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Roland Perera – an outstanding cricketer and hockey player-by Upananda Jayasundera Roland Perera (Pic by Upananda Jayasundera) Source:Dailynews Roland Perera an Old Boy of St. Sylvester’s College, Kandy is an outstanding cricketer and a hockey player. He represented his school from 1971 to 1976 as an all-rounder and ended up as the Vice-Captain of the First XI Cricket Team led by Ishak Sahabdeen. His teammates in school were Tikiri Kobbekaduwa (present Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province), Jayantha Keragala, Denlow van Dort and Damien Rodrigo to name a few. ...

May 31, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , ,
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The Journey of One Neurologist from Sri Lanka to Melbourne – By Tissa Wijeratne, MD Source:Worldneurologyonline Born and raised in what I describe as “the jungle,” my life started in one of the remotest parts of Sri Lanka: a village called Kirioruwa-Bandarawela in the central mountainous area. Electricity, hot water, television, and telephone were all miles away from us at the time. I fondly recall days spent reading in the shade of a tree in the rice fields that surrounded my family home — the place where sky and earth met, almost kissing each other daily. The mountains were covered with a layer of lush tea bushes. Our home sat on the top of one of these mountains. ...

Nov 15, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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