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20070412

“Subha Aluth Avuruddak Weva”, “Putthandu Nal Walthukkal”, "С новым годом" !

Dear Friends,

Now is the time for New Year Celebrations in Sri Lanka. We wish you all a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year, С новым годом!


Following extract of a news article written by correspondent Ameen Izzaddeen sheds some light on our New Year.

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Time for New Year arrives in Sri Lanka

It’s holiday season in Sri Lanka. Shops in Colombo and other major cities are kept open till late into the night to allow people to buy clothes, shoes, food items and other necessities in preparation for the upcoming New Year.

On April 13 and 14, when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) in astrological terms, more than 80 per cent of Sri Lankans — the Sinhala Buddhists and the Hindu Tamils — will be celebrating the dawn of New Year, which is one of the most important and looked-forward-to cultural events.

Like the Vaisakhi or Baisakhi New Year festival in India’s Punjab, our New Year, too, had its origins in the harvesting festival and dates back to more than 2,500 years.

For the Sinhalese, it is Aluth Avurudu and the Tamils, it is Puththandu.

The greetings on these days are “Subha Aluth Avuruddak Weva” in Sinhala and “Putthandu Nal Walthukkal” in Tamil-meaning a happy and prosperous New Year.

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20070405

Wedding News! (Свадебные Новости!)

Son of Hemanthi and Lalith Jayasekera (both PFU graduates, 1975 batch), Harinda, got married last month in Sydney in the presence of many contemporaries of his parents in Moscow era. Here are some snapshots from this memorable event.

We take this opportunity to wish the young couple best of luck and a very happy wedded life.

Мы воспользуемся этой возможностью, чтобы желать молодой паре, лучшей из удачи и очень счастливой преданной жизни.

(Photos and descriptions were sent by Kumar Athulathmudali)

The young couple lighting the traditional oil lamp ...




The young couple with the parents, Hemanthi and Lalith



Some of the distinguished guests....

Shantha (PFU) and Srima Fernando, Priyani and Palitha Ganewatta (PFU)



Sakuntala Attanayaka, Lalith Jayasekera, Channa Wijerathne, Upali Jayasinghe, Lucky and Anoja Weerakoon



Jagath Senarathne (Astrakhan), Lalith and Sakuntala Attanayake (PFU),Upali Jayasinghe (PFU), Hemantha Kottege (PFU), Sisira Kumara (Kief)

Droplets of PFU Reminiscences‎

Following are some invaluable exhibits from Mithra's treasured archives dating back to 1970s ..

On the way to Makapse (1973) - Arambe, Athule, Jayathilake, Gune, Thilakumara, Silva, Kapila (behind) , Ekanayake, Hatha, Mithra.



Mithra, Jaliya and Karu (1974)



Hector, Mithra, Lalith and Mohan (1974)



Receiving prizes from the Education Secretary (Mithra) for academic excellence - Podi Sumane ( Gnana in the background) and Gamini (Gnana and Hatha in the background) in 1974


Senaka, Udaya, Mithra, Jayasena in 1982