Walter Stace in British Ceylon, 1910-1932-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Walter T. Stace was a British citizen born in 1886 and educated in private schools in Wales and Scotland before completing his undergraduate degree at Trinity College, Dublin. He was therefore of middle-upper class background. His philosophical leanings did not deter him from signing up for the Colonial Service. He was sent to Ceylon – reaching the island with his wife … and being posted to the town of Galle*** in 1910. He wrote his autobiography at some point and the Sri Lankan chapters have been printed as a book entitled FOOTPRINTS ON WATER under the editorial direction of Bernd Pflug by the Sailfish firm in Colombo marketed by the Perera Hussein Publishing House in a 218-page booklet bearing the ISBN 978-624-5993-02=4 His autobiographical chapters have the following headings: Colombo and Galle; Galle; Chilaw; Gampola and Kandy; Governor Chalmers; Negombo; Land ...
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Althaf’s golden boot brings Trinity victory- By Hafiz Marikar Source:Sundayobserver Trinity College won their annual Bradby Shield rugby match for the first time in ten years as they beat Royal College 25-23 at Pallekele yesterday. Royal led 20-13 at half time but the most exciting moments of the match was played out in the final five minutes of play when Trinity’s fullback Shan Althaf with his golden boot put his team ahead with a penalty making the scores 22-20. But Royal’s Nabeel Yahiya put his team back in the match with a crucial penalty two minutes later making the scores 23-22 and just when it looked like Trinity were down and out the unthinkable happened. With just seconds left Royal were penalized for killing the ball in a ruck and Trinity taking the do or die chance decided on the kick at goal and Althaf with his golden boot ...
INAUGURAL NEWSLETTER TRINITYY CHAPEL RESTORATION PROJECT It is with great joy that we share with the Trinity Family this inaugural newsletter of the Trinity College Chapel Restoration Project [CRP] – Preserving for Eternity. Our journey towards restoring and preserving the historical and spiritual significance of our beloved Chapel has officially begun, and we are excited to embark on this transformative endeavour. The restoration represents not just a physical renovation of a building but a revitalisation of our pursuit of the Trinity ideal. It is a testimony to our commitment in preserving our shared history spanning over 150 years of excellence for future generations. This newsletter hopes to inform and engage the community in every step of the restoration process. We will share with you the progress, challenges, and triumphs of this monumental venture undertaken with a profound sense of trust in Divine Providence and a commitment to our beloved alma ...
The Wettimuny Trio of Accomplished Opening Batsmen-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis The Sri Lankan world of cricket was well served in the past by an accomplished set of batsmen school at Ananda College and the Sinhalese Sports Club who were all, remarkably, opening batsmen. The first of these lads to hit the headlines was Mithra Wettimuny – the second in the brotherly line-up. As Captain of Ananda, [1] he was selected to lead the Ceylon schoolboys in their tour of India in 1969 ……. with guidance from managers A. D. Karunananda and Angelo Rayer. The squad had an outstanding tour – in fact securing a set of remarkable results (see Ranjan Anandappa’s recounting at https://thuppahis.com/2024/07/02/the-wettimuny-trio-of-accomplished-opening-batsmen/ as It was not Mithra, but the eldest Sunil that hit the headlines next when selected in the squad touring England for the ODI World Cup in 1975 – with Anura Tennekoon as captain and KMT Perera Sunil Wettimuny (Sri Lanka) ...
Jul 2, 2024
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A MEETING OF CULTURES: THE UNIQUE VERNACULAR CHAPEL AT TRINITY COLLEGE KANDY, SRI LANKA – By Ranil Bibile K A N D Y ! 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 Chiefs’, telling them that; “Architecture needs for its complete expression, the reasonable intelligent co–operation of all the arts; and in the days I speak of it did not lack ...
Shakib has Sullied the Spirit of Cricket – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis In my experience from the late 1960s Errol Fernando of Trinity College & Peradeniya University was the fairest of men and one possessing considerable acumen (besides virtuoso fingers at organ and piano) …… Errol Fernando to Lawrence Heyn, 6 November 2023 Dear Lawrence, Am I allowed to say that the ONLY game that has this thing called ‘Spirit’ is CRICKET? May I add that all other games merely have ‘rules’ but no spirit. Is there a spirit of rugby, golf, football, tennis – even gudu or marbles ? Cricket has rules, of course, but what makes cricket the ‘greatest’ of games is that spirit that is far more important than rules. Anyone who disagrees with this should not be playing cricket. Alex Carey infamously abused the spirit at Lord’s. I am more than happy to say that Carey should not be ...
Nov 7, 2023
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77th Bradby Shield Encounter: Royal win second leg, retain Shield Source:Dailymirror Royal College retained the Bradby Shield after recording a 27-17 over Trinity College in the second leg of the 77th encounter at Reid Avenue. With the seven-point victory margin Royal were able to overturn the three-point deficit they had after losing the first leg 13-10 in Kandy two weeks ago, winning 37-30 on aggregate. Royal ran in five tries, of which one was converted, while Trinity scored two converted tries and a penalty. ...
Bradby Shield: Trinity College pull off stunning win over Royal College Source:Dailymirror Trinity College pulled off a stunning 13-10 win over Royal College in the first leg of the 77th Bradby Encounter in Pallekele. The win came on the back of a strong second-half performance from the Trinitians, who overturned a 10-00 half-time deficit. ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Two outstanding Thomian teachers B.D.JAYASINHA & Dr. N P Perera B.D.JAYASINHA, He was a past student of Trinity College, Kandy. where he excelled in Mathematics, Cricket and in Hockey. His name was engraved on most of the Auditorium pillars. He entered the University of Peradeniya. where he graduated from. Mr. Jayasinha joined the Royal Ceylon Airforce for a short while. Realizing that his vocation was for teaching, he joined Richmond College, Galle. Around the year 1958, he joined St Thomas College, Mount Lavinia. He taught at the College for 25 years. He was an outstanding Mathematics teacher and a Cricket Coach. Mr. Jayasinha was instrumental in making Chess popular amongst schools, as he was responsible for introducing Chess to St. Thomas College. He was the House Master of Wood House. He also had a Ballroom Dancing School, where he was the instructor. My mind goes back to 1969 when our beloved teacher Mr Jayasinha got his Wood ...
Apr 23, 2023
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THREE RECORDS OF JUNIOR ATHLETES AT TRINITY COLLEGE KANDY UNBROKEN FOR 46-44 YEARS – by Sunil Thenabadu Trinity College junior school publications to date reveal the existence of three athletic records established at junior athletic meets in years 1977- 1979. Three splendid performances made by three under eleven athletes remain still unbroken, which have been uninterruptedly reported in annual sports meet souvenirs. However, it is disheartening to know that these remarkable accomplished feats have not been brought to light for so many years. The records thus established are: 100 m -by J Devadasan in 14.04 secs 200 m – by N.L.K Ratnayake in 30.00 secs Long Jump -C De Silva 04.04 meters The above records are the longest standing unbroken athletics records at any level in Sri Lanka and hence needs to be reminisced and highlighted for the knowledge of all sports loving personnel especially among the present generation. As the ...
Feb 1, 2023
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