OBITUARY – SURESH MELVANI (St. PETER’S COLLEGE PRE-SEVENTIES BATCH) We regret to inform you of the sad demise of Mr Vashdev Suresh Mathuradas Motoomull Melvani , Dearly beloved husband of Poonam , devoted father of Janak, Heshma and Krishen who passed away this Morning (22nd Feb 2022) Funeral will take place today (22nd Feb 2023) at Kantte Crematorium at 3pm. Family has requested the Funeral remain a private Family affair. ...
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Mercantile Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka: 65 Years on-By Eric Motha Source:Island Founder member and former president of Mercantile Table Tennis Association The Inter Club Championships of the Mercantile Table Tennis Association (MTTA) were successfully conducted in September as a prelude to the Open Championships scheduled for November 2022. The MTTA has grown in stature and popularity over the passage of time with an array of dedicated officials totally committed to continuing the saga that commenced in the mid 50’s with delegates from the Mercantile Sector and Commercial Banks. It behoves us to recall and remember Messrs. Robin L Rutnam, M. Balaji, AK Nesaratnam, NM Udeshi, Charlie Daniel, Noshir Lakdawalla, C. Paramananthan who guided the destinies of the Association during the formative years. The baton was then handed over to charismatic Chandrakant Mohanlal Vasa whose contribution was unique in many aspects. He will always be remembered with respect and ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Sri Lanka table tennis marks 75th anniversary Championships-BY ERIC MOTHA Source:Sundayobserver Pesi Pestonjee chronicled an article captioned “50 years of TT” in 1996 and rightly referred to himself as probably the last of the old brigade which has slid into history. The former national Champion and administrator is no more and the mantle of penning this brief article has been referred to me. Table Tennis in Ceylon started in the 1930s when the YMCA was the cradle where the sport made its debut and the winner of the YMCA Championship was crowned as the Ceylon Champion. F. Rustomjee was the first to annex the Championship. ...
Jul 17, 2022
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