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First student at Thurstan College Prasanna Abeyratne A feat reminisced as a record can never be broken, while Thurstan College celebrated 75 Glorious Years in Existence with Excellence – By Sunil Thenabadu Prasanna Abeyratne was born on 05th January 1945 an Octogenarian now  was the first student  registered on the 11th January 1950 at prestigious Thurstan College Today, all past and present Thurstanites  proudly celebrated with Pirith ceremonies and related functions to mark the 75th anniversary of Thurstan College, a beacon of education, tradition, and achievements. During the 75 years, Thurstan has been shaping futures, nurturing leaders, and building a legacy of excellence. From academics to sports, arts to innovation, having stood tall as a unified family during this momentous milestone with pride and gratitude. Prasanna is the eldest sibling ,among four all boys born to humble parents in Mt Lavinia,father was a station master mother a housewife .On the eleventh cold ...

Jan 14, 2025 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , ,
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Thurstan College celebrates 72nd anniversary-by Kithsiri de Mel Source:Dailymirror The 97th batch of Thurstern College, Colombo organized a Dhamma Sermon in view of the 72nd anniversary of the school. The children of the primary section of the school took part in a “Mal Perahera” parade this evening. The Dhamma sermon will be held tonight.   ...

Jan 15, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged
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REMEMBERING Dr. LIONEL ALGAMA, MUSIC MAESTRO ON HIS 13TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY  – by SUNIL THENABADU In Brisbane Australia  18TH OF May2021 scripts the13th death anniversary of Dr. Lionel Algama the renowned, gifted and multifaceted Musician, Innovator of musical instruments, Teacher, Conductor and Composer of music passed away on the 18th of May 2008. He was 74 years old at the time of his demise after a brief illness.  He was a contemporary of famous musicians in the likes of legendary Dayananda Gunawardena, Premasiri Khemadasa and Pandit Amaradeva. In addition he was an acclaimed ‘A’ grade singer, in Hindustani and Bengali as well, Examiner of music , ‘A’ grade Instrumentalist in ballet – stage – films – Tele-drama – Director, Conductor, Inventor of the original instrument called the ‘Soorthar’ and then the more sophisticated ‘Sree Veena’.  He successfully wrote two theses for his doctorate, the first of which was Teaching of Music and the other was Development of the Chordophones in East and West in the ...

Nov 5, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Asanga Rodrigo an excellent ruggerite and coach-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews A player should possess extraordinary talent and skills to play either as a fly half or to occupy the full back’s position in the game of rugby football. Asanga Rodrigo was one of them who handled the oval shaped ball with ease establishing several records while playing for school, club and the National team. Asanga Rodrigo was born to a humble family. His father was Wimalasiri Rodrigo and mother Chitra Rodrigo. He lost his father at a very young age and it was his mother who took great pains in raising them. He has three elder siblings with Lasantha being the elder brother living in Perth and the two sisters Thanuja and Nadeeja who are into business are living in the country. ...

Feb 8, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Full back Chanka Jayaweera was a top class ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Chanka Jayaweera Source:Dailynews To play as a full back in the game of rugby football one should possess special skills and talent especially in kicking and ball handling. Chanka Jayaweera was one of them who played a pivotal role in that position handling the oval shaped ball from his school days upto international level. Chanka’s father was an ex-Army officer and later joined the International Red Cross. He has four siblings – one brother who is a businessman and three sisters who are housewives. His brother Chandana Jayaweera represented Thurstan College in rugby and captained the school in 1984. He later played for CH along with Chanka. ...

Feb 4, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Forgotten Stories Of Colonial Colombo Source:Roar.media Colombo is rapidly evolving into a busy metropolitan city. But  the shiny new skyscrapers and upscale restaurants cannot fully envelope the fact that not too long ago, the city was a quaint little town. It is astounding how much has changed in the municipality, which is now a homogenous place you can sleepily stare out at from the window of a noisy 155 bus. The Cinnamon Estates of… Cinnamon Gardens As its name implies, Cinnamon Gardens was at one time famous for its cinnamon plantations.  Records indicate that in 1770, the Dutch government pioneered the cultivation of cinnamon in Colombo 7. An area of around 12 miles is said to have been under cultivation at the time, with the rest being occupied by pockets of dense forests.  ...

Jan 30, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Chula Dharmadasa an outstanding ruggerite-by Althaf Nawaz Chula Dharmadasa Source:Dailynews Thurstan College, Colombo is a school in the forefront, of education as well as sports producing several players, who excelled locally and internationally. Chula Dharmadasa was one of them who had an outstanding career in rugby. Better known as ‘Chula’ in the sporting fields, he is the son of P.L.E. Dharmadasa. He has two brothers and three sisters with younger brother Vipula playing for Royal College and later represented CR and FC in rugby. ...

Oct 3, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , ,
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You can’t keep MALINGA down: By ELMO RODRIGOPULLE Source: SPORTS DESK SUNDAY OBSERVER The good news—in these times of bad news all over–is that  LASITH MALINGA    will be tagged Greatest Of All Time – for having captured 170 wickets in the Indian Premier League tournament playing for the Mumbai Indians. The term ‘GOAT’ was first tagged on Australian off spinner Nathan Lyon for becoming the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ in Australian international cricket.  Australia had produced many leg spinners such as Doug Ring, Peter Sleep, Stuart MaCgill and the greatest of them all Shane Warne. But in Lyon he was the greatest offie that the Aussies had produced. ...

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