Photo Essay

Pictures by Mahinda Vithanachchi and Sudath Nishantha.

Launch of

Nothing Grows Under The Banyan Tree and Other Stories

Daily News Editor Pramod de Silva hands over a copy of Nothing Grows Under the Banyan Tree to US Ambassador Robert O. Blake. Information Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa looks on.

ANCL Chairman Bandula Padmakumara, US Ambassador Robert O. Blake, Media Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Director Finance Shan Shanmuganathan and Dr. Tissa Abeysekera at the launch.

First prize winner

Usula P. Wijesuriya receives her award from the
US Ambassador.

Third prize winner Faith Ratnayaka receives her award from ANCL Chairman Bandula Padmakumara, Malini Govinnage, Editor of the book also in the picture.

Prof. Carlo Fonseka, E.M.G. Edirisingha, Tilakaratna Kuruwita Bandara, Ashok Ferrey, Jagath Kumarasingha and Neil Wijeratna at the launch.

Veteran artiste Dr. Tissa Abeysekera receives his copy from the Daily News Editor.

Musical interlude from                    Editor of the  Book Malini   Premasiri Khemadasa’s                      Govinnage delivers the Vote Agni Opera.                                             of Thanks.

Prof. Carlo Fonseka receives his copy from Govinnage.