OUR ESSENCE - Volume 05 | Issue 02

IN THIS ISSUE

THOUGHTS FROM 03
THE ANNUAL CLUB ORIENTATION 2022/23 04
THE 8TH ANNUAL CLUB INSTALLATION CEREMONY 2022/23 05
VOICE WITH UOC LEOS 07
HISTORY OF UOC LEOS 10
DETECT AND CORRECT: WHY LOVE AFFAIRS ? 11
GROUND BREAKERS: මලාාලාා යුසෆ්සාායි 14
CRISIS MANAGEMENT 15
AN EYE ON THE WORLD MAP 17
SDG FORUM
• පරිසරය විඳින ඔබත් මමත් දැැනගත යුතු ම ‘පරිසර සාාක්ෂරතාාවය’ 19
• WHAT EQUALITY AND BASED ON WHAT GROUNDS 20
PATHFINDER: කෑෑළෑෑ අශ්වයන්ගේ� නිජ භූමිය වන ඩෙ�ල්ෆ් දූපත 21
TALENT ZONE 22
MEMBERS OF THE MONTH 25
EDITOR’S NOTE 26
EDITORIAL CORNER 27
LUMINOUS VALLEY 28
SPONSORS 29

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THOUGHTS
FROM

“Leo is like an oasis in our lives “
and there are really many
examples we can take from it.
Like the C1 Leo Family, we have
a long way to go. I hope that
as a family we will be able to
continue the journey we started
with the support of everyone.

Leo Sandaruwan Jayawardena
Region Chairman, Region 02,
Leo District 306 C1.

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THE ANNUAL CLUB ORIENTATION 2022/23

The unending member which was evidence of
contribution of Leo Club their eagerness to begin
of University of Colombo their exciting new Leo
holds the club at a greater journey. Each of the guest
height with uncountable speakers who attended the
victorious achievements from the event gave it high marks and
date of its establishment. The 8th Leoistic made sure to wish everyone well. Hearing
year which is 2022/2023 opened a gateway from successful people who have advanced
for another successful journey ahead with a up the ladder was incredibly motivating
new set of passionate members. The Annual and inspired new Leo prospects. They were
Club Orientation is the best way to provide a able to establish a solid basis for the other
rudimentary knowledge about Leoism and membership, one that would serve as a
pass out the legacy to the next generation roadmap for success. All club members
to ensure that the future of Leo Club of received numerous blessings, inspiring them
University of Colombo is in safe hands. to effectively pursue Leoism. The audience
was enriched with many deep insights about
On the 20th of August 2022, Elisium was Leo- Lion movement, the purpose of Leo, the
graced by the most outstanding personalities history of Leo, and how we operate.
of Multiple District Council, District Council,
Lion movement and Leo Club of University The enthusiastic responses from the
of Colombo from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm via participants and district representatives
Zoom and Facebook Live. demonstrated the lovely outcomes of
our diligent work. Elisium was made
A surprising audience showed up for the extraordinary by the tremendous support of
meeting as a consequence of the effective every participant.
PR campaign that was run, which stoked
excitement in the great event. All members Leo Guwanika Nethmini
and new Leo prospects arrived on time,

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THE 8TH ANNUAL CLUB
INSTALLATION CEREMONY 2022/23

