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The Crème de la Crème of the Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier- By Dr. Punsara Amarasinghe Source:Sundayobserver The strategic importance of Trincomalee Harbour stands as a core topic in every dialogue related to Sri Lanka in the modern geopolitics and it is not a mere hyperbole to describe Trinco Harbour as the focal point for Anglo-French rivalry in the Indian Ocean in the advent of the Napoleonic Wars in the 19th century. In the words of Imperialist British Premier William Pitt, the Younger (1759-1806), Trinco was the most valuable colonial possession on the globe as it secured the British presence in the Indian Ocean. The victory that the British earned by vanquishing the French fleet in the Battle of Trincomalee in 1782 emboldened the formidable British presence in the Indian Ocean, which finally made them the colonial masters of the Sub Continent. From a strategic point of view, the US Naval Strategist, ...

Nov 23, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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PHOTO STORY – THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO THE NEW ENTRANTS OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY, RATMALANA.-Dr Gamini Goonetilleke  Chief Guest – Vice Chancellor, Major General Milinda Pieris Guest Speaker – Dr Gamini Goonetilleke FRCS, Consultant Surgeon At the Defence University, Auditorium – 11Th January 2023   The Vice Chancellor welcoming the Guest Speaker The ceremonial procession Ceremonial procession entering the auditorium Standing to attention for the National Anthem Standing to attention for the KDU Anthem Lighting of the oil lamp by the Guest Speaker Lighting of the oil lamp by the Vice Chancellor Lighting of the oil lamp by the Deputy Vice Chancellor – KDU Lighting of the oil lamp by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine – Prof. Namal Wijesinghe Institution of the oath to the students of the armed forces Medical students of the armed forces taking the oath Students taking the ...

Mar 1, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke Tagged , ,
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A young architect’s dissertation-proposal to rejuvenate the Vedda Community-by Nan Source:Island A serendipitous meeting! It demonstrated to me the skilful intelligence of one young man with his innovative and highly helpful project; which skills and innovation could very well be indicative of most Sri Lankan youth. It also brought to focus the dire need to encourage such persons, first with publicity and then with assistance to have their projects materialize. I proposed I make wider known his brilliant concept and ways of achieving the project by writing about it to the Sunday Island. He accepted my proposal and agreed to be interviewed and share his ideas with me and thus the readership of this newspaper. The young man is Chamith Rangana Dissanayake who has very recently graduated from the Department of Architecture of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. I inquired about his thesis. His answer ignited serendipity in me and a rekindling of ...

Nov 3, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Lionel’s scoff at Nehru and Chou, stunned World Leaders-By KKS Perera Source:Dailymirror Third Prime Minister, Sir John Kotelawala, represented Ceylon at the first large-scale Afro–Asian Conference, the ‘Bandung Conference’; in April 1955, in Indonesia. Sir John made headlines when he clashed with the Chinese Communist Leader, Chou-en-Lai, at the Bandung summit where he had an oblique hit, when he said “we have done away with Western Colonialism. We don’t want to start an Eastern Colonialism in its place.” Worldwide, newspapers splashed a photo of Sir John pointing an accusing finger. Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru, playing the ‘Big Brother’, questioned Sir John. “Lionel, why didn’t you show your speech to me before?” Only for Sir John to hit back, “why should I Nehru?… Do you show me yours, before you make it?” Sir John Kotelawala ‘Wickremesinghe Mudali who helped King Rajasinghe to wage war against the Portuguese, on the Kelani banks, shunned ...

Oct 4, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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