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Gnai Seenar Bangsajayah
Kala Suri Gnai Seenar Bangsajayah, (born 18 October 1934 – died 7 September 2004 as ජී. ඇස්. බී. රාණි), popularly known as G. S. B. Rani, was a Sri Lankan actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater as well as a songstress, politician and a media personality. She was one of the most popular playback singers in early Sri Lankan cinema industry with a career spanned over five decades. Personal life Gnai Seenar was born on 20 August 1930 in Guruwatta village, Badulla as the only daughter to a Malay family. Her father Nusammeen Bangsajayah was a police sergeant and later became sub inspector. Her mother was Chintha Nona. She completed education from Clifton Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo. She was married to Ranawaka Arachchige Anton Perera and wedding was celebrated on 17 February 1953. Anton was an employee of the Sri Lanka Steel Corporation. The couple had three children - Ranjith, Chandana and Udeni. Even though she was Malay and husband was Sinhala Catholic, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badulla
Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is located in the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The city is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains (highest peak above sea level). It was a base of a pre-colonial Sinhalese people, Sinhalese local prince (regional king) who ruled the area under the main King in Kandy before it became part of the British Empire. Later, it became one of the provincial administrative hubs of the British rulers. The city was the terminus of upcountry railway line built by the British in order to take mainly tea plantation products to Colombo. History and present day Badulla was an isolated village until the British built roads from Kandy and Nuwara Eliya in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar
Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar born 31 December 1899 and died 14 February 1974. He was a distinguished scholar and teacher of Hindustani classical music, from the Agra gharana. Foremost disciple of Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande and Faiyaz Khan of Baroda State, he also remained principal of Bhatkhande Music Institute (''Bhatkande Sangeet Sansthan''), Lucknow, for many years, where he trained many noted names in the field of music. Early life His father Narayan Govind Ratanjankar was born in Mumbai. Ratanjankar's grand father, Govindrao came to Mumbai in the middle of 19 th century. After graduation Shrikrishna's father, Narayanrao became a police officer in the then British regime. At the age of 7, S.N.Ratanjankar was trained under the guidance of Krishnam Bhatt of Karwar. He also received instruction from Anant Manohar Joshi (Gwalior gharana) and later under Faiyaz Khan of Agra gharana. In 1911, he started training with musicologist Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande and is today his most wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surangani (film)
''Surangani'' is a 1955 Sri Lankan Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Cyril P. Abeyratne. Plot Cast * Kanthi Gunatunga as Ramya * Eddie Junior as Sena * D.R. Nanayakkara as Kuda * Pearl Vasudevi * Lilian Edirisinghe * Disna Ranjani * G. S. B. Rani as Aunt * M P Gemunu * Sujeeva Lalee * Kingsley Jayasekera Production The film was produced by ''The Ceylon Theatres Ltd.'' and was released on 19 February 1955 at Elphinstone (Maradana ) & 13 other centres through Ceylon Theatres circuit. Soundtrack The music was composed by T. R. Pappa, T. R. Paapa. Popular songs included #''Aaley Pem Res Dahara'' – G. S. B. Rani Perera #''Suranganaavi Maage'' #''Sapaa Jeewey Uthum (Rupe Bale)'' – Dharmadasa Walpola #''Koibatado Mey Sathaa'' – Eddie Junior #''Seyaava Anduna Roopey'' #''Kandukaraye Shantha Sandhyawe'' – Dharmadasa Walpola #''Prem Santhapaye'' – Dharmadasa Walpola and G. S. B. Rani Perera #''Deepey Sri Lanka Dilena'' – G. S. B. Rani Perera Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasaviya Awards
''Sarasaviya Awards'' (Sinhala:සරසවිය සම්මාන) is an award bestowed to distinguished individuals involved with the Sinhala cinema, each year by the Sarasaviya weekly newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), Sri Lanka in recognition of the contributions made by them to the Sri Lankan film industry. The Sarasaviya ceremony is one of the oldest film events in Sri Lanka. The awards were first introduced in 1964. The Sarasaviya Awards have been often referred to as the Sinhala Cinema industry's equivalent to The Oscars. History The Sarasaviya film awards ceremony began in 1964 at a time when the local cinema was trying to shed its South Indian orientation and establish an indigenous identity. There was no need to go to India to make films any more and the era of Indian artistes too had ended. The first Sarasaviya film festival was held on May 9, 1964 at the Asoka Cinema Hall, Colombo, 17 years after the first S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMICH
The Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), ( si, බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යාන්තර සම්මන්ත්රණ ශාලාව ta, பண்டாரநாயக்க சர்வதேச மாநாட்டு மண்டபம்) is a convention center located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Built between 1970 and 1973, the convention centre was a gift from the People's Republic of China in memory of Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, Prime Minister (1956–1959). The construction of the hall was carried out by a joint Sri Lankan and Chinese workforce with a considerable portion of the building materials being imported from China. In 1998 a small Exhibition Centre, the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre, was built on the grounds as a gift from China. The BMICH premises is managed by the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike National Memorial Foundation (BNMF) which is chaired by the President of Sri Lanka. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, ta, சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 June 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka, from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. The country's first and only female president to date and the country's second female prime minister. She is the daughter of two former prime ministers and was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005. Early life and family Chandrika Bandaranaike was born on 29 June 1945, at Wentworth in Guildford Crescent, Colombo to Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike and Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike. The family moved the year later to a mansion at Rosmead Place, Colombo purchased by her paternal grandfather. Her father S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was an Oxford educated barrister who wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITN Sri Lanka