• Another fresh page of the journey of District Secretary, the Immediate Past
UOC LEOS District President, Leo District 306 C1; PDP
Lion Danushka Sandanayake MAF, District
Stepping into another extraordinary year Chairman for Leos of Leo District 306 C1; Leo
aiming for nothing but success on its path, Lion Dumithri Perera, District Secretary, Leo
the 8th Annual Installation Ceremony of Leo District 306 C1; Leo Nisal Dulmith, District
Club of University of Colombo, the major Treasurer, Leo District 306 C1; Parent Lions
inauguration of the new set of propelling Club President, Lion Chandani Palliyaguruge,
Regime of Leos for the Leoistic year 2022/23 Lions Club of Oruwala; Club Advisor, Lion
was held on 3rd of September at the New Arts Ranjith Pushpakumara and Staff Advisor,
Theatre, University of Colombo. Being a proud Lion Dr. Rajitha De Silva, enhanced true
UOC LEO who recognizes the significance of Lionism and Leoism to the occasion.
taking action is a milestone that helps us
progress toward our aspirations, and on this • Outgoing leadership enthused the new
occasion, we pledged to carry on the Legacy beginning
with Pride and Lead.
The Installation Ceremony was called to
• Our guests are warmly welcomed order by the Immediate Past President
Leo Lalanka Samarakoon followed by the
The functions of the ceremony began by National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, and
welcoming the Chief Guest, Special Guests, Leo Pledge reminding us that we belong to
and other guests with traditional Kandyan one nation, the Sri Lankan Nation.
dancers. Lion Saman Jinadasa PMJF PMAF,
the 2nd Vice District Governor of Lions District Following the welcome speech by the event
306 C1, served as the Chief Guest, while Leo Chairperson, the Club Assistant Treasurer
Kojitha Gamlath, the District President, Leo Leo Shehan De Mel, the memories of the
District 306 C1, was the Guest of Honour First Club Advisor Late Lion Dr. Sarath
on this important day. The presence of the Wijechandra, the Past District Governor,
Special Guest Leo Rahul Attanyake, the Lions District 306 C1 were cherished through
Multiple District President, Leo Multiple a video.
District 306 Sri Lanka, as well as other guests,
Leo Lion Mandakini Kariyawasam, Multiple After that, the seventh Outgoing Club

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President, Leo Lalanka Samarakoon and Optimism, the Immediate Past Club
emphasised that last year taught the President handed over the proceedings to the
importance of teamwork and having newly installed Club President Leo Haritha
each other during the toughest times and Vimukthi. Then the proceedings for the
expressed his heartfelt gratitude for every day commenced by inviting the dignitaries
individual who worked and supported to to brighten the traditional oil lamp to bring
take the club to greater heights during his serenity and significance to the event.
presidency. Following a video of newly installed office
bearers, Leo Haritha Vimukthi addressed
• A new dawn unfolds the audience for the first time. He shared a
lot of experiences he gathered through Leo
Marking the club’s strength is each member, and further emphasised how he wishes to
and each individual’s strength is the club, the bring positive changes to humanity through
induction of new club members embarked Leo Club of University of Colombo. Next,
on a promising journey for the coming year the Chief Guest for the event Lion Saman
2022/23. Jinadasa PMJF PMAF, the 2nd Vice District
Governor of Lions District 306 C1 addressed
Next arrived was the most awaited moment the gathering and shared insightful thoughts
of the day, the regime members who are about how Lionism inspires Leoism. Then,
well equipped to carry forward the Legacy speeches by honourable guests who
with Pride and Lead for the Leoistic year highlighted the magnificent journey of Leo
2022/23 were installed. The newly appointed Club of the University of Colombo illuminated
Regime under the divisions of: Membership the event. Moreover, Leo Sashmini
and Performance Evaluation, Fundraising Anuradha’s mesmerising voice delighted the
and Management, Club Leadership and audience, and our very own bunch of UOC
Development, Public Relations and Publicity, LEOS performed a mashup, which was a
Information and Technology, and Editorial noteworthy extravaganza of entertainment.
Panel were installed first and afterwards
the introduction of the Executive Committee After all the cordial wishes, the Club
consisting of: the Club President Leo Haritha Secretary Leo Methma Athauda voiced the
Vimukthi, the Club 1st Vice President Leo gathering in delivering the Vote of Thanks on
Himesh Tharuka, the Club 2nd Vice President a final note. The ceremonial proceedings of
Leo Vidura Kalu Arachchi, the Club Secretary the 8th Annual Installation Ceremony came
Leo Methma Athauda, Club Assistant to a closure with the Dawn of a New Era,
Secretaries, Leo Udeshika Ganegoda, Leo while continuing the true essence of UOC
Ayeshika Nawanjani, the Club Treasurer Leo LEOS through ‘Legacy with Pride and Lead’.
Thilina Bandara, Club Assistant Treasurers,
Leo Shehan De Mel, Leo Janith Chathurka.

