Buddhabhivandana Bhakthi Geetha
The 'Buddhabhivandana' Vesak Bhakthi Geetha programme organised by
the Mass Media and Information Ministry and its affiliated institutions
was held at the premises of the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre,
Colombo on Saturday and Sunday.
Mass Media and Information Acting Minister and Economic Development
Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Secretary to the President
Lalith Weeratunge, Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Mass Media and Information Ministry Secretary W B
Ganegala and state officials were among those present.
Bhakthi Geetha troupes of the Presidential Secretariat, Media
Ministry, Information Department, Government Press, ANCL, SLBC, ITN,
State Printing Corporation, Television Training Institute Selacine,
Lankapuvath and the Sri Lanka Press Council added colour to the
programme by rendering Vesak Bhakthi Geetha alongside veteran artistes,
Prof Sanath Nandasiri, Prof Amara Ranatunge, Dr Victor Ratnayake, Dr
Dayaratne Ranatunge, Visharada Edward Jayakody, Sunil Edirisinghe,
Somatillake Jayamaha, Ishaq Baig, Janaka Wickremasinghe, Visharada
Charitha Priyadarshanee Pieris, Visharada Pradeepa Dharmadasa and
Visharada Mangalika Tennakoon. Music was provided by the SLBC band,
Dinesh Bogoda and Rohana Dharmakeerthi. The programme was co-ordinated
by Saman Dissanayake of the Presidential Secretariat in collaboration
with Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre's CEO N Newunhella and his
staff. |