Journey towards a better tomorrow for humanity.

“The hand that rocks the cradle, the procreator, the mother of tomorrow; a woman, shapes the destiny of civilization. Such is the tragic irony of  fate that the beautiful creation, such as a girl child is one of the gravest concerns facing humanity today.” More than 15 Million girls of primary school age would never … Continue reading Journey towards a better tomorrow for humanity.

A Change of Heart

For me my cat is someone more than a pet as he responds to me since I am into this habit of talking a lot with him. Little Kiraa is what I call him, my long-termed friend since childhood. His milky white fur made me name him Kiraa seven years back when he was gifted … Continue reading A Change of Heart

An Overview of Translation History and the Journey of the Translator

“Every act of communication is a miracle of translation.” – Ken Liu The practice of translation dates back to the origin of the human language itself. In a broader sense, pretty much everything in this world is a translation of something; as Derrida, the famous French Philosopher says, even the authentic work of a writer … Continue reading An Overview of Translation History and the Journey of the Translator

Charter Day Celebrations of Rotaract Club, University Alumni

The Rotaract Club of University Alumni is a community based club that has a purpose to bring together the former university graduates, to develop themselves as leaders in their communities as well as to promote community services. The club was formed on the 25th of August 2014, with 20 members who were both past Rotaractors … Continue reading Charter Day Celebrations of Rotaract Club, University Alumni

“Let’s Speak with Hands” මාර්ගගත සාකච්ඡාව

ආදි විද්‍යාර්ථීන් ගේ රොටරැක්ට් සමාජය විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද Speaking Hands ව්‍යාපෘතියේ අවසන් අදියර වන "Let's Speak with Hands" මාර්ගගත සාකච්ඡාව පසුගිය සැප්තැම්බර් 16 වන දා සවස 6.30 සිට Zoom ඔස්සේ පැවැත්විණ. මෙම ව්‍යාපෘතිය ඔස්සේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ශ්‍රව්‍යාබාධිත ප්‍රජාව සමඟ සන්නිවේදනය කිරීම සඳහා සංඥා භාෂාව යොදාගැනෙන අයුරු පිළිබඳ දිගින් දිගට ම දැනුවත් කිරීම් සිදු වූ … Continue reading “Let’s Speak with Hands” මාර්ගගත සාකච්ඡාව

Brief overview & Sri Lankan context: The United Nations Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Background to the UNCRPD There are many conventions that are put into force by the United Nations. One such international treaty is The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Whilst there is a convention on ‘human rights’, for ‘elimination of all forms of discrimination against women’ & ‘convention on the … Continue reading Brief overview & Sri Lankan context: The United Nations Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Voiceless Struggles in a Hearing World

An essay on unnoticed issues related to the hearing impaired and people with disabilities at large Despite the development in the medical field that we experience today, the soaring number of hearing impairment cases that have surfaced, especially in the developing world, is truly lamentable. The WHO records that the overall deaf population amounts to … Continue reading Voiceless Struggles in a Hearing World

CAUSES FOR HEARING LOSS & DEAFNESS

The Hearing Process can be summarized into a one sentence as; altering an acoustic stimulus that enters and move through our ear canals, into a form of neurological message that the brain can identify, process and comprehend.  Simply, hearing process can be described by 6 basic steps. Sound transfers into the ear canal and causes … Continue reading CAUSES FOR HEARING LOSS & DEAFNESS

WE WILL LEAD BY EXAMPLE

Shaheem, a young smart guy who loves dancing Inherited from his parents, he also lives with deafness Howbeit, A person who has not given up his commitment to dance despite the difficulties and hardships Hardwork and passion brought Shaheem to be a Dance teacher also a choreographer as of today Is it impossible to win … Continue reading WE WILL LEAD BY EXAMPLE