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             ANOTHER LAPTOP TO HASHIN BANDARA – by Quintus de Zylva HASHIN lives at Matale. He attended Dharmarajah College in Kandy and is now doing a software engineering degree at the University of Kelaniya. The twenty kilometeres used to take him more than an hour when he attended school. He was introduced to us by the priest at the Bahirawakande temple in Kandy. He is shown here with Rev. Buddhadatha Thero who taught at Dharmarajah College. He looks after many students who need help to complete their studies. Mario donated the laptop to us and asked that we remind Hashin to pass on his talents to students of the future. The photograph was taken in the priests study at Bahirawakande. ...

Apr 12, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Stanley (Sam) Samarasinghe Source:Island A TRIBUTE TO A PATRIOT Even with the prior knowledge that the end was near, when the news of the passing away of Sam on the 23rd of November 2021 was conveyed to me, it was difficult to bear. Though living the better part of his adult life in the United States, to those with whom he had regular contact and dialogue, he was ever present. He succumbed to an illness that he bore with courage and fortitude for several years. In that time his enthusiasm to live his life to the full did not diminish. Except family and close friends none had even the slightest inkling that he was battling an invasive enemy within. I have described Sam as a Patriot, if its definition is “one that loves his country and zealously maintains its interests”, then it fits him well, as he did that in ...

Nov 29, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Roshan Pilapitiya- Dignified Superlative Actor – By Sunil Thenabadu Roshan Pilapitiya was born as the youngest in a family of four siblings to affluent parents in Hangurnketha close to Kandy.His father Ariya Abhayasinghe, a proprietary tea planter while his mother Mallika Pilapitiya had been the lead actress in the our first outdoor movie Rekawa directed by Lester James Peiris After his primary education in native Hanguranketha , Roshan was admitted to Dharmarajah College Kandy to pursue his higher education. Although he was good in studies had excelled in dramas and was adjudicated as the best actor in drama in year 1988. Roshan was born on 21st March 1975 had dated with actress Chthurika from year 2001 to 2013 thereafter married Ridma Perera in year 2017 is now a proud father of a son still a toddler. Although Roshan possessed innate aptitude for acting with his mother’s influence he had never thought then of creating a career for himself as an actor as music was his obsession then His passion for music continued after leaving ...

Nov 28, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , ,
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