

Meeting No: 97 Sunday 10th July at 2.00 pm UK. "Ancient Hydraulic Civilization of Sri Lanka: Some New Lines of Inquiry".

Professor C.M. Madduma Bandara (Ph D, Cambridge, D Sc. (Hon.)Emeritus Professor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Meeting No: 98  Sunday September 11th 2022. 2 pm UK

Thoughts and Visions Through Brush Strokes

Lakshmi Perera. There were 84 screens forming a very appreciative audience. The Q & A went really well with the participative international audience from Sri Lanka, UK, Australia and the USA.

Meeting No: 99   Sunday September 18th 2.00 pm

QE II & Sri Lanka: Special Commemoration programme.

Dr Kavan Ratnatunga, Dr Ruwan De Soysa and DrJohn Porter

Meeting No 100: Sunday September 25th 2022. 2 pm UK 

Scientific View of our Universe 

Kavan Ratnatunga

Meeting No 101: Sunday October 2nd  2022. 2 pm UK

Can SL Cycle out of the Current Situation? 

Dr Lalith Chandrakantha , Consultant Paediatrician.

Watch recording at --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_anhXlOsrU&t=3673s

Meeting No 102: Sunday October 23rd 2022. 2 pm UK 

A musical evening with Harsha Makalande

Harsha Makalande, Sri Lankan Pianst, arranger, teacher  and composer

Meeting No 103: Sunday, November 6th  at 1.00 pm UK Time , 6.30 pm SL time  

වනේ අලි, ගමේ අලි, රටේ අලි

Aruna Botejue and Sameera Weeratunga

Meeting No 104: Sunday 27th November 2022 1.00 pm UK

Playwriting and Theatre Skills Interactive Work 

Part 1- Jaika Witana

Meeting No 105: Sunday Dec 4th at 2.00 pm UK time. Science Parks in Cambridge and SL

John Porter 

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Meeting No:106: 'Sinhala' Identity in the Philosophy of Cumaratunga Munidasa- Ruvan Ekanayaka

Sun 15 Jan 2023 13:00 - 16:00 (GMT)

SLLS 107: Reflections by Frederica Jansz: The Formidable Woman of Lanka

Sun 29 Jan 2023 17:00 - 20:00 (GMT)

SLLS 108: Feb 5th : Merging Western & Eastern styles of singing - the good, the bad & the happy middle path" -  Dr Nilanka Wickramasinghe 

Sunday 13:00 0 16:00 GMT

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SLLS Meeting No: 109: Sunday  Feb 19th:  Reflections on Higher Education in Sri Lanka, Prof Panduka Karunanayake.

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SLLS 110The Legacy of Arthur C Clarke (1917-19/03/2008) by Dr Kavan Ratnatunga

Date: Sunday, 19th March 2023 at 1300 GMT/1830 SL time

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SLLS 111: An Evening with Dayan Witharana

Sunday, 26th March 2023 at 1400 UK/1830 SL time (UK time changes to British Summer Time)

Dayan is a professional photographer. He is also an acclaimed singer. ඩැෆඩිල් මලේ, දැයම පුබුදුවාලු (about Gangodawila Soma Thero), ඇල්ලෙන් නාලා with Nirosha Virajini and නමක් නොදන්නා මලක්  with Deepika Priyadharshini are some of his popular songs. He is a film actor as well

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SLLS 112: Masks and Mythology of Sri Lanka, Dr Premasiri Mapalagama

Sunday, 23rd April 2023 at 1400 UK/1830 SL time 

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SLLS 113: Sunday 7th May at 2.00 pm UK.

Dr Mahilal Fonseka. on Country music.

Sunday, 07/05/2023 at 1400 UK/ 1830 SL time

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SLLS 114: Sunday June 11th at 2:00 pm UK. Therapeutic interventions of Buddhist Rituals in Disease . 

By Dr Prasanna Cooray 

Dr. Prasanna Cooray is a medical doctor, a social health specialist and a writer. He has a Masters in Buddhist Studies from the University of Kelaniya

He had worked as a Regional Epidemiologist, a university lecturer in community medicine, international public health manager and a health editor in a number of local and international journals. 

He is an award-winning author on health and environment.

His latest books include Politics of a Rainforest and වැසි වනාන්තරයක දේශපාලනය.

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SLLS 115 Sunday October 22nd 2023 2,00 pmUK.

