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Remembering Mr. K.N. Jayasinghe Soutce:Stcobasydney A stanch product of STC Mount, Mr. Jayasinghe joined the teaching staff in 1958 and served with dedication and loyalty until retirement in 2001. Photo circa 1970 during his heyday as a much sought-after film director, producer and speech writer to several politicians. Sydney/ACT OBA is happy to add, his eldest son Kulasri Jayasinghe “like father like son” is keeping the Thomian spirit alive here Down Under (past committee member and President x 3 years) 41 years of service to College! We bring you reminiscences from students across the generational-divide. My recollections of ‘Pappa’, he always made class interesting which was an achievement in itself to a majority of disinterested and rambunctious students. The class always had his attention, no mean feat, but this  was not by instilling fear or discipline, it was just by making the subject so interesting and grabbing  our total attention, in his own inimitable style.He had a habit of hanging on emphatically to ...