Maliban celebrates Vesak
Maliban Biscuit Manufactories (Pvt.) Ltd, the premier biscuit manufacturer in Sri Lanka, came forth to celebrate Vesak, the most exuberantly celebrated Buddhist festival in Sri Lanka.
Vesak highlights the birth, attaining enlightenment of Prince Siddhartha and the commemoration of Lord Buddha’s passing away.
As a responsible corporate citizen, Maliban embarked on various projects in line with this year’s Vesak celebrations. The main event was an exhibition of pandol, which depicted the life of Venerable Migettuwaththe Gunananda Thera at the Bauddhaloka Mawatha Vesak zone organised by the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress.
“As a pioneering manufacturer in the country, one of the key ethics of Maliban is to be of utmost service to society. As such, since its inception, the company has taken numerous social service initiatives. We always adhere to our excellent quality standards in deliverance because we believe in giving the best to the society. That is the philosophy of Maliban,” said CEO Sales and Marketing Ravi Jayawardana.
Explaining about the upcoming programmes in relation to Vesak celebrations, he said that the donation of 3,000 rice packets to devotees who visit Katharagama in the upcoming Perahara season is another worthy cause initiated by Maliban. A similar project will also take place in Anuradhapura during the Poson season, where 5000 lunch packets will be donated to devotees, in addition to the Poson biscuit dansala organised by the company at Mihintale.
It was the vision of the late A.G. Hinniappuhamy, the founder Chairman of Maliban, to ensure that the company engaged in social service activities. Being a great philanthropist himself, Hinniappuhamy has significantly contributed to social service projects islandwide. Hence, the present management of the company that strives to service the society carries this vision forward as a responsible corporate citizen. With novel products and innovations, Maliban strives to provide the best products for their consumers in terms of taste and quality. Thus, under the leadership and guidance of Chairman Rathnapala Samaraweera, Managing Director Kumudika Fernando and the board of directors, Maliban continues its successful journey towards greater heights in the industry while making a local as well as international impact.