Tharindu’s thoughts in verse
Ruwini Jayawardana
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Poetry is a mirror which makes
beautiful that which is distorted - Percy Shelley, A Defence of
Poetry, 1821 |
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English book of poetry, ‘Candlelight’ |
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Sinhala book of poetry Liyavunu Sithuvili |
Tharindu Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka’s first engineering graduate to
launch ‘Candlelight’, an anthology in English, had brought to light his
latest creation, a Sinhala poetry book. Titled ‘Liyavunu Sithuvili’,
Tharindu had included around a hundred verses in Sinhala in his slim
bound volume. The verses form out of the images that emerged out of his
thoughts during his stint at the University of Peradeniya where he was a
member of the Art Circle.
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Tharindu |
A product of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala, Tharindu had displayed
skills towards compering, cricket, acting and as a public speaker. He
had clinched several awards and trophies for his contribution in diverse
field during school days as well as in campus.
He had compered the popular educational program Sanda Nimnaya which
was telecast on Rupavahini on Friday afternoons.
Though the channel still requests him to present Adyapana Sathkaraya’,
an educational program series aimed at upgrading the knowledge of G.C.E.
O\L students, he is dedicated to his occupation as a software engineer
for IFS R&D International which takes up much of his time.
“My talent for compering came to light after I won the title of the
best announcer at university. The news appeared in the papers and caught
the eye of the Program Director at SLRC. I never dreamt that I would get
the opportunity to join their team,” he expressed.
He is an Associate Member of Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)
and the Computer Society of Sri Lanka. He had also been a Web Master at
the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers(IEEE) Sri Lanka
Section in 2008. He expects to complete his MSc.Eng in Information and
Communication Engineering at the University of Peradeniya this year.
“I wish to compile a book with a series of English poems relating the
experiences of a child from the moment he or she enters the world till
the age he or she becomes an adolescent. I’ll probably work on that
towards 2010,” noted the dynamic youth. He adds that his next step is to
write a book based on the technical aspects related to computer.
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