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Editors Note 1

Principals Message 2

Year in Review 3

Thoughts on Health 5

A Man Who‟s Spirit Lives Among Rajans 6

A Letter from Chinthaka 8

The Silver Bullet… 10

On the Map 16

M.P.E. De Silva, Senior Prefect 14

My Friend “Wikke” 13

A Journey to Remember 12

Financial Report 18

DAANA Contributors 21

Members List 22

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DAANA Digital Pencil

Editors Note

It is with great pleasure that I present the 2010 volume of Digital Pencil, commemorating the second year of DAA-

NA service. DAANA continues to be one of the most active alumni associations of Dharmaraja College, and I

hope that the progressive and vibrant nature of DAANA has been captured in our annual magazine.

This year the editorial committee focused on accessibility for the wide spectrum of readership we encompass. We

hope that everyone who reads this magazine will find something that they are interested in. However, we are a l-

ways eager for articles from our members so please write in with any views, memories that you have.

I would also like to thank all those who have submitted articles to this volume, or have contributed in some way

towards the completion of this magazine, too many to explicitly name, support is too much a part of Digital Pencil

to omit.

Finally, on behalf of the whole committee we wish you happy reading!

Sincerely,

Udayana Ranatunga, Editor.

The Editorial Committee:

Geeth Uyanwatte, Thushara Diyabalanage, Ashoka Polpitiya,

Sanka Tennakoon.

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Message from the Principal Mr. SM Keerthiratne

It is with great pride

and pleasure that I

write this message for

the Dharmaraja Alumni

Association of North

America (DAANA).

Since its foundation two

years ago, the DAANA

has shown itself to be

an active and prag-

matic association, through the many projects that

have been carried out to the benefit of school stu-

dents. We are fortunate to receive the support of

many branches of the Old Boys‟ Association both in Sri

Lanka and abroad, and look forward to continued

assistance in reaching great heights in the coming

years.

I am pleased to report Dharmaraja College is doing

well as ever in both in academics and co-curricular

activities during the year 2009/2010 out of students

who took the G.C.E A/L examinations, an impressive

number gained entrance into Sri Lankan Universities,

50 students into the faculty of Medicine

60 students into the faculty of Engineering

70 students into the faculty of Management

& faculty of B. Com

30 students into the faculty of Law, faculty of

Arts & faculty of Aesthetics

In co-cirricular activities, B. Rankothge, L.V.D. Duna-

wardhana, S. Rajapaksha, K.M.S.P.B. Kulasekara

H.S.B. Bandara, S.B. Herath and C. G. Wasantha were

able to represent Sri Lanka in many occasions bringing

international fame to their Alma mater.

There are several plans that are to be implemented in

the near future to develop the infrastructure of the

school, as well as to better equip staff and students to

excel in studies, sports and all co-curricular and extra-

curricular activities.

During its second year, the DAANA has continued to

carry out valuable projects including the continuation

and expansion of the scholarship program and the

series of web based seminars. The time DAANA mem-

bers have taken to visit the school and its students

serve as an inspiration to students and as a reminder

of the great admiration all past students of the school

have towards Dharmaraja. Let me again extend an

invitation to any members visiting Sri Lanka to return to

the school and see firsthand the progress we have

made, and meet some of the bright and talented

children we have here today.

Finally I would like to thank the editing committee for

providing this opportunity to address you and all of the

membership for the continued effort and enthusiasm

you have shows to your alma mater!

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Year in Review 2010 Board of Directors

Using the strong foundation built by our members in

our inaugural year, the Dharmaraja Alumni Associa-

tion of North America (DAANA) leapt into its second

official year January 8th, 2010 when the Board of Direc-

tors formally assumed their duties.

We began this year‟s journey with the many well-

wishers including past principal Mr. A. P. Gunaratne.

