{"id":123954,"date":"2023-11-01T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=123954"},"modified":"2023-11-01T11:46:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T11:46:01","slug":"veteran-traditional-dancer-rajini-selvanayagam-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/veteran-traditional-dancer-rajini-selvanayagam-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Traditional Dancer Rajini Selvanayagam Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Veteran Traditional Dancer Rajini Selvanayagam Passes Away<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsradio.lk\/blog\/veteran-traditional-dancer-rajini-selvanayagam-passes-away-at-the-age-of-71\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-123955 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/newsradio.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rajini.Selvanayagam.jpg\" alt=\"Rajini Selvanayagam - eLanka\" width=\"434\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source :\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/qld-sri-lankan-newsletter-daehaena-november-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter \u2013 D\u00e6h\u00e6na \u2013 November 2023<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Veteran Sri Lankan traditional dancer Kalasuri, Vishwakala Keerthi Rajini Selvanayagam passed away on 20 October. She was a renowned professional teacher of dancing who dedicated her life to the propagation and sustenance of unique forms of Sri Lankan dance art. In 1975, Selvanayagam founded her dance academy \u201cChamara Kala Nikethanaya\u201d which was aimed at building a value-based society promoting culture, tradition and customs through the art of dancing.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Traditional Dancer Rajini Selvanayagam Passes Away Source :\u00a0Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter \u2013 D\u00e6h\u00e6na \u2013 November 2023 Veteran Sri Lankan traditional dancer Kalasuri, Vishwakala Keerthi Rajini Selvanayagam passed away on 20 October. 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