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Warner Troyer, Rupavahini, and me – By GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Center at Kirulapone. Not having any political or family “strings”, I did not expect to go beyond a cursory meeting and the eventual rejection. But, to my surprise, I was met by a ruggedly good-looking, ebullient Canadian named Warner Troyer. I can’t recall what we discussed, but he did point to a tall stack of papers, saying he had received thousands of applications. Apparently, the glamor of television and the opportunity to become a pioneer were irresistible (A newspaper later reported “over 5000 applicants”). Troyer and his wife Glenys Moss, television personalities, ...