Early in the year, during the month of January DAANA

donated a Digital Light Processing (DLP) multimedia

projector to Dharmaraja. Kamal Dorabawila, the trea-

surer for the year 2009 handed over the projector dur-

ing his visit to Sri Lanka. While visiting Dharmaraja col-

lege, Kamal also gave a motivational lecture to A/L

student‟s on career potential.

DAANA reached 150 members in February 2010 with

members from USA, Canada, El Salvador and Bermu-

da. Currently we have 168 members in these four

countries.

The 2009 DAANA scholarship program was completed

with 26 scholarship awards which were awarded dur-

ing a ceremony held on March 12th, 2010.

In May 2010 DAANA received tax exemption status in

the USA under the section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS. Get-

ting a tax exemption status within a period of fifteen

months was a great achievement. Registration

process of DAANA Inc. in CANADA was also started

around this time, which formally registered DAANA

with the mother Old-Boys Union of Dharmaraja, as the

North American Branch of the OBU.

During this year

we also com-

pleted the DAA-

NA book drive

2009, which was

wrapped up with

the help of

members of our

Texas chapter.

This year‟s (2010)

book drive was

led by the Ontario chapter. The 2010 DAANA book-

drive was launched at Kavinda Mailewa‟s residence in

Toronto, May 2010.

Our members of represented Dharmaraja College at

the Sri Lankan schools flag rugby 7s tournament held in

Washington DC. This was followed by the DAANA

members of Washington DC Rajans cricket team tak-

ing part in a soft-ball cricket tournament in July and

members of Ontario playing a friendly cricket tourna-

ment in August with a team of old boys of St. Thomas,

Matale.

The third get-together of the DAANA Washington DC

chapter, held at Mr. Upali Basnayake‟s residence was

another fun event in the 2010 DAANA annuals. The DC

chapter evolved as a formal OBU by the election of a

board of office bearers. DAANA California and New

York chapter formally organized themselves and their

very first events were planned. However, further or-

ganization is still needed. Texas chapter also orga-

nized several get-togethers during 2010.

In April 4th 2010,

for the very first

time a group of

young Rajans

were able to

perform a live

dialogue with

two old Rajans

from North Amer-

ica through the

internet. Mahin-

da Gunasekera and Sajith Ellepola conducted the first

webinar to the A/L students and Ranil Banneyake

coordinated the program at Dharamaraja, while in Sri

Lanka. To further strengthen the relationship with the

present Rajans, a DAANA notice board at College

was proposed and is currently being developed. An

English program for the Dharmaraja primary school

children to meet the North American standards in Eng-

lish education was initiated with DAANA sponsorship.

Dr. Paul Jukes a renowned scholar, engineer and an

administrator conducted the second of the DAANA

webinar series regarding the oil gas industry. The next

webinar was conducted by Dr. Asoka Polpitiya on

Genomics, Proteomics and Human Health. Dr. Tilak

Hewage, a senior scientist at NASA Goddard space

flight centre conducted the fourth webinar on Astron-

omy. Ven. Rahula thero, an associate professor of Eng-

lish, conducted a program for writing for some school

children in Kandy. This was co-sponsored by DAANA,

with Sanka Tennakoon, a Texas Chapter member and

a former director of the DAANA in 2009, playing a lead

role.

2010 BOD donated a prize at the college prize giving

for the Best Student, Grade 13 Physical Science. Also

DAANA partially sponsored an air ticket to the Astro-

Olympiad 2010 held in Beijing. We also made several

other donations to the school including chemistry

books and web cameras that were donated by DAA-

NA members. We have also initiated restructuring the

DAANA official website, which is under construction at

present. 2010 DAANA scholarship program was in-

English writing program

DAANA Webinar

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itiated and the candidates have already been se-

lected to receive scholarships. The screening of the

applications were done by Ashoka Polpitiya.

