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Honouring the pioneers of Diving – Ceylon In The Wild Beneath The Seas Of Ceylon – by Patrick Ranasinghe Honouring the pioneers of Diving, Spear fishing, Swimming, Life Saving, Historic Shipwrecks, Salvage, Scuba Divers of Ceylon. Ceylon In The Wild Beneath The Seas Of Ceylon The Kinsross Swimming & Life Saving Club On the Beach stood the Original KS&LSC – established in 1940 . This great Club produced several Champions in Swimming & Aquatics. The Club produced several outstanding spear fishermen and introduced the sport of spear fishing to Ceylon. To name a few, the legendary Gerd Von Dincklage, Ralph Forbes, Ron Kellar,Tissa “Saigon “ Ariyaratne, Rodney Jonklaas, Carlyle Ranasinghe, Hilmi Khalid, Turab Jafferjee, Langston Pereira, Ron Bartholomeusz, Hildon Bevan were all world class spear fishermen. Rodney Jonklaas was an authority on marine life. Rodney invited Sir Arthur C Clarke and his companions Mike Smith and Tony Buxton to explore ...

Mar 25, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Carlyle Ranasinghe, Gerd Von Dincklage, Hildon Bevan, Hilmi Khalid, Historic Shipwrecks, Langston Pereira, Ralph Forbes, Ron Bartholomeusz, Ron Kellar, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Turab Jafferjee

TRIBUTE: JUDGE CHRISTIE WEERAMANTRY : HEART OF A POET, MIND OF A SCIENTIST

Tribute: C : Heart of a poet, mind of a scientist It is with great sadness I learnt of the demise of Judge Christie Weeramantry, a friend and a mentor. In his passing away, the International community has lost a towering legal mind who served as an exceptional judge, eminent jurist, and outstanding professor, with boundless dedication, utmost humility, and commitment for nearly seven decades. Above all, he was a phenomenal human being. We shall indeed miss his noble service. My association with Judge Weeramantry dates back to his first visit to the United States in April 1969, on a lecture tour of North American Universities. From then onwards, I have continued to marvel at the depth and breadth of his scholarship, and was immensely enriched by his friendship and guidance. It is astonishing that a man who had a long career as a Judge, a professor, and active in public ...

Jan 17, 2017 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Christie Weeramantry, Donald Nugawela, Judge Christie Weeramantry, Justice Without Boarders, lecture tour of North American Universities, Nandasiri (Nandi) Jasentuliyana, Sir Arthur C. Clarke Comments 0