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Mother nature welcomes all. She doesn’t judge, she doesn’t discriminate, she just opens her arms to one and all. There is a space and place in nature for all. Nature is filled with breathtaking landscapes and has gifted us some of the most beautiful creatures on earth. All of us love to experience natural beauty […]
by ECB Wijeyesinghe Those who have studied the laws governing heredity, whether it be in human beings or animals, are sometimes amazed at how the qualities of sires are reproduced in their progeny.In Europe there was a thing called the Hapsburg Lip which was the distinguishing mark of a distinguished family. In Sri Lanka we […]
By ECB Wijeyesinghe Canada has given many generous gifts to Sri Lanka, but none more precious than the valiant little woman who, at the turn of the century, settled down here and cast her lot, for better or for worse, with the people of this country. It was, indeed, on an auspicious day that the […]
by Vineetha Gunasekera
Forty five years ago, in May, Sir Lalita passed away at his residence in Horton Place Colombo 7, a property inherited from his mother’s mother, who built and presented to the Sasana, Abeysingharamaya (Kolonnawa).
Born in 1900,under a lucky star, in Galmangoda Maha Walauwa to an “old family” rooted in the South, he was a direct descendant of Maha Mudaliyar Louis de Zoysa, the famous scholar who deciphered ancient rock inscriptions.
Sir Lalita was an Anandian as a child, and developed in to a well rounded student at St Joseph’s College, Darley Rd. when Fr Le Goc was Rector. He excelled both in studies and sports, playing cricket for the College and winning most of the athletic events. It was here that the foreign Rev Fathers inculcated in him to attain every goal he set himself, with perseverance and energy.