We would like to acknowledge the support and spe-

cial dedication of Sarith Mahanama, who undertook

the burden of processing the documents needed for

registering and obtaining non-profit status DAANA in

the USA and Sajith Ellepola for handling DAANA regis-

tration in Canada and helping with the tedious task of

preparing the financial report with Kamal Dorabawila,

who also maintained the DAANA bank account.

Special thanks also goes to Suren Lewkebandara for

his hard work with screening DAANA 2009 scholarship

applications. Our appreciation extends to Mr. Sumith

Kumara, Mr, Upula Rathnakela, Mrs. Thamara Marapa-

na, and Mr. S.U.B Ekanayake, teachers of Dharmaraja

College, and the vice principal Mr. Sirikusum Weera-

koon, and the principal Mr. SM Keerthiratne for their

support with organizing webinars, and the assistance

provided with DAANA scholarships and other activities

within the College. The efforts of members of newslet-

ter sub-committee and magazine editor board,

namely, Thushara Diyabalanaga, Ashoka Polpitiya,

Sanka Tennakoon, Sarih Mahanama, and Geeth

Uyanwatte are greatly appreciated. We gratefully

acknowledge the leading role played by Udayana

Ranatunga in editing the 2010 issue of Digital Pencil.

Together we have initiated and completed several

projects during the last year. As the board of directors

of 2010 we would like to thank all DAANA members

and well wishers for their enthusiasm and support ex-

tended to us, and being a part of the last year. It goes

without saying that without the members none of

these projects would have been possible. Finally, we

wish the new BOD all the very best to take DAANA to

new heights, and all our members the very best in the

coming year!

-Sanjeewa Gamagedara, on behalf of the 2010 board

of directors.

Board of Directors for 2010

President: Ranil Banneyake

Vice President: Senaka Jayawickrema

Vice President: Geeth Uyanwatte

Treasurer: Lalith Perera

Secretary: Mahinda Gunasekera

Assistant Secretary: Kavinda Mailewa

Member Coordinators: Tharanga Gamaethige, Sanjeewa Gamagedara

Scholarship Students

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Thoughts on Health, Among Others

Uditha Dassanayake

“Bad news, we’re out of paracetamol for the week”

This might be something that I might expect to hear in

a rundown dispensary in the middle of nowhere,

where cobwebs clutter the doorway which is

frequented by wild fauna on a daily basis. The fact

that I’m in an Intensive Care Unit in the second largest

hospital in the country makes this statement strangely

unsettling.

This is, of course, not very surprising, because there

was a time when most hospitals in the country were

out of saline, all except two or three antibiotics, IV

cannulae AND syringes. People would come

screaming in pain in the middle of the night, and you

would have to stand there awkwardly, trying your best

to calm the fellow down until the relatives went

around breaking down doors of local pharmacies.

It takes what seems like hours to climb the stairs to the

second floor to get to work, because the queue for

the clinics on the first floor extends down and

sometimes horizontally across (it‟s a long wait) the

staircase, which is only three feet wide. Of course,

there are TWO lifts, one of which is suspected to have

been in the working state when it was installed back in

the day, and another which works perfectly but with

all the buttons on the outside broken except for those

in the basement. Somehow running down to the

basement every morning just to take the lift up again

does not sound like an attractive option.

Fine, we think, but the fact is ours is a free health

system, grossly overloaded and pitifully understaffed.

We are not the richest country in the world, and it is a

free system. With the increase in the population and

the associated increase in demand, shortages of

resources are to be expected. The years and years of

civil war that my generation was born into and grew

up with have taken its toll, and the country is said to

be dusting off the ashes and slowly but surely starting

on its path to recovery. We are told to have faith, that

everything will be alright, and most of us are true

believers.

Cue to scene 2

I am waiting, seated in a bus about to start on my way

to Colombo, trying desperately to find something

interesting to look at out of the window, just to get my

mind off the ghastly loud music on the cheap stereo.

There, right in front of me, is a huge billboard, printed

in fine detail and gloriously colorful, obviously the

product of the finest in billboarding technology (or

whatever they call it), showing the smiling, benevolent

faces of a number of our country‟s fine leaders.

