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Climbing
the heights of success From that point
on, there was no looking back. She describes her most memorable
moment as, when at the tender age of eleven, she won her first international
medal in India. She has since won eight international medals in
geographical places as diverse as India. Korea, Chinese Taipei,
China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand plus numerous diplomas for
swimming and diving. She participated in the Junior World Games
in Malaysia at the age 15 and at the Asian Games in Bangkok the
following year. She was nominated as the Up and coming Sports Woman
of the Year in 2001 and awarded double colours for diving and swimming
by the Sri Lanka Schools Association. She was the swimming Captain
of Visakha Vidyalaya. What has diving
given her? "Self-Confidence, Courage and Independence' she
replies with scarcely a thought. Her guiding lights are her parents,
her coach and that very special someone, who have all contributed
equally. When asked about the future plans - (with a laugh) 'Oh
to get married and maybe nurture a few tiny divers". Then more
seriously "I'd like to pursue my marketing career." There aren't
many, who are coming into this sport. So, make inquiries, join in,
the sport needs you like never before." Any role models? deep
thought and "Yes, Serena Williams" Embarrassing Moments:
"when I need to wear cut-away swim gear in front of large crowds"
This is a young and beautiful lady, who hurtles through the air, turns on her head more than a few times and then finishes it all with grace and elegance... and most importantly, at other times, has her feet planted firmly on the ground.
Those who are
in a negative frame of mind is requested to watch this week's Bonsoir
programme. The story is
simple. It is about a handful of kind hearts who have decided to
improve the living conditions of poorer beings. It is with
a little money and a lot of care and commitment that an NGO called
"Four Seasons" was set up to help the needy. Impressed
with Four Seasons dedication the Alliance Francaise of Colombo got
more and more involved with the NGO. This week's
programme will show you how some of the employees of the Alliance
Francaise dedicated their free time to the large number of children
who come to enjoy the activities offered at Four Seasons. The programme
has two parts and is produced by Sumaya Samarasinghe. The programme
is presented by Aminta Paiva. On Monday June 23 at 9.30 p.m. on Channel EYE.
The floods
have taken the lives of more than 250 people and destroyed more
than 50,000 homes in 5 districts in Sri Lanka. One hundred and fifty
thousand families have been rendered homeless. The victims
of this natural catastrophe have benefited from local and foreign
aid which include clothes and medical supplies. But at the
moment thousands of families have been deprived of shelter, even
their lands have disappeared because of earth slips. Those innocent families have to be given the noblest gift of all and that being the gift of hope, so SHREE FM has decided to donate 5 houses to 5 families. Shree FM will endeavour to give those families a future. Top
stars at 'Fete de la Musique' The performances
will include all categories of music pop, jazz, reggae, folk, country
and western, classical, rock, calypso and baila too.... a meeting
place of cultures and an opportunity to share the joy of listening
and appreciating a variety of melodies. 'Fete de la
Musique', 'International Music Day', which started off in 1982,
saw amateur and professional musicians of France take to the streets
on June 21 to celebrate the summer solstice. In Sri Lanka
the event has grown in popularity amongst the young and old and
every year a lot of people participate and many people of all ages
come to see this event. Many popular musicians will perform this
year too as guest artistes during the whole day of performances. Dalrene Suby,
Sohan Weerasinghe, Ronnie Leitch, Geoffrey Fernando of Purple Rain
fame, Damage, Saybahn (ex-leader of Saybahn & Tempo), Harsha
Markalande, Rodney Rabot, Clifford Richards, Annesley Malewana,
Indrani Perera, Dharmaratne Brothers, Priya Pieris, Winslow Six
(the all girl group of the '70's), Surendra of band Shakthi , Chandanie
& Chaminda (C&C), Luke Henricus, Lincoln de Silva of Super
Pink n' Purple, Aanjalie Waidyasekera, Anil Bharati, Jagath Wickre-masinghe,
Jayantha Ratnayake, Deepal Silva and many others will feature this
music festival. The popular
Band 'EBONY' will provide background music and the students from
Asanthi Nalika Dancing Academy will be featured too at the festival. Many professional
comperes will handle the days proceedings . There is going to be
a lot of fun and frolic, listening to your favourite songs (old
& new) right throughout the day. So flock in to the Air-conditioned New Town Hall at Green Path Colombo 7 and enjoy a full days music non-stop, sing song and dance free of charge.
The extremely talented Indian-born musician who contributed immensely towards Sri Lanka's music, especially in the film arena, composed scores for more than 225 Sinhala and Tamil films since he made his debut in 1947 as an Assistant Music Director in the country's first film - Kadawunu Poronduwa. Born on January
5, 1926 as the only son of versatile Malayalee musician Ramaya Baghwather,
Muttuamy master, as he was fondly known, had practiced on a baby
violin as a kid and mastered the instrument when he was just10. Having joined
the Radio Ceylon's Tamil Orchestra on October 20, 1952 he was later
in charge of Sundera Murugan Studios ( Now, SPM Studio, Kandana)
where he met film producer and Cinemas boss K. Gunaratnam who entrusted
him with the task of providing melodious tunes to his films. As a music
director Muttusamy master made his mark with Prema Tharangaya and
from thereon dished out sweet stuff through hundreds of films. Apart
from being a Carnatic music teacher, the master tunesmith also rendered
his voice in several Sinhala films. On the family front, Muttusamy master married Neeliya Perera in October 1961 and was the father of Mohanraj, Chitrangi, Prasanna Vadhani and Keerthika. His only son - Apsaras group leader and vocalist Mohanraj, who follows his father's footsteps told the TV Times that this year the family was planning to mark the 15th death anniversary of Muttusamy master on a simple note. - Ramesh Uvais |
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Harini
began her sporting life as a gymnast at the tender age of seven.
Then, there was the Inter House Swimming meet at Visakha Vidyalaya.
TheSwimming Captain persuaded her to enter. She did, but only for
the fun of it. Her love affair with the water had begun. A few months
later, during swimming training at the Otters Pool, she watched
with wonder, whilst a few divers went through their paces. Her gymnast
background and her love for the water.... Harini was hooked. 
