Samantha’s service as cinema, arts journalist honoured
View(s):All Island Cultural Friendship Foundation recently awarded Lankadeepa Features Editor Samantha Yahampath with Deshamanya honourary title for his three-decade long service to cinema, arts and culture in Sri Lanka. The event was held at the auditorium of the Arangala Ratharama Temple.
While bestowing the honourary title, the citation read as ‘for promoting arts and working towards creating harmony and friendship among different ethnic groups’. Yahampath edits ‘Rasavindana’ popular weekly arts section of the Daily Lankadeepa newspaper.
Yahampath receiving ‘Sannas Pathraya’ relating to the Deshamanya title from Dr Clarence Kumarage. Foundation’s Director General Deshamanaya Sudarshana Gamage is also in the picture.