Further inquiry shows that it was sponsored by a state

institution for the commendable objective of thanking

the said leaders for, you know, existing.

“So what?”, you might ask me, and that is obviously

the sort of indifference on the minds of the thousands

of people who run past that board in the middle of a

busy day, too preoccupied by their daily problems to

care about how good the depicted faces look when

the light hits them at a certain unique angle. That is

also the mindset of the millions more who walk in front

of the thousands more of similar state sponsored

appreciation/advertising contraptions all over the

island.

But in my mind, there is only one question,

“How many paracetamol tablets is that billboard

worth?”

Now, I must hastily add that I am not trying to make a

political statement in the Blue/Green/Red all or none

hereditary pattern of thinking that most of us in the

paradise isle are cursed with. You know, the kind that

makes teenagers who have never seen the inside of a

public transport bus make furious political statements

on their Facebook statuses after listening to their

parents talking over dinner. Scenes like this have been

present in street corners irrespective of the color of the

political party in power. No, this is just a question of

common sense.

Of course, our past and present leaders may have

been gods among men, may have toiled during the

whole of their waking hours for the betterment of

humanity and may have exhausted their obese

frames on a daily basis while running from one place

of need to another. But the fact stands, that single

billboard could have brought enough paracetamol to

last a large hospital over a month.

People would come scream-

ing in pain in the middle of the

night, and you would have to

stand there awkwardly, trying

your best to calm the fellow

down until the relatives went

around breaking down doors

of local pharmacies.

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Who knows how many school books it could have

brought, what length of road it could have fixed and

how large an orphanage it could have fed? If we just

stopped and noticed these monstrosities once in a

way, what other things will we find out? And it goes

without saying that these are just a single example of

the strange, unfathomable priorities of our

administrators that we have taken for granted. It is

also obvious that some of these unfortunate attitudes

have rubbed off on the most of us, as well.

We can be proud that, despite of our low income

status, our country has exemplary health statistics,

much more efficient than Western countries with

regard to the money spent on a patient. I can tell you

how some generally overworked, often underpaid

and definitely under-appreciated individuals struggle

to keep the system afloat, to cover up for the lapses of

others, and how they have so far succeeded.

But looking at a system that is rotten to the core, from

the drunk attendant in the OPD who refuses to push

the wheelchair of a mortally ill patient unless he is

given his “tip” first, to the obscure and lethargic

bureaucracy which purposely takes a human lifetime

to make a step in the right direction, what we can

definitely say is that whatever the Sri Lankan health

sector has achieved, we have the potential to do a

hundred times better.

A Man Who‟s Spirit Lives Among Rajans In Memory of Late P. B. Elangasinha ( Rate Mahathmaya )

Ranil Banneyake

When I visited Dharmaraja in April 2010 to host a

webinar program I spent some time taking

photographs throughout the school capturing the true

inside story of Dharmaraja. I was lost in a series of

distant memories that were brought back to life by a

bunch of kids, who got excited seeing me carrying a

camera – they thought I was from a newspaper. Then

the school bell rang and I heard something very

familiar:

“Sri Lanka Janatha Gama Gami

Vidyaboda Sudha Rasadani

Dharmaraja Bharathi Matha Jayathi

Dharmaraja Prabhumani Vidyalaya Wasi Wani

Apa Matha Jayathi”

Every day during my school going I used to praise

Dharamaraja, along with thousands of other

schoolmates, by singing possibly the shortest school

anthem in the world. Many Rajans did this decades

before me and will do the same centuries after. They

sing it as they like: at a slow pace or a fast pace, at a

high pitch or as a murmur, uniformly or with many

variations. Usually the lead singers from college music

group do sing the school anthem properly according

to the „raga‟ it was composed by late P.B.

Elangasinha rate mahathmaya. We, Rajans, have

been very close to him without even knowing it. We

appreciate our school for what it does for us and Mr.