Independent Television Network Ltd ( si, ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනී මාධ්ය ජාලය; ta, சுயாதீன தொலைக்காட்சி ஊடக வளையமைப்பு) also known as ITN Ltd or simply as ITN is a Sri Lankan state governed television and radio broadcaster located in Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. It is a Shrama Abhimani Award winner (Oct 2009) , broadcasts content to a wide demographic within Sri Lanka as well as the expatriate community. The programmes are broadcast in three languages: Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The ITN broadcast coverage extends to 99% of the island of Sri Lanka. The ITN channel is the flagship television channel of ITN Ltd. ITN further operates three FM radio stations; Lakhanda (Former ITN FM), the Sinhala language service; Vasantham FM, the Tamil language service and Prime Radio, the English language service. Vasantham TV, a second television channel operated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United National Party
The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka. The UNP has served as the country's ruling party, or as part of its governing coalition, for 38 of the country's 74 years of independence, including the periods 19471956, 19651970, 19771994, 20012004 and 20152019. The party also controlled the executive presidency from its formation in 1978 until 1994. The UNP has been led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe since 1994. As of September 2021, the UNP is a member of the International Democrat Union. History Formation (1946–1952) The UNP was founded by Don Stephen Senanayake in 1946 by amalgamating three right-leaning, pro-dominion parties from the majority Sinhalese community and minority Tamil and Muslim communities. Senanayake had earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirisena Wimalaweera
Sirisena Wimalaweera ( si, සිරිසේන විමලවීර; born 23 June 1901 – died 24 August 1963) was a Sri Lankan filmmaker and theater master. He made several critically acclaimed films from 1949 to 1960. He is the first independent Sinhalese and Sri Lankan to direct a Sinhala film and first Sinhala Independent Producer. Personal life Wimalaweera was born on 23 June 1901 in Tangalle. He was a man of good knowledge about different languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, etc. At the age of eleven, he traveled to India with his uncle to study Ayurvedic medicine. But, unfortunately, he got the idea of doing drama. He has two daughters - Somawathi and Premawathi; and three sons, Daya, Upasena and Ranjith. His elder son Daya Wimalaweera was a popular film director, cameraman, script writer and also a producer. Upesena Wimalaweera is also a sound engineer and editor. Wimalaweera was rushed to the Khalil Private Hospital in Maradana and was 62 years old when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upasampadā
Upasampadā (Pali) literally denotes "approaching or nearing the ascetic tradition." In more common parlance it specifically refers to the rite and ritual of ascetic vetting (ordination) by which a candidate, if deemed acceptable, enters the community as upasampadān (ordained) and authorised to undertake ascetic life. According to Buddhist monastic codes (Vinaya), a person must be 20 years old in order to become a monk or nun. A person under the age of 20 years cannot undertake upasampadā (i.e., become a monk (''bhikkhu'') or nun ('' bhikkhuni'')), but can become a novice (m. ''samanera'', f. ''samaneri''). After a year or at the age of 20, a novice will be considered for upasampadā. Traditionally, the upasampadā ritual is performed within a well-demarcated and consecrated area called ''sima'' (''sima malaka'') and needs to be attended by a specified number of monks: "ten or even five in a remoter area". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malani Bulathsinhala
Malani Bulathsinhala (12 December 1949 - 29 March 2001: si, මාලනී බුලත්සිංහල) was a Sri Lankan singer. She began her musical career at age 10 with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Personal life Bulathsinhala was born on 12 December 1949, in Boralesgamuwa, the oldest child of Wilson and P. K. Bulathsinhala. She had two siblings, a brother, Sireshan, and sister, Sandhya. She completed her education at the Papiliyana Beacon School for Girls. She also served as Assistant Director of Education in the western Sri Lankan province of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. She married fellow musician Hearth Muidiyanselage Jayawardena on 30 December 1978, and was the mother of musician Kasun Kalhara. Her only daughter, Nirmani Chaya, died in 1991 at the age of three of dengue fever. Her younger sister, Sandhya, is also a singer. On 27 March 2016, her sister staged a concert, "Sandamadala", at the Kularatne Hall of Ananda College, Colombo, to commemorate Bula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Suriyasena
M. L. D. S. Priyadarshi Suriyasena Liyanage ( Sinhala:ප්රියා සූරියසේන: born 27 October 1949), popularly as Priya Suriyasena, is a Sri Lankan singer. Priya first emerged as a talented local singer with the guidance of his father, who was a poet, and then rose to fame overnight when his first four songs were broadcast at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) in 1970's. Since then he has retained his fame over five decades and produced most popular songs in Sri Lanka such as ''Atha Ranviman'', ''Mata Wasana'', ''Adaraneeya Neranjana'', ''Ratakin Eha'' and ''Sudu Paravi Rena''. Personal life Priya Suriyasena was born on 27 October 1944 to an up-country middle-class family in Nattandiya, Puttalam district, Sri Lanka. His father Jamis Appuhami was a poet, from whom he got his musical talents. His mother was A. M. Podi Manike. He was the only son in a family of four. He had his primary education at Nattandiya Primary School and completed his GCE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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