Wasantha Rajandran Archives

eLanka Newsletter – 18th May 2022 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “DBU DEBUT” – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka -current news -by Dr Harold Gunatillake Photos from PIMARN SRI LANKAN AND THAI RESTAURANT BY TREK – Castle Hill on 15th May 2022 – Sundown Sunday Buffet with Live music The Joseph Family of British Ceylon: Service to Mankind across the Oceans-by Michael Roberts SUSIL PREMARATNE PRODIGIOUS ARTIST, VOCALIST,COMPOSER ,TEACHER PLAYBACK SINGER AT APEX OF GLORY – by Sunil Thenabadu The Joseph Family of British Ceylon: Service to Mankind across the Oceans-by Michael Roberts SUSIL PREMARATNE PRODIGIOUS ARTIST, VOCALIST,COMPOSER ,TEACHER PLAYBACK SINGER AT APEX OF GLORY – by Sunil Thenabadu Roy Dias – A joy to behold-by Rohan WIJESINGHE ‘Extreme Malinga’: Sri Lankan teen’s stunning IPL entrance – by Martin Smith The Technopolitics of Dissent ...

He played hard but clean – ROYDEN DE SILVA – An appreciation – by Wasantha Rajandran Source:Sundaytimes Royden de Silva, a gentleman to his fingertips who passed away on December 19, 2021 could be considered one of Sri Lanka’s outstanding sportsmen having represented the country in rugby and basketball, two sports which demand the utmost endurance. He started his sporting career as a 16-year-old at St Peter’s College in the two sports and was spotted by Dr. Hubert Aloysius, a Havelocks captain in the ’60s who invited him to join the club offering him a place and position in the team. In a seven-year period from 1966 he was a key member of the Havelocks rugby team which won two Clifford Cups. During that period he represented Orient’s Basketball Club and was a member of the National team. He captained Havelocks Sports Club in 1973 before leaving Sri Lanka to further his career in shipping ...