Elangasinha has given us a better way to show this

appreciation.

As a young Rajan I came to know about P.B.

Elangasinha from my mother, who had a collection of

newspaper articles on him, her grandfather. The fact

that he had eight initials interested me, but then it did

not mean much to me to have a great grandfather,

who had mastered music and literature, spoken

perhaps ten different eastern and western languages,

been famous traditional eye doctor, served in various

national organizations, and written the first national

anthem that was sung during thr Sri Lanka

Independence Day Ceremony in 1948. Even now, I

wonder if our young Rajans do know about this great

human being, what he did to a nation and how much

he cared for Dharmaraja college.

On 6th April, 1888 Punchi Bandara EIangasingha was

born in Pahala Walluwa, Illawathura, Gampola.

Receiving his primary education at the Buddhist Mixed

School, Gampola, and St. Thomas College, Mathara,

he went to St. Thomas Teachers Training school before

Nephrology & Renal Transplant Unit of

Kandy Teaching Hospital. An example of

the Potential of Our Health-care system

Uditha Dassanayake graduated from Dharmaraja

College in 2001. He obtained his M.B.B.S degree from

the University of Peradeniya in 2007.

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being appointed as the

head mater of

Waebada Buddhist

School. Seven years of

music education from

Amdhikapathi Rai

Brahman master helped

him sharpen his natural

music abilities.

He created some

impressive classical

masterpieces through which many still remember him.

The first national anthem of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon),

“Sri Lanka Matha Pala Yasa Mahima Jaya Jaya”,

which was sung on February 4th, 1948 during the

national independence ceremony, was written by P.B.

Ellangasingha and music was composed by Lionel

Edirisinghe. Even though, it was later replaced with

“Namo Namo Matha” as the National Anthem, mainly

due to political reasons, this song was highly

acclaimed by oriental music experts saying its

„Ghana‟ and „Akshara‟ are auspicious to the country.

Elangasinha has also written and composed the

school anthems of Hillwood College, Kandy and

Rahula College, Katugasthota. Motivational and

patriotic Sri Lankan Army song is another composition

by him.

He was a notary public by profession but people are

most grateful to him for his service as a traditional eye

doctor. Patients coming to his home from all corners of

Sri Lanka were treated and cured without being

charged a cent. The famous journalist H. S. S. Nissanka

has given an account of a miraculous event in one of

his articles as follows: Once, a woman, who had lost

her eye sight several years prior, came to meet P.B.

Elangasinha notary public to sign a deed. She was

struggling to put her signature on documents because

of her disability. According to the story, P.B.

Elangasinha brought her back to light just by pressing

two pressure points on her shoulder. She did not need

help of anyone even to write her name on the deed.

Playing an active role in preserving traditional Sri

Lankan medicine he pioneered and served as the

president of „Samastha Lanka As Weda Sangamaya‟

(All Island Society of Traditional Eye Doctors) and

„Samastha Lanka Sarpa Visha Veda Sangamaya‟ (All

Island Society of Traditional Venom Doctors).

This exemplarily man used his knowledge and

experience to serve the community and teach the

younger generations. Students were trained at his

home to perform many Buddhist Carols composed by

him for annual Buddhist ceremonies. He served as a

music director and a music exam inspector of „Jathika

Gandharwa Sabha‟ (National Association of

Musicians). His service to his motherland earned him

the honorary title „Rate Mahathmaya‟. Many articles

were written about his service and his many talents.

The road to his and famous T.B. Illangarathne‟s homes

was named after him until recently was renamed as

„Illawathura Road‟. Hillwood College recently unveiled

a portrait of P.B. Elangasinha in appreciation of his gift

to its students. There are several prizes named after

him at Dharmaraja College Prize Giving Ceremony.