• Trust the magic in new beginnings

Hoping for a future filled with Leoism Leo Ovini Gunathilake

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The second exclusive interview
segment of “ Voice with UOC LEOS” of
OUR ESSENCE- Volume 5 joined with
an important character of Leo District
306 C1, Leo Thimira Uyanhewage, the
District Vice President for the Leoistic
Year 2022/23, Leo District 306 C1, Sri
Lanka.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Leo
Thimira Uyanhewage for sharing his
thoughts, and experience. We, UoC Leos,
wish you all the very best and an extremely
successful year and a future ahead.

Q. First of all, as the District Vice
President of Leo District 306
C1, how have these few weeks been
for you?

A. The District Vice President is a very
responsible role. I have held many
positions before, including District Treasurer,
Chief District Coordinator, and Zone Director.
But the District Vice President is a very
responsible position because whenever

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the District President cannot represent the others. I see it as a good leadership trait that
district, I have to represent that role and I everyone should develop.
have to bear the full responsibility. In some
cases, the decision I make will have a huge Moreover, It is essential to identify who
impact on the future of the District. you are and your goals before identifying
your teammates. Also, we face a lot of
“ WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO complications while balancing our personal
SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT life, professional life, and education. We
ARISE IN OUR LIVES AS WELL should be able to solve the problems that
AS IN A TEAM AND MOVE ON. ” arise in our lives as well as in a team and
move on. I see it as a very important skill
Therefore, more than in my previous years, to develop. In addition, mutual trust is
I’m always focused when making a decision. essential in working as a team. For example,
The decision is reached after discussing considering a Leo club, if the Club Secretary
it with a lot of responsible people in the relies on someone else to perform a certain
District. Because my decision today will task, the person should be able to complete
leave an impact on the next Leoistic year. the task based on the confidence he/she
Consequently, as the District Vice President, had in himself and the Club Secretary.
I always try to make collective decisions.

Q. Being a talented sportsman,
team playing must have
been a skill that you developed
unconsciously and that must have
come in handy in Leo activities.
Anything you like to tell our readers
about the importance of team playing
and other skills in a successful Leo
journey?

A. Team spirit is very important in Q. Having years of experience,
the Leo journey because Leo is you must have seen many
an international movement. For instance, projects executed in Leo Clubs within
the participation of all members is vital to the District and out of it. So, what do
move forward as it is not something that you think that we need to change,
can be completed by one or two people. develop and think anew to make a
Further, when working with a team, effective better outcome of the resources we
communication and mutual understanding have in the current context?
are significant as team members have
different abilities and opinions. So, first A. Looking at the project scope, I often
of all, we need to identify the strengths state that it is not about the amount
and weaknesses of the people we work we spend on a project or how far we travel.
with. Thus, it is very important to always Even many people are living amidst various
have a proper understanding of your team difficulties in the area where Leo Club of
members and identify their capacities. But University of Colombo belongs. So, there is
we can’t open our hands by saying that, they
also need to know how to work flexibly with

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no rule that a project should be carried out sport, or an extracurricular activity, you tend
in a remote province outside of Colombo. to balance it if you enjoy it.

“ LEO IS AN
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
WHICH YOU WILFULLY
ENGAGE IN TO DO SOCIAL
SERVICE, YOU DON’T EARN
A PENNY FROM THE LEO
MOVEMENT. ”

What matters is the sustainability of that In my school days, I enjoyed engaging in
project. If a Leo club can highlight that they sports other than my academics, now I
helped numerous people, children in their enjoy the Leo movement. For example, we
respective areas to stand up from where have been on a very tight schedule for the
they were, I think such projects are very past weeks, and we were not able to have
successful. It is to state that I’m not of the any free time, but we ended up enjoying it
view that it is inappropriate to choose a as we like to engage in Leo activities. But it
province outside Urban areas, but the main is to stress that you should not compromise
reason for raising this point is my experience your academic and family life, as Leo is an
seeing many Leo clubs launching projects in extracurricular activity which you wilfully
the same areas. Leo District 306 C1 extends engage in to do social service, you don’t earn
from Koswatta to Trincomalee. Therefore, if a penny from the Leo movement, yet it gives
we can carry out sustainable projects in our you friends, experiences, skills, satisfaction
area, the Leo movement will eventually cover with social service which is a lot more than
the concept of sustainable development in money. Hence, Leo activities, education,
many districts in Sri Lanka. and other activities have their uniqueness,
you should not compromise each other. No
Q. Being one of the successful matter how many activities you do, if you like
Leo, who climbed the ladder what you do, you can balance it all.
and even won awards, could you tell
us how you balance your Leo life, Q. Lastly, we would like to
personal life, and other careers? ask about your future
commitments and goals in both Leo
and your academic career.

