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Tour of St Peters College, Colombo, April 2023 – by Joe Paiva “A week before I left Sri Lanka in mid April 2023, I met with the St. Peters College, Colombo, President Old Boys Union ( OBU), Ravika de Silva as pre-arranged at the Dutch Burgher Union (DBU) cafe in Colombo. One thing led to another, and Ravika was gracious enough to offer to take me on a tour of College. The students were on holidays and there couldn’t have been a better time. Normally access to the complex is restricted, unless permitted by Rev Fr Rector. The whole complex from Galle Road (west), to the east including the grounds at the rear is overseen by security personnel at all times for good reasons. My first attempt to look around College in February failed, as I was not aware of the protocol. Following is my real life impression of 20th ...

May 19, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Joe Paiva Tagged , , , , ,
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RIP – CLIVE CLAY INMAN (1936-2022) – By Upali Obeyesekere It is with profound sadness we learn of the recent demise of legendary Peterite cricketer CLIVE INMAN, 86. News has reached us that he passed away on Wed. 7th December in the U.K. Born 29 January 1936, Clive Clay Inman had his baptism to school cricket playing for his alma mater, St. Peter’s College Colombo, in 1951, under the captaincy of former Ceylon cricketer H.I.K. Fernando. He played for St. Peter’s from 1951-1955, captaining in 1954 & 1955. He played under H.I.K. Fernando (1951 & 1952), and Harold Wittachy (1953). He captained the next two years. Going by archives published by St. Peter’s College, Inman was the 6th player to captain his alma mater for two consecutive years. The others been A. Weerasinghe (1940 & 1941); Anton Perera (1944 & 1945); Dion Walles (1946 & 1947); and H.I.K. Fernando (1951 ...

Dec 22, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Upali Obeyesekere Tagged , , ,
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eLanka Newsletter – 23th November 2022 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “Greatest Test-Batsmen of all time” – by Des Kelly “HEADLINE NEWS” Sydney Warriors Bring 2022 STC Adelaide Rugby Trophy to Sydney for the First Time Ever. Central Bank of Sri Lanka – Bank Holidays for 2023 Date St Peters College Colombo Students Generosity for the Disadvantaged Village Community in Lanka Health & Views November 2nd issue – Dr Harold Gunatillake Blue Ocean Group acquires 60 per cent stake in Kelsey Development – By Hiran H.Senewiratne Winner of the Templeton Freedom Award By Capt Elmo Jayawardena Shakti – International Christmas Charity Bazzar (Sri Lanka – Colombo Event) – 4th December 2022 Obituary Notice – Rohan Abeysundera DR ROHANA WEERASINGHE HUMBLE UNASSUMING LEGENDARY MELODY KING FOR FILM, TELE DRAMA, STAGE PLAYS, THE WORD “NO’ NOT IN ...

Nov 23, 2022 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , , , , , ,
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SCHOOL CRICKET IN SRILANKA – By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam First school to start playing cricket in Sri Lanka was St. Thomas’ College in 1864, which was first at Mutwal, and later shifted to Mt. Lavinia, followed by Royal College in 1878, which was then at San Sebastian, and later moved to its present location. They were followed by Richmond College Galle in 1887, Ananda College Colombo in 1892, Trinity College Kandy, Wesley College Colombo, Kingswood College Kandy and Dharmarajah College Kandy in 1893, St. Benedict’s College Colombo in 1895, St. Joseph’s College Colombo in 1896, Prince of Wales College Moratuwa in 1897, St. Anthony’s College Kandy, St. Thomas’ College Matara and St. Servatius’ College Matara in 1899, Central College Jaffna in 1901, Mahinda College Galle in 1902, St. John’s College Jaffna in 1904, Nalanda College Colombo in 1924, St. Peter’s College Colombo in 1933. Since then several other schools had ...

Aug 7, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,
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RIP BASIL PAIVA Sad news to report on the passing of a music colleague and friend – Basil Paiva. Basil studied at St Peter’s College, Colombo 4, played bass guitar with various bands including ‘The Fireflies’ (1965-1967) and ‘The Peter Prins Combo’. Condolences to his wife Nalini and family. May his soul Rest in Peace. We cordially invite you to a “Zoom Meeting” for Mr. Basil Paiva’s Funeral Service. Date & Time :22nd Friday July 14:30 to 17:00 (Sri Lanka Time). Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/3177416144? pwd=UEVLQnprVC9aVnh6bkRjWHNRTU5tZz09#success Meeting ID: 317 741 6144 Passcode: kF80Sg ...

Jul 21, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Obituaries Tagged ,
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