Chandrika Bandaranaike Archives

Remembering Vijaya Kumaratunga Today-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis SEE David Jeyaraj’s Vale ….. https://thuppahis.com/2025/08/10/in-memoriam-vijaya-kumaratunga/ … FOR the original Thuppahi version, which does not have the highlighting emphases from my hand that can be seen NOW. A NOTE: David Jeyaraj provides readers with a wide-ranging and incisive account – one which I recommend strongly. Sri Lanka’s political circles lost a visionary political figure when the JVP assassinated Vijaya Kumaratunga on the 16th February 1988. For Chandrika, Yasodhara and Vimukthi, of course, it was a tragedy. This brief Item in TPS will be followed by the Wikipedia Item on Vijaya and Digital Items on Yasodhara’s Wedding in UK…..…..and, volare, by fifteen Short Poems generated in Yasodhara’s fertile mind that have been printed as a pamphlet. A copy has come into my hands because a copy had been bequeathed by Yasodhara to my sister Estelle Fernando who passed away some years back. Yasodhara’s ...

Vale–Professor M .T.A Furkhan It is with deep sadness I inform you of the demise of Professor M.T.A, Furkhan who passed away on the 8th May 2022. He died of a cardiac arrest whilst being admitted to the Durdans Hospital (Emergency). The funeral took place at the Jawatte Burial Grounds on Monday 9th May 2022 at 10,30 am. Professor Furkhan was a former Principal and Chairman of the Board of Governors, Zahira College, Colombo. He was also the former Chief Accountant & Commercial Manager of Walker Sons & Company Ltd. He left Walkers to take up the position of Prof. of Management Accounting at the Sri Jayawardenapura Campus and later Chairman of Confifi Group. In 2005 President Chandrika Bandaranaike bestowed upon him the title DESAMANYA, the highest that one can get in Sri Lanka, for distinguished services Attached is an article I published in 2005 in appreciation & recognition of ...