A. One of my main future goals in the
Leo movement is to be a successful
District President in the next year and to
continue giving my support to the Leo
movement as a member afterward. As for
my academics, I’m intending to complete
my CIMA exams this year, also hoping to
migrate in the future.

A. It all depends on the fact, ‘how much Leo Ovini Gunathilake &
do you like what you do?’ Be it a Leo Hiruni Jayawickrama

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An impactful
journey from
the beginning.

“Rang Dey’ 2016’ ‘ continued
as Rang Dey 2017 even in the
Leositic year 2017/18, is a Holi
festival organized under the theme
of exploring, energizing, and
celebrating by Leo Club of University
of Colombo. This project was
initiated in 2016 and it was held on
the 25th of September 2016. One of
the main objectives of this Project is
to raise funds for Project Arogya’16.

The very first signature project
in the Leoistic year 2016/17 is “Be
Their Vision” under the leadership
of Club President Leo Migara
Dinendra. The main objective of
this was to help people with vision
impairment. This project continued
for the second time in 2017/18 as
“Be their vision – 2” with the aim of
reducing blindness and vision loss
among school children.

Leo Kadheeja Wisam

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WHY LOVE
AFFAIRS ?

Leo Ovini Dr. Kanthi Hettigoda
Gunathilake Licensed Clinical Psychologist,

Moderator Senior Lecturer,
Department Of Psychology,

University Of Peradeniya.

Dr. Kanthi Hettigoda is a Licensed they’ll be eating, working, going to
Clinical Psychologist and a Senior university or faculty together, sitting
Lecturer in the Department of at the same desk. This is what we called
Psychology, University of Peradeniya proximity. When there is proximity,
with years of expertise in the field. you get attracted to someone. The
She is a well-versed and experienced reason for this attraction can be
person in addressing many crucial physical appearance and some other
topics in the public forum. She is here light-mindedness, but that doesn’t
with Detect and Correct to address mean love. Love is a very deep kind of
the area of love affairs and its related connection with someone else and if
matters. you define this from a socio-biological
perspective, it is said to be a trick. A
Q1 Ma’am, how would you define trick on human beings to maintain the
love in your own words? species, reproduction, or sustainability
of humankind. I need to emphasize that
Love is a deep feeling about someone don’t confuse love and attraction. These
else. Usually, love starts from being are two different things. A lot of people
passionate and it can evolve and even get it wrong.
be converted to some passion if the
relationship lasts long. A lot of people Q2 Love and attraction initiated
confuse love with attraction. But we between teenagers and young
need to distinguish these two concepts. people is an unavoidable natural
Some people get attracted to someone phenomenon. How would you see this
and think that they are in love. It’s only and its psychological importance?
when that person is no longer there,
they understand that they are only So if you talk about this attraction and
attracted and there is no love. That’s love towards someone else, starting
why a lot of relationships break up somewhere in early puberty, you get
after sometime. Because they have been attracted to the opposite sex. It could be
attracted to a person for some reason; also the same sex depending on your

