{"id":33247,"date":"2019-02-12T10:44:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T10:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=33247"},"modified":"2019-02-22T08:02:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T08:02:57","slug":"ceylon-society-of-australia-sydney-first-general-meeting-on-sunday-24th-february-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/ceylon-society-of-australia-sydney-first-general-meeting-on-sunday-24th-february-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceylon Society of Australia &#8211; SYDNEY &#8211; First General Meeting on Sunday 24th February 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33248 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ceylon_society_Australia-600x99.jpg\" alt=\"ceylon_society_Australia\" width=\"594\" height=\"98\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Ceylon Society of Australia &#8211; SYDNEY &#8211; First General Meeting on Sunday 24th February 2019<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The Meeting will commence at 6.30 pm at the Pennant Hills Community Centre, Ramsay Road,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Pennant Hills, NSW 2120. Ramsay Road is off Yarrara Road and the Community Centre is opposite\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">the Pennant Hills Railway Station. The entrance to the building is from the car park at the<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">back of the building. Members and their Guests are welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">This is to inform you of an unforeseen change to the programme announced\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">for our 24 February meeting.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Our scheduled speaker, His Excellency Mr Somasunderam Skandakumar,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">is unfortunately unable to come to Sydney due to ill health. As a consequence,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Mr Thiru Arumugam, immediate past President of the CSA has kindly agreed to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">speak on the topic of \u201cDeekirikevage Saradiel: the 19th century Robin Hood\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">of Ceylon\u201d.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Please inform anyone you may know of who had planned to attend,<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">about the change in programme.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">AMENDED NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The First General Meeting of the Ceylon Society of Australia for 2019 will take\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">place on Sunday, 24th February 2019 commencing at 6.30 pm at the Pennant<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Hills Community Centre, Ramsay Road, Pennant Hills, NSW 2120. Ramsay\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Road is off Yarrara Road and the Community Centre is opposite the Pennant<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Hills Railway Station. The entrance to the building is from the car park at the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">back of the building. Members and their Guests are welcome.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Thiru Arumugam will speak on the topic of \u201cDeekirikevage Saradiel:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">the 19th century Robin Hood of Ceylon\u201d. Thiru needs no introduction as he is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">our immediate Past President and he has spoken at our meetings on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">previous occasions.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Saradiel was born in 1832 in the Kegalle District. He was from a poor\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">family and due to discrimination he formed a gang and drifted into a life of banditry.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">He robbed the homes of the British Coffee Planters and regularly held up\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">the Colombo-Kandy Mail Coach. Like Robin Hood he distributed the proceeds<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">of his activities among the poor people of the district and became a local hero.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">His hideout was a secret cave on Uthuwankanda Mountain. The British Governor\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">became alarmed at his activities and changed the regulations so that Ceylonese\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Policemen could carry arms. After several narrow escapes he was finally\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">arrested on 21st March 1864 and the trial was held in Kandy a fortnight later.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The talk will be illustrated with several slides.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">SOCIAL: After a brief question time period, the usual Social will follow. Those\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">able are requested to kindly bring non-sweet savoury finger food. Please avoid<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">cakes with icing as the general preferences are for plain cakes, sandwiches and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">savoury pastries. As an alternative, a donation to the CSA to help defray costs<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">could be made at the meeting. For further information please contact Amal\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Wahab, Social Convenor, on 0411 888 182.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">++++++++++++++++++++++++ END ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Kindly Note: the original content below is now expired as per the notice above. Hence please disregard.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The Guest Speaker is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33249 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/His-Excellency-Mr-Somasundaram-Skandakumar.jpg\" alt=\"His Excellency Mr Somasundaram Skandakumar\" width=\"354\" height=\"319\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">His Excellency Mr Somasundaram Skandakumar,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Australia<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Mr Skandakumar was educated at Royal College, Colombo. Playing for Royal in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">the traditional cricket match against St. Thomas\u2019, he won the \u2018Best Performance\u2018\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Award in 1966. He entered the University of Ceylon, Colombo in 1967 where he\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">studied for a Bachelor of Science Degree, graduating in 1970. He\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">played cricket for the University, winning the Award for the \u201cMost Outstanding\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Sportsman\u201d of the University in 1970.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">After graduating, he joined Whittals Estates as an Executive and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">then in 1974, George Steuarts and Co. where he worked for the next 34 years rising\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">to Managing Director and Group Chairman. He retired in 2008 overseeing eight\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">years, in the role of Group Chairman, described as \u201cone of the most successful in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">the history of the Company and the Group\u201d.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Mr Skandakumar continued to participate in first class cricket,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">captaining the Tamil Union Cricket Team from 1982 to 1985. He was Secretary of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">the Sri Lanka Board of Control for Cricket from 1989 to 1992 and later served as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">President of the Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club in 1998- 2000.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Since retiring from commercial life in 2008, Mr Skandakumar resettled to his second\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">home in Haputale and has been engaged mainly in social and charity works.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">He has been the High Commissioner for Sri Lanka in Australia since\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">August 2015.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">His Excellency will speak on The Plantation Industry, once the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">mainstay of the Sri Lankan Economy, that has over more than 150 years seen many\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">changes. Mr Skandakumar will share his own knowledge of that transition, giving\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">his personal views on the merits of those changes.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Special Social: After a brief question time, a Special Social will follow to farewell\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">His Excellency Mr Skandakumar who finishes his term as Sri Lankan High Commissioner\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">in Australia shortly. A light dinner will be available at the Social, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">those participating are kindly requested to contribute $10 towards the catering cost.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">For further information contact our Social Convenor Amal Wahab<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">on 0411 888 182.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ceylon Society of Australia &#8211; SYDNEY &#8211; First General Meeting on Sunday 24th February 2019 The Meeting will commence at 6.30 pm at the Pennant Hills Community Centre, Ramsay Road,\u00a0Pennant Hills, NSW 2120. Ramsay Road is off Yarrara Road and the Community Centre is opposite\u00a0the Pennant Hills Railway Station. 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