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Blessed with ‘second chance’ Adrika Sri Bawan on a quest to empower the less privileged her way-By Randima Attygalle Adrika Sri Bawan with (from left): Thasindu Samaraweera, Kavindu Pushpakumara, Ravindu Weerasekera and Kasun Bandara at the Royal college hostel Source:FT Profoundly hearing-impaired today, Adrika hears with the help of cochlear implants. A young woman who believes in life’s ‘second chances’, today she strives to champion the same for the less privileged. ‘Adrika’ in Sanskrit translates into ‘small mountain’. In the epic Mahabharata, Adrika is an apsara or a nymph who was the mother of Matsya and Satyavati. Adrika Sri Bawan, the 26-year-old Melbourne-based lawyer, banker and mentor truly personifies her name. Born in Colombo, Adrika was adopted by Sharmalee and Sri Bawan when she was three months old. After an intense two-year legal battle with Australian Immigration, two-year-old Adrika arrived to start a new life when she was diagnosed with ...

Mar 17, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Kavindu Pushpakumara, Padmasena Dissanayake, Ravindu Weerasekera, Royal College, Thasindu Samaraweera

Lanka Spice head outlines ingredients of success-By Raj Moorthy Source:Sundaytimes While Mc Currie is one of the recognised brands in the spice sector in Sri Lanka and around the world, the product has proved itself in the global supply chain and not on the strength of branding or the product name, says Nalin Pathikirikorale, Chairman of Lanka Spice (Pvt) Ltd. Sharing his successful journey into entrepreneurship, Mr. Pathikirikorale made these remarks at a Royal College Old Hostellers Association event held last Thursday. Mr. Pathikirikorale studied at Isipathana College in Colombo till Grade 5. He then moved to Royal College and was boarded at the college hostel since his hometown was in Galle. He changed his advanced level stream from mathematics to biology but this did not help him to enter a local university. Once he left school, he worked as a medical rep for some time while applying for jobs ...

Feb 13, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Isipathana College, Lanka Spice (Pvt) Ltd, Nalin Pathikirikorale, Royal College

Artist In Exile: Aubrey Collette -Forced to leave Ceylon in 1961 due to increasing hostility towards his political cartoons Cresside Collette grew up in Australia, far removed from the world of her father, Aubrey Collette, a renowned Ceylonese political cartoonist and artist, who was a founding member of the country’s ’43 Group. Forced to leave Ceylon in 1961 due to increasing hostility towards his political cartoons, Collette lived the rest of his life in Australia, where he died in 1992. Despite an impressive career, the exile from Sri Lanka left Collette “heartbroken”. The talent, learned artistry and political voice of his cartoons captured a pivotal moment in the country’s early history — and nobody knows how much more he would have added to his legacy, if he didn’t have to leave when he did. 1921 -1992 Aubrey Collette -by Ranjith Daluwatta Source:apekattiya.wordpress.com Cartoonist and art teacher, Aubrey Collete was born in ...

Feb 1, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Aubrey Collette, Cartoonist, political cartoonist, Royal College

Frederick Dornhorst, K.C. Eloquent Saviour of Royal College Please note that the following article was provided on the 9th of July 2020, before the Dornhorst Memorial Prize was amended to be awarded to the Most Outstanding Royalist on the 16th of July 2020 “All Royalists of the present generation should specially remember two great Royalists, whose defense of the College in its darkest days saved Royal. They are Sir Richard Morgan (1851) and Frederick Dornhorst, K.C. (1916)” S.S. Perera ` ‘History of Royal College’ Named after ...

Dec 5, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Frederick Dornhorst, Royal College, Sir Gerard Wijeyekoon

Royal take honours in truncated drawn Battle of the Blues Royal College players observe a moment during the 142nd Battle of the Blues against S. Thomas’ Source:Sundayobserver Royal College took the honours in the 142nd Battle of the Blue against S. Thomas’ College which ended in a tame draw at the SSC ground yesterday. However, S. Thomas’ retained the D. S. Senanayake Memorial Shield having won the match in 2019 led by Sithara Hapuhinna. ...

