Welcome to the Mag - DOWN UNDER

Nadira Gunatilleke

'Jayoda, a Sri Lankan Heritage' is the first magazine to reach Sri Lankan readership in Australia, according to sources. There are many Sinhala newspapers for the Sri Lankan community living in Australia but there was no Sinhala magazine, until Jayoda was published.

The magazine was launched at a ceremony held in La Trobe University, Melbourne, recently.

Jayoda is a bi-monthly Sinhala magazine edited in Sri Lanka and sent to Australia. It is available free of charge and published with the funds through advertisements. The magazine contains many features written by prominent Sri Lankan journalists and they cater to readerships from all walks of life including English-speaking Sri Lankan readers born in Australia.

Jayoda is published by Captain Athil Gunasekara and Dr. Tharanga Gunasekara. The website is www.jayoda.com.au. The magazine is edited by Nilar N. Cassim, a reputed journalist, lyricist and artiste in Sri Lanka.

The main objective of publishing this magazine is to educate the Sri Lankan community living in Australia on latest developments in Sri Lanka and the world. It also encourages the new generation of the Sri Lankan community to learn Sinhala language (at least as a second language) and Sri Lankan culture. Jayoda is printed using the latest technology.