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sexual orientation. You get attracted to if you talk about how we accept the age
someone else because of psychological, 16, at that age a person will establish
biological, and sociological reasons. As their personality and know about their
for the biological aspect, with puberty, own unique features. Generally, 16 is
hormones there are many changes where you know who you are. But there
happening inside your body as well are people in their 40s, 50s or 60s who
as outside your body. The physical don’t know who they are. So, the first
changes that happen to your body and one is to know who you are and then
or within you also have a hormonal find a partner. So, the second most
attraction to the opposite sex or the important thing is that you should be
same sex. Psychologically this is the able to make the right decision. Just
time we set out our identity. You because others are having relationships
identify yourself as a different human and people are chatting with you, that
being. With that different identity, you doesn’t mean that you have to love
need someone to love at this age. So, that person. So, you have to make an
you seek relationships. Usually, it’s informed decision. The other most
true that parents will love you so much important thing is that you need to know
but still you need someone special for whether this person can add any value
yourself. The social aspect is that you to your life. Some parents are in doubt
seek a relationship because others about having relationships in A/Ls but
are in relationships. “Everybody has being in a relationship can sometimes
relationships, why shouldn’t I?” That help girls and boys to do their academic
is also one reason why some people work in a very productive way because
start a relationship. That is the social they are helping and motivating each
aspect. But sometimes these three other. That is very good. I think that is
aspects together make someone start also one indicator. If you are starting
loving or start these relationships. This a relationship at an early age, always
is inevitable and is totally natural and keep your distance. If something goes
automatic. Yet there are other issues wrong you should be able to go back
around that which we need to talk about. and find yourself again. Normally what
Loving someone is normal, but we have happens in modern relationships is that
to manage the problems related to love. they have very intimate relationships
within a short time and realising this
Q3 Love is an intense feeling is not the right person. But they are too
of deep affection and late. It is not the age or IQ that defines
belongingness. With this intention, how intelligent you are, what matters is
especially young people easily fall in how socially intelligent you are. In our
love and initiate love affairs. What local context, usually you need parental
are the factors we need to be aware of blessings for a successful relationship.
in this? Is there any approximate age You can look at that as well and I don’t
category? What should be our choices say it is a must. But if you have their
in selecting a partner? blessing it is easy, otherwise you have
to fight with your parents and if you
First of all, if I am going to choose happen to select between parents and
someone for my life, I shall know partner, there is a problem. This is a
who I am first. If you haven’t defined very crucial decision where you have
yourself, don’t look for a relationship. I to make this specimen with your wise
wouldn’t say there is a specific age but, mind. In psychology we talk about three

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different minds, one is an emotional But if I had a balanced life, I will come
mind. Teenagers are very emotional; back to normal life very soon. Most of
they are very impulsive. They tend these people restrict themselves to
to make a lot of emotional decisions a depressive lifestyle and they can’t
which are also wrong. Rational brains overcome that. You’ll need different
know most the emotional things. Those coping skills to overcome this problem
people will not start a relationship at and you need to live a normal life
all. They will suppress all their needs. despite this problem while looking after
If you consider the emotional as well as yourself. Then they won’t develop any
the rational part of life, you will make stress.
a wise decision when you pick a person.
Q5 How should we prioritise our
Q4 When love affairs break up, prime concerns in this age
only a few people know how to period? What’s your final advice to
move forward in life on their own paths young people?
without causing any interruption. But
most youngsters become desperate and I would say, if you have a good partner,
depressed in these kinds of situations. maintain the relationship. But, if
We would like to hear your advice in you identify any red flags in your
overcoming such circumstances. relationship, then don’t continue.
Because some relationships are toxic.
Most people develop depression not No matter how far you have gone, if
because of the other person in the that person is limiting your freedom,
relationship, but because of the way insulting you, or intimidating you and if
that they perceive themselves. It is that person is not accepting you as you
their perception of the world, they feel are, discontinue that relationship. You
rejected, and neglected or they may need to evaluate your relationship. But
not find another good person, they are whatever you do should be in line with
not sufficient and good enough. Those your future goal. By this time, you have
negative thoughts lead a person to your goals, plans. So, focus on these
depressive episodes. There can be so things. If there’s someone who can hold
many reasons for them to be depressed, your hand and walk with you on the same
they may themselves figure out that journey, you are blessed with a good
they can’t continue the relationship relationship. Otherwise, don’t go with
or the partner is not suitable. But the the trend and start relationships. When
main reason is that these youngsters you are in a relationship, make sure
are lacking their coping mechanisms. your emotional brain is under control.
I’ve seen that when youngsters start Always think twice about what will be
a relationship, they stop all the other the consequences of your behaviour. So,
connections; with friends and family. you have to listen to your rational and
The new relationship becomes their wise mind as well.
life. When the relationship breaks up,
they don’t know the way to be happy. Leo Ovini Gunathilake
This would be crucial for someone with
vulnerability of depression through Leo Lahiru Gamage
genetic predispositions. Another Leo Imesha Madhurangi
reason is that even I might go through
a depressive episode after a breakup.