The deep passion he had for Dharmaraja one can

experience from the school anthem. The connection

between Dharmaraja and P.B. Elangasinha was not

limited to this only. He was a regular at Dharmaraja

prize giving ceremonies during his time. Many of his

sons and nephews studied at Dharmaraja. To mark the

silver jubilee of Dharmaraja College he sold his famous

classical music book, Geethadvara, at a lower price,

and twelve percent of the book price was donated to

Dharmaraja College.

It is quite impressive that one person possessed so

many talents but what is even more impressive is that

all those talents were fully utilized for the benefit of the

society. Even after his death in September 22, 1960,

this extraordinary man continues to live among us,

Rajans, reminding us how great our Alma Mater is. Few

people will remember who he was and fewer still will

commemorate what he did. But all Rajans will feel his

presence when they sing each and every word of that

powerful song.

…. by singing possibly the

shortest school anthem in the

world. Many Rajans did this

decades before me and will

do the same centuries after.

P. B. Elangasinha

Ranil Banneyake graduated from Dharmaraja Col-

lege in 1999.

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A Letter from Chinthaka

Chinthaka Bowatte was the recipient of the 1st academic scholarship given by DAA-

NA, which he received last year. He recently undertook the G.C.E Advanced level

examinations, and upon receiving his results he sent a letter to DAANA.

Below is a transcription of the letter

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The Silver Bullet – or Loaded Gun?

Udayana Ranatunga

Most of us know that we had enjoyed the privilege of

being schooled in a fairly high standard education

system in Sri Lanka.

Our country has a literacy rate in the nineties, which is

the highest in south Asia, and well above the late six-

ties that India currently has. Compared to the United

States which has a reading literacy of 99%, students in

Sri Lankan schools perform markedly better in science

and math. However, from the adult population of the

USA, 27% have received a four year bachelor‟s de-

gree, while for Sri Lanka, less than 20,000 students are

annually accepted into state universities, representing

less than one quarter of the students who qualified to

enter university. Out of those who qualify approx-

imately 8% pursue tertiary education outside of the

country.

The education system in Sri Lanka is unique. Apart from

the reverence that knowledge has traditionally had in

our culture, the fact that education is still „free‟ in a

country facing the economic troubles that Sri Lanka

faces, is astounding. This is even more surprising when

one learns that the percent GDP spent on education

in Sri Lanka is ~2-3%, while it is ~5% for the United

States.

The role that education plays in the fabric of Sri Lan-

kan society is still deeply ingrained. Parents still send

their children to school hoping and praying that they

become doctors or engineers… fields which are only

accessibly through educational qualifications.

So, we seem to be doing something right.

Meeting academics in the USA, we are often re-

minded how incredible it is that our country has a free

education system with no student loans, and no fees

for students of state educational institutions. Yes, there

is a huge bias for financially endowed students to do

better in G.C. examinations and universities, and also

to gain „admittance‟ to prestigious schools, but…

there is still something to be said of our school system.

If America is the land of opportunity for business, Sri

Lanka is the land of opportunity for education. Per-

haps in a sense, our education is too free. Perhaps a

state run loan system for tertiary education would

make students more accountable for university strikes.

Perhaps loans would be some way of recovering

some of the lost investment of the country when a

smart and talented student of Sri Lanka goes abroad

never to come home again.

We seem to be doing plenty wrong too.

The most adamant backer of Sri Lankan education will

concede that there are many problems facing child-

ren today. Due to the extremely small percentage of

students that will make it to universities in Sri Lanka, the

competition among students to do well in G.C. exams

is extra-ordinary.

The stress that this puts on students from a very young

age is immense, and in a period of life where children

should be their most carefree, they are left to an ar-

duous pathway with no end in sight and often no way

out.

This competition has also bred a system where educa-

tors are driven to impart knowledge over learning and

critical thinking, where students are taught to do suc-

ceed no matter what the cost, where exams become

the final goal, and not a testament to our degree of

education. Tuition classes where exam tricks are

taught are far more popular than classrooms where

science and art are taught.

