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A Meeting of Cultures: The Unique Vernacular Chapel at Trinity College, Kandy-by Ranil Bibile Source:Thuppahis Ranil Bibile … reproducing an old essay without all its pictorial embellishments because the author does not have the original photos in his computer “as .jpegs as the articles were composed 20+ years ago and there have been many computer changes since then.” Kandy! The very name is redolent of history, culture, festivals, dances, caparisoned elephants, and historic rituals. Ancient temples nestle in remote corners of this Cande Udarata – the old Kandyan Kingdom. The architecture, hipped roofs, frescoes, wood carvings and antiquities of these places of worship provide a veritable feast for the eyes, vying for attention with the surrounding vistas of cloud-capped mountains, rivers, waterfalls and verdant plateaus. Kandyan architecture has a sublime beauty all its own, adroitly captured into words by the savant Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy when in 1905 he wrote his famous ‘Open Letter to the Kandyan ...

Jul 29, 2024 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dr. Ananda Coomaraswamy, Sri Lanka’s ancient civilization, Trinity College Kandy

In Appreciation of Jayantha Dhanapala-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Prasad Kariyawasam: an article entitled “Remembering Jayantha Dhanapala (1938-2023)” …….. presented in a booklet entitled “Hanthana Night” produced by University of Peradeniya Western Australia Chapter, 2023, pp. 50-52. “For those who had the good fortune of knowing and working with him, Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapla, was the quintessential diplomat, trustworthy colleague, all rounder par excellence and most importantly, a humanitarian to the core. His early life was shaped by two great educational institutions of international repute during his time – Trinity College Kandy and the University of Peradeniya. The Writer standing behind Ambassador Dhanapala at the 40 nation Conference on Disarmament in Geneva in 1984 Born on 30 December 1938, Jayantha Cuda Bandara Dhanapala was a child of pre-independent Ceylon. When he joined the Foreign Service which was called the Overseas Service at the time in 1965, Sri Lanka was still Ceylon. Jayantha, ...

Aug 6, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Jayantha Dhanapala, Prasad Kariyawasam, Trinity College Kandy, University of Peradeniya

Memories of a most respected personality of the last century, General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa Remembering him on his 83rd birth anniversary, 27th July 2023 – by Sunil Keppetipola Lt. General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa. RWP RSP VSV USP psc rcds Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa was born in the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) on the 27th of July 1940. It is appropriate at this moment of time to write a few words about this legend on his 83rd Birth Anniversary. He was a legendary sportsman, a great military officer who was able to command the respect of all Sri Lankans, and a person with humane qualities loved and respected by his followers locally and internationally. Denzil had his nursery education at Hillwood College Kandy and followed his primary and secondary education at Trinity College Kandy. During his tenure at Trinity College, it was clearly identified that he was a personality ...

Jul 28, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ceylon, Denzil Kobbekaduwa, Desha Putra Sammanaya, General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa, Hillwood College Kandy, Puurna Bhumi Padakkama., Rana Sura, Rana Wickrama Padakkama, Sri Lanka Police, Sri Lankan Tri Forces, STF, Sunil Keppetipola, Trinity College Kandy, Uttama Seva, Vadamarachchi operation Medal, Vishista Seva

Trinity College Kandy: 150 years of solid education #NewslineSL – 17 Jan 2022 ...

Oct 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Trinity College Kandy

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 eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Ananda College Colombo, Cricket in Sri Lanka, Nalanda College Colombo, Royal College, St Peter's College Colombo, St. Anthony's College Kandy, St. John’s College Jaffna, St. Servatius’ College Matara, St. Thomas’ College Matara, Trinity College Kandy, Wesley College Colombo

SURAJ MAPA REPUTED ACTOR CUM DANCER OVER TWO DECADES IN AN EFFERVESCENT JOURNEY IN FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Photo Source:watchlanka.com The characteristics needed to be a successful actor is to possess a stupendous acting talent together with a robust personality is absolutely essential for the trade. However, this talent has to be tagged with other qualities like coordinated movements, a well-modulated voice, passion, a propensity for dancing with a good sense of rhythm. Suraj Mapa is such an actor ,further possesses the ability to perform diverse roles with varied sets of emotions without flaw. Suraj possesses all these qualities along with self-confidence and optimistic thinking, hence he has remained upright deciding to choose the appropriate career.As a dancer Suraj possesses the needed stamina alongside patience and perseverance withstanding hectic schedules having a good height healthy complexion also been photogenic. Suraj Mapa was born on 2nd January 1980, in Kandy as Mapa Mudiyanselage Suraj Laksiri ,is the renowned actor in teledramas and films as well as ...

May 6, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Sunil Thenabadu Tagged Elasa Clothing, Eranga Senaratne, Lakshman Wijesekera, Mage Sanda Oba, Muthu Wessak, Olu, Poojasanaya, Ridee Siththam, Samitha Mudunkotuwa, Sapumali, Sepalika, Shirley P. Delankawala, Sumathi awards, Trinity College Kandy

Hallelujah Chorus – from Messiah by G F Handel – 200 Voice Combined Choirs 6 Choirs with near 200 voices come together in this video to sing one of the most popular pieces of music ever, written by George Frederick Handel, which resonates with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which we celebrate on Easter Sunday. OKTAVE, Friends Collective, The Cathedral Choir, St. Mary’s Choral Group, the choir of Ladies College, Colombo and the choir of Trinity College, Kandy make up the mass choir singing in harmony in 6 different locations. The instrumental and organ accompanist is Neranjan de Silva. The production is an effort put together by Neidra Williams, Jehan Bastians and Neranjan de Silva. Special Thanks to – The Venerable Perry Brohier, Archdeacon of the Colombo Diocese for allowing us to use the Cathedral and the Cathedral garden to film the Cathedral Choir, Friends Collective and the organist. Fr. ...

Apr 19, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged George Frederick Handel, Neranjan de Silva, Trinity College Kandy

How Trinity College Kandy in Sri Lanka moulded two great sons of India? –By Punsara Amarasinghe Trnity College Kandy Chapel Source:Indiandefencereview ...

Feb 13, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Trinity College Kandy

Trinity College Kandy: 150 years of solid education ...

Jan 23, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Trinity College Kandy

Sharing my varied journey & excerpts of a memorable holiday for many reasons spent in Sri Lanka from Nov 29th to Dec 23rd 2017 by Mrs. Corinne King – (neé Pereira) I am Corinne King (neé Pereira) – the daughter of the late Douglas Noel Pereira – a dedicated teacher of St. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia from 1951 to 1972. Also known as Mr. D.N.Pereira – (Douglas Noel), (D.N.P.), (D.N.) or otherwise known as “Bulto” to the many hundreds of students he taught during his long teaching career. Dad was known as “Bulto” a nickname he received at STC in the early 1950’s – around 1953/1954 when as a light smoker he decided to take to sucking the black and white striped lolly called “Bulto”! This nickname stayed with him throughout his entire teaching career at STC. My Dad – Douglas was a son of C.V.Pereira – A Scholar & Writer ...

Dec 29, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Archival Library & Museum, Douglas Noel Pereira, Milinda Hettiarachchi, of C.V.Pereira, Rev. Marc Billimoria, St. Thomas’ College Mutwal, Trinity College Kandy