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මලාාලාා යුුසෆ්්සාායිි
වෙ�නුුවෙ�න්් හඬ�නැැඟූූ අභීීත දියණිය
සමස්්ත පරපුුරක්්
ම ලාා ලාා

ගැැ හැැ ණු සමස්ත ලෝ�ෝකයේ�ම අවධාානයට
ළමුන්ගේ� අධ්‍යා�ාපන අයිතිවාාසිකම්
පාාත්‍රර වූවාා ය.

වෙ�නුවෙ�න් හඬනැැගූ මලාාලාා යූසෆ්සාායි වර්ෂ 1997 පසුව ආරක්ෂාාව හාා වැැඩිදුර ප්‍රතර ිකාාර වෙ�නුවෙ�න්
ජූලි 12 වන දින පාාකිස්ථාානයේ� මධ්‍යයම පාාන්තික එංංගලන්තයට සංංක්‍රමර ණය වූ ඇය එහිදී තවදුරටත්
පවුලක පළමු දරුුවාා ලෙ�ස උපත ලැැබීය. කුඩාා ගැැහැැණු ළමුන්ගේ� අධ්‍යා�ාපන අයිතිය පිළිබඳ
කළ සිටම සමාාජය හාා ජීවිතය දෙෙස වෙ�නස් ක්‍රිියාාකාාරීව හඬ නැැඟුවාා ය. ඇගේ� අරගලය වටාා
දෘෘෂ්ටියකින් බැැලූ ඇය තලේ�බාාන් පාාලනය දහස් සංංඛ්‍යා�ාත ආධාාරකරුුවන් ඒකරාාශී වූ අතර
හමුවේ� පාාකිස්ථාානු ගැැහැැණු දරුුවන් මුහුණ දෙෙන ලො�ොව පුරාා ගැැහැැණු දරුුවන්ගේ� අධ්‍යා�ාපනය නඟාා
පීඩාාවන්, නිර්ණාාමිකව ‘ඉරිඟු මල’(ගුල් මකාායි) සිටුවීමට ‘මලාාලාා අරමුදල’ ද ස්ථාාපිත කරන
යන අන්වර්ථ නාාමයකින් බ්ලො�ොග් අඩවීන්හි පළ ලදී. ඇගේ� මෙ�ම අරගලය සලකාා 2014 වර්ෂයේ�
කළාා ය. එවක එකො�ොළො�ොස් හැැවිරිදි දැැරියක වූ ඔක්තෝ�ෝබර් මස 10 දින ඇය ලො�ොව ලාාබාාලතම
මලාාලාා එහි, දැැරියන්ගේ� අධ්‍යා�ාපන අයිතිය උදුරාා නො�ොබෙ�ල් සාාම ත්‍යා�ාගලාාභිනිය ලෙ�ස ප්‍රකර ාාශයට
ගැැනීම සම්බන්ධව ඇගේ� කනස්සල්ලත්, හමුදාාව පත් කරන ලදී. ඇය මේ� වනවිට විවිධ ජාාතික හාා
හාා තලේ�බාාන් සටන්කාාමීන් අතර වන යුද්ධයේ� ජාාත්‍යයන්තර මට්ටමේ� සම්මාාන රැැසකින් පිදුම් ලබාා
බිහිසුණු බවත් පිළිබඳ පළ කරමින් පාාකිස්ථාානු ඇති අතර ඇගේ� 16වන උපන් දිනයේ�දී දැැරියන්ගේ�
දැැරියන්ගේ� අධ්‍යා�ාපනය ලැැබීමේ� අයිතිය පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යා�ාපන අයිතිය පිළිබඳ එක්සත් ජාාතීන්ගේ�
සමාාජ කතිකාාවතක් ගො�ොඩනැැඟුවාා ය. සංංවිධාානය හමුවේ� අදහස් පළ කිරීමට ද

ඇගේ� නිදහස් හාා අභීත සිතුවිලි හමුවේ� කෝ�ෝපයට අවස්ථාාව ලැැබුවාා ය.

