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Sri Lankan teenager crowned Foyle Young Poet of the Year
Ellanya Sivasubramaniam, 15, from Reading, Berkshire, UK has been recognised as one of the winners of the prestigious Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, Tamil Guardian reported.
Sivasubramaniam was selected as one of the Top 15 winners for her poem “The Girls Who Grow Antlers”, out of an extraordinary 28,344 poems submitted from 135 countries. The annual competition, organised by The Poetry Society and funded by The Foyle Foundation, is one of the most competitive literary awards for young writers aged 11 to 17.
Speaking after the announcement, Ellanya described her win as “surreal” and “affirming.”
“Winning the Foyle Young Poets competition feels both surreal and affirming,” she said. “I’ll never forget getting the call on my way back from school; I was completely star-struck and could hardly believe it was real.”
The ceremony took place at the British Library in London recently, where the winners were officially honoured. The young poet will now join a week-long residential writing course at The Hurst in Shropshire, alongside other awardees, and will have her poem published in a printed anthology distributed to schools and libraries across the UK next spring.
The competition drew entries from countries as far apart as Botswana, Fiji, Vietnam, Venezuela, and the UK, with poems exploring themes of politics, art, language, identity, and belonging.
Now in its 27th year, the Foyle Young Poets Award continues to be a launchpad for new literary voices, with past winners going on to become published poets and authors.
INS Sindhukesari, a submarine serving in the Indian Navy, arrived at the port of Colombo on 03 May 26 to undertake Operational Turnarounds.
The visiting submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in precision with naval traditions.
Throughout its stay in the island, the submarine’s crew is scheduled to participate in a variety of programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, including visits to several tourist attractions in Sri Lanka.
Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, officially visited the Russian House in Colombo to attend the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum, where members of the Sri Lanka Russia Business Council and graduates from the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates from Socialist countries (ASLGSC) attended.
This historic gathering was graced by rectors and representatives from several world-class Russian medical institutions, including Kursk State Medical University, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and Tver State Medical University, among others.
The forum commenced with an address by Minister Murashko, during which Russian medical graduates in attendance raised pertinent questions regarding medical and pharmaceutical sector opportunities in Sri Lanka.
Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with Madam Maria L. Popova, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka & the Maldives and Director of the Russian House in Colombo, graced the occasion. Both officials expressed strong support for continued collaboration and future initiatives between the two nations.
The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
The following members received their letters of appointment at the Ministry premises:
Sidath Wettimuny
Thushira Radella
Prakash Schaffter
Ms. Avanthi Colombage
The Ministry also noted that veteran cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara, who are key members of the committee, are currently overseas. Their official appointments will be formalised immediately upon their arrival in Sri Lanka.
The Cricket Transformation Committee has been mandated to oversee the administration and drive structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973.
INS Sindhukesari arrives in Colombo
Minister of Health of the Russian Federation attends the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum
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