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When a wonderful human being crosses the great divide Source:Island Sarasaviya took this picture of Punya and Milroy at their home after the “Abhimani” Legendary Award was conferred on Punya, during their last visit to Sri Lanka to attend the Sarasaviya Festival in 2016. “There are friends, There is family, And then there are friends That become family” Such a friend was Milroy, whose passing away a few days ago, we learnt with heavy hearts and deep sorrow. To those who didn’t know him, he was the husband of Punya Heendeniya, the actress who captivated the hearts and minds of a nation by her portrayal of Nanda in the film classic “Gamperaliya”; Nanda was the quintessential Sinhala upper class village maiden who valued tradition over love. ...

May 14, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Y. C. Chang, a rugby stalwart with immense potential-by Hafiz Marikar Source:Dailynews Y. C. Chang’s contribution to rugby is immense. YC was one of the finest rugby players to emerge from Kandy. He started his education at Carey College and later crossed over to Trinity College, where he excelled in both rugby and studies. His ambition was to take up medicine after his school career, but had to end up only with rugby. Speaking of the present day rugby Chang said that “the game has improved very much in recent times”. Chang at Trinity first excelled at junior level rugby, but it was at Havelock SC that he first played premier rugby. YC as he was fondly known later crossed over to the hills to take up planting and joined Kandy Sports Club, in 1964, and got a chance to polish his rugby playing with English planters, and was the ...

Aug 15, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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Deno is 70, hip, hip, hooray – Story and pics by Marie Pietersz, Melbourne Denver (Deno) Keegel, popular identity within Sri Lankan social circles, celebrated his milestone birthday on 15th March at the Grand on Princes in Mulgrave.You could be forgiven for thinking you were at a Collingwood finals dinner or awards night, with the venue elaborately decorated in Collingwood colours and memorabilia and 250 guests dressed in the black and white theme for the occasion requested by birthday boy and ardent Collingwood fan, Denver. The party kicked off with a grand entrance by Denver dressed in club colours to a rendition of the club song.  Laughter followed roaring applause from guests when spotted with Denver in a sea of black and white, were three of his grandchildren wearing the colours of rival club, Hawthorn, adding to the fun and excitement of the night’s activities to come. Denver was born in ...

Mar 18, 2019 Posted by In Articles, Marie Pietersz Tagged , , , , Comments 0
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