හාා භීතියට පත් තලේ�බාාන්වරුු ඉන් අනතුරුුව “මට කෙ�දිනකවත් තලේ�බාාන්වරුුන්ගෙ�න්
තීරණය කළේ� ඇය ඝාාතනය කිරීමට ය. 2012
ඔක්තෝ�ෝබර් 09 වන දින සුපුරුුදු පරිදි පාාසල් නිම පලිගැැනීමට අවශ්‍යය නැැත. ඔවුන්ගේ� පුත්‍රයර න්ගේ�ත්
වී බස් රථයෙ�න් නිවස බලාා යන එවක පහළො�ොස්
හැැවිරිදි කුඩාා මලාාලාාට තලේ�බාාන් අන්තවාාදියකු දියණිවරුුන්ගේ�ත් අධ්‍යා�ාපනය මම අපේ�ක්ෂාා කරමි”

ඒ මලාාලාාගේ� හඬයි.

වෙ�ඩි තැැබූයේ� මෙ�හි ප්‍රතර ිඵලයක් ලෙ�ස ය. වෙ�ඩි

උණ්ඩ ඇගේ� වම් ඇස ප්‍රදර ේේශයෙ�න් ගෙ�ල හරහාා

උරහිසට එල්ල විය. මෙ�ම සාාහසික සිදු වීම නිසාා ලියෝ�ෝ ඉසුරි ලියන ගමගේ�













OUR ESSENCE VOLUME 05 | ISSUE 01 P 21

value, the intrinsic value of gender equality PATH
could only be measured through a set of FINDER
objective criteria and such criteria have
not been forthcoming. From a normative කෑෑළෑෑ අශ්වයන්ගේ�
sense, gender equality seems more නිජ භූමිය වන
rewarding as a concept having a value ඩෙ�ල්ෆ් දූපත
of its own that may warrant protection.
However, such may always not hold good ශ්‍රීී ලංංකාාවේ� යාාපන අර්ධද්වීපයේ� පෝ�ෝක් සමුද්‍ර
stead as other constraints would make it සන්ධිය මධ්‍යයයේ� පිහිටාා ඇති වර්ග කිලෝ�ෝමීටර්
very difficult to hold onto a value though 48.5ක භූමි වපසරියකින් හාා 4500 ක පමණ
even made as a part of the law which ජනගහනයකින් යුත් ඩෙ�ල්ෆ් දූපත, කයිට්ස්
is not capable of objective validation. දූපතට පමණක් දෙෙවෙ�නි වන උතුරුුකරයේ�
Therefore, the basis of the argument විශාාලතම දූපත වේ�.
for gender equality must be made on an
objective ground. ලන්දේේසි යුගයේ� අරාාබි ජාාතිකයන් විසින්
රෝ�ෝපණය කරන ලද බයෝ�ෝබැැබ් ගස,
Mr K.A.A.N. Thilakarathna, කො�ොරල්පරවලින් සැැකසුනු ලන්දේේසි බලකො�ොටුව,
Lecturer (Unconfirmed), නාාගගල, හිරිගල් තාාප්ප සහ මිනුම්දෝ�ෝරුු
Department of Public and කුලුන හෙ�වත් ප්‍රදර ීපාාගාාරය (Queen’s Tower) ආදී
International Law, ඓතිහාාසික පුරාාවෘෘත්ත හාා වටිනාාකම්වලට ද
Faculty of Law, මෙ�ම දූපත උරුුමකම් කියනු ලබයි.
University of Colombo. තල්ගස් යාායවල්වලින් සැැකසුනු සංංචාාර කුරුුලු
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භූමියක් ලෙ�ස සැැලකෙ�න ඩෙ�ල්ෆ් දූපත දෙෙස්
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