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An Outstanding Mansion: “Regina Walauwwa” become “College House”-by Yomal Senerath-Yapa Yomal Senerath-Yapa, in Sunday Times, 8 May 2022, where the title runs thus: “Enduring Symbol of Colombo University” … with a sub-line reading “A new coffee-table book maps the beginnings of the country’s academia in 1921“ Source:Thuppahis The majestic College House down Thurstan Road – a whimsical marriage between an English country house and a Maharajah’s haveli with its conical roofs, turrets and slender carved wooden columns, is for the historian a relic of a bygone age. Originally called ‘Regina Walawwa’, in time the house would be renamed College House and become the icon of the Colombo University. Prof Sandagomi Coperahewa Dr. Shravika Amarasekara Built by Thomas Henry Arthur de Soysa for his wife, she would sadly never preside over the mansion or walk down its sweeping staircase, as she died before the building’s completion in 1912. It was in 2017 that Sandagomi Coperahewa, ...

Apr 4, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Chamini Kulathunga, Malaka Lalanajeewa, Premasara Epasinghe, Regina Walauwwa, University of Ceylon, University of Colombo

Centenary of Women’s Cricket Three Johnians in 1st Intl. vs England in 1948-by KKS Perera Source:Dailymirror JOHNIANS team of 1933 [first interschool match] SLC with a record profit of Rs 6.3 billion made in 2022 could easily allocate more funds for developing women’s cricket. Times have changed. The gentlemen’s game is not only meant for men; today it is the ladies’ game too. The Ceylon Times headline on November 2, 1948 — “Ceylon team goes down fighting.” ‘….a catch which any first-class cricketer would have been proud to make, a brilliant one-handed effort above her head with which Beverly Roberts ended centurion Hide’s innings.” Ceylon Observer same day wrote, “Ceylon’s women cricketers though beaten decisively as anticipated, nevertheless made a decided impression not only on the large crowed that watched them play against the English women’s team at the Oval, but also on the visitors who were amazed to hear ...

Feb 28, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Leila Abeykoon, Lone survivor, Premasara Epasinghe

The wild boar turned bull in the ring-BY ALLAAM OUSMAN Source:Sundayobserver Sumith Liyanage (extreme left) at Rome’s Leonarda Da Vinci on their arrival for the 1960 Olympics. The five-man team also included Linus Diaz (athletics), Tony Williams (swimming), Maurice Coomeravel (cycling), Dharmasiri Weerakoon (boxing) with Darley Ingleton as manager Sri Lanka’s oldest living Olympian mistakenly shot for an animal in the jungle had the commitment and qualities that are still unsurpassed inside or outside the sporting arena One of the proudest boasts of Sri Lanka’s oldest living Olympian, boxer Sumith Liyanage, is that he fought in the same ring as Muhammad Ali then known as Cassius Clay at the Pallazzo Dello Sport in Rome 1960. Ali dazzled both in and out of the ring to win the light heavyweight gold medal and went on to become heavyweight champion of the world. Johnny Wakelin released what became a popular hit single ...

Jul 12, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Mahasen Welivitigoda, Premasara Epasinghe, Sumith Liyanage