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PROFESSOR ABHAYA ATTANAYAKE Source:Island Last week brought news of the death of Professor Abhaya Attanayake at the ripe age of 84-years after a distinguished career as a pioneer of teaching of Cartography at graduate and post graduate level at the University of Jayawardenapura. Abhaya and I entered Peradeniya  University in 1957, he from St Peters College and I from Trinity. We were both lodged in Arunachalam Hall and we began a friendship which lasted over 50 years. We both belonged to a small group of like minded students who were interested in the arts and culture which included HL Seneviratne, JB Dissanayake, Dhammika Amerasinghe, HL Perera, PAS Saram, Rex Casinader, PR Fonseka and Dudley Dissanayake. They are now spread all over the world and Dudley passed away several years ago. ...