The first meeting after the break was held  on Sunday, the 22nd of October and Dr Uditha Jayatunga made a presentation titled  "Intelligent Design as Proof of Creation"

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SLLS 116 Sunday the 12th November 2023 at 1300 UK/1830 SL time

Topic: The Legacy of Karunaratne Abeysekera by Dr Upul Wijeyawardhana.

Topic: The Legacy of Karunaratne Abeysekera by Dr Upul Wijeyawardhana

He is a wordsmith extraordinaire as he excelled in both the written and the spoken word; a rare achievement. He showed his talents in the written word by being among the great poets of the ‘Colombo Era,’ a sought-after scriptwriter for Sinhala cinema and, most importantly, a lyricist of lasting influence; perhaps, the greatest we ever had. He demonstrated his prowess of the spoken word as a newsreader, a presenter of programmes and concerts but he is best remembered for his unforgettable commentaries, the way he moved the entire nation to tears at SWRD’s funeral becoming part of broadcasting legend 

About the Speaker: 

Dr Wijayawardhana, a well-known cardiologist who served Sri Lanka for 23 years, culminated his career as the senior cardiologist at the Institute of Cardiology in Colombo in 1987. After moving to the UK, he served as a cardiologist in Grantham Hospital for another 20 years. Dr. W’s acquaintance with Mr. Karunaratne Abeysekera began in the mid 1950’s, when he started attending the popular children’s radio programme Saraswathie Mandapaya. 

Chaired by Dr Mevan Wijetunga

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SLLS 117: Sunday 14th January 2024 at 15.00 (3:00 pm UK), 20.30 SL

Topic: "SL Economic crisis: NPP (National Peoples Power) or known as JJB (Jathika Jana Balawegaya) Solutions "

Speaker: Prof  Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Format: This is an open  Q&A session. Please share with interested parties.

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SLLS 118: Our Village Festival: Reflections on Sri Lankan Culture Through Children's Artwork.

The Dr Prasanna Cooray Memorial Lecture

Prof Bob Simpson, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of Durham, UK

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SLLS 119 Sunday 17th March: At 1.00 pm UK time. Being Gay in a Sri Lankan Family

Dr Lalith Wijedoru

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SLLS 120: 15th Century Interactions between Sri  Lanka and China @ Sun 12 May 2024 

Dr Ajith Amerasinghe

SLLS 121: Long-Term Traits of SL Public Education: Surveying the implications of the SL Education landscape... @ Sun 26 May 2024 14:00

Dr  Ajith  Rajapaksha

SLLS 122 Sunday June 23rd, 14:00 hrs UK

"The dream, reality and the nightmare - will history repeat itself?"

Dr Lalith Chandrakantha

SLLS 123 Sunday Sept 29th  13:00 hrs UK

Poetry: a means to inculcate attitudes and evoke humaneness in  medical professionals "

Prof Narada Warnasuriya

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SLLS 124: Oct 20th. Sunday at 2.00 pm GMT. 

"The Beauty of the Music of Sunil Santha"

Dr Ruvan Ekanayake

SLLS 125. Sunday, December 1st. 1:00 pm UK time. "The musical missionary: a harmonious Interlude in SL History".

Prof Dinithi Fernando 

Professor in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

SLLS 126: 5TH January 2025.GMT 13.00 hrs 18:30 SL

Sri Lankan Cricket in the UK: A Story of Migration, Recreation and Sociability. 

Rochana Jayasinghe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGU1gAuJP8U

SLLS 127: Sunday Jan 26th: SL Public Servants, are they Masters or Servants  

by Austin Fernando.  Former Secretary to President Sirisena and later High Commissioner to India.

SLLS 128: Sunday 16 Feb, 

Agricultural Toxicant Diseases of SL's dry Zone.

Dr  Kamal Gamanpila  

SLLS 129: Sunday Mar 30th:13:00 GMT 

"Twins in Science and Society: Bridging Multiple Frontiers"

Prof Atula Sumathipala 

SLLS 130: Sunday Mar 30th.  13:00 GMT Gold Medalist at S Asian Visually Impaired Boxing

Khalid Oshman Tuan Haji

SLLS 131: May 18th Sunday at 2.00 pm UK. 6.30 pm SL

Prof Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya.

Leonard Woolf’s The Village in the Jungle:  New Perspectives

SLLS 132:  Sept 14th 2025. Sustainable Regenerative Tourism in Deraniyagala. Dr Nishanthi Dolage