Nov 8, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anuk Palihawadena, Isiwara Dissanayake, Royal College, Sineth Jayawardena

Tribute to Dr Nisal T. Kurukulasuriya (BUNTY) – An icon in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology – By Sunil Thenabadu Homage to dear friend Bunty on his 6th Death anniversary which falls on 23rd December 2021 I was bewildered and dumbfounded to see the obituary notice on the internet of my venerable friend and acclaimed Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Nisal T. Kurukulasuriya (Bunty) on the early morning of the 13th January 2016. According to the obituary, Bunty had passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren on the 21st December 2015 and had been cremated on the following day according to his wishes. To relieve my anguish, I sent an email immediately to his beloved wife Dayaneetha, conveying my shock and profound sorrow to which she replied almost immediately. “Dear Sunil, Thank you so much for your message. The children and I are devastated. I lost the ...

Oct 25, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Dr A.M. Mendis, Dr Nisal T. Kurukulasuriya, Prof D.E Gunatilleke, Prof. D. A. Ranasinghe, Prof.T.Visvanathan, Royal College, University of Colombo

GRATITUDE – by Wijegunaratne, Admiral (Retired) Ravindra An Admiral never took a flag lieutenant to honour his buddy who killed in action. Fast attack craft Commanding officer who rammed enemy suicide boat to protect troop carrying ship with 715 personnel on board. How Royal College Cadet platoon won prestigious Herman Loos Challenge Trophy for best school cadet platoon in 1980 and many more true fascinating stories written by former Chief of Defence Staff and Navy Commander of Sri Lanka who showed us what is true Gratitude. This ebook available in Amazon ebook bay and could be purchased at a price of US Dollars ten. ...

Aug 1, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne, Royal College

A biographical note, and a school club-By Uditha Devapriya Pix by the Photographic Society of Royal College showing happy moments from LRA’s projects in 2017, 2018 and 2019 Source:Island Life after your Bachelors can be tough. When I graduated with less than expected results in 2016, the immediate priority was to find a job. I was earning something with my newspaper columns, but those were hardly, if at all, enough. Since I had once worked at my school, as a coach, I decided to return to a school as an office assistant. It would be my first experience at an official post; while the salary did not seem much, for me it felt like riches. Moreover, I had been given the job immediately by the principal. Given my circumstances, her offer was too good to refuse. So I swallowed the bait. I can’t say I regret having doing so. Even ...

Jul 13, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Royal College

RIP BRENDON GOONERATNE – by Upali Obeyesekere Source: Upali Obesekera FB Brendon Gooneratne (born 28 March 1938) is a Sri Lankan scholar and physician. He was married to Yasmine Gooneratne (nee Dias Bandaranaike), a Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, university professor and essayist. He has authored several books and publications.Educated at Royal College Colombo, Gooneratne gained his MBBS(Hons) from the University of Ceylon, Colombo and went on to gain a DAPE from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and a PhD from the University of London. He was the first Sri Lankan to be awarded the Beit Memorial Fellowship for Medical Research. After practicing as a physician in the Ceylon Medical Service, he joined the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1965 as a Senior Lecturer and in 1971 became the head of the Department of Parasitology. He is the President of Project ...

Jun 27, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Upali Obeyesekere Tagged Brendon Gooneratne, Cambridge University, Royal College

Prof. Mohan Munasinghe to receive premier global award Image Source: Mohan Munasinghe Website Article source: Dailymirror Sri Lankan physicist, economist and Founder Chairman of Institute for Development (MIND) Prof. Mohan Munasinghe has been selected as a recipient for this year’s Blue Planet Prize, the top international award considered to be equivalent to an “Environmental Nobel Prize”. This year marks the 30th awarding of the Blue Planet Prize, sponsored by the Asahi Glass Foundation of Japan. The Board of Directors has selected two awardees for 2021: Prof. Mohan Munasinghe from Sri Lanka and Prof. V. Ramanathan from the USA, for having made significant contributions to the resolution of global environmental problems. ...

Jun 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Prof. Mohan Munasinghe, Royal College