Creativity has fallen at a wayside as well.

Perhaps this is also a manifestation of the culture of

exams we find ourselves in, but the problem solving

ability of students who have higher degrees has re-

cently come into question. With the standards of uni-

versities in decline

and the unem-

ployment numbers

of university gra-

duates growing,

many critics be-

lieve that the ter-

tiary education

system subdues

creativity in stu-

dents and pro-

motes conformity,

For all mankind has pro-

gressed, education may be

the single most important as-

pect of our civilization. From

reducing crime to lowering

poverty and sustaining peace,

education may be the single

answer which will breed all the

other answers.

The University of Peradeniya

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Dharmaraja Scouts’ Centennial kick-off

RISGO Centennial 2013, the centenary celebrations of the 1st Kandy Dharma-

raja Scout Group of Dharmaraja College, Kandy kicked off recently. To mark

their centenary celebrations, Dharmaraja has organized the International

Scout Jamboree, RISGO Centennial 2013 in year 2013 to be held at their own

Lakeview Park International Scouts Centre with the island’s first old-scout un-

ion, Old Rajans Scout Association in grand style. 1st Kandy Dharmaraja scouts

group was formed in the 1913 six years after the birth of the Boy Scout Move-

ment in 1907 in England.

ill-affecting the performance of graduates in work

environments.

However, it is yet

to be seen

whether the pub-

lic demand for

private universi-

ties and technic-

al colleges taking

more profession-

directed ap-

proaches are the

answer. Through-

out the world, the emphasis has turned to directing

our learning to tailor to a specific profession at an ear-

lier age. Hence the adage: learning more and more

about less and less.

So, I am not so keen to jump on the idea of going all

out with technical colleges, etc. There is something to

be said for the breadth of knowledge. For studying a

subject just for the love of that subject itself, with no

result in mind. The deepest thinkers and the most crea-

tive artists will always be born in this setting.

Studies throughout history have shown the benefits of

education. For all mankind has progressed, education

may be the single most important aspect of our civili-

zation. From reducing crime to lowering poverty and

sustaining peace, education may be the single an-

swer which will breed all the other answers. A silver

bullet to solve the world‟s problems.

RISGO Centennial 2013;

100 Years of Dharmaraja Scouting

When it comes to celebration, no one can beat the Rajans scouts. Recently they ceremonially kicked off yet

another international event organized by Rajans scouts to celebrate a hundred years of Dharmaraja scouting,

the Dharmaraja Scouts’ Centennial 2013 (RISGO Centrnnial 2013). From past experiences, everybody knows that

not only the final mega-event that will unfold in February 2013, but also the build-up for this grand celebration will

be quite a spectacle.

Boy scouts of DRC have contributed to Dharmaraja by grandly marking many milestones of the 1st Kandy scouts

group as well as those of our beloved alma mater by means of jamborees and other scouts activities throughout

the years. When the young Rajans marched along during these events, the pride and spirit of Rajans always flew

high.

Let‟s join hands to supports this grand event. Let‟s join hands to carry forward the Rajans spirit.

Udayana Ranatunga was in Dharmaraja from 1993 –

2000

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A Journey to Remember Prasanga Hemachandra shared his experiences on climbing the Mount Everest. Prasanga attended Dharmaraja from 1990 to 2004. He currently studies at Boise State University.

The 1st Kandy Dharmaraja Scout Group is one of the

oldest and the largest scout groups in Sri Lanka. The

Rajans scouts have brought glory to Dharmaraja and

as well as to Sri Lanka many a times. Trained by the

scouting legend Ajith Jayasekara a proud Rajan him-

self who has won many accolades such as President‟s

Scout Badge, Rover Scout Award, Baden Powell

Award and the Wood Badge. For Dharmaraja scouts

sky has been the limit. They have been to Mount Ever-

est few times.

One of our DAANA members, an old Scout himself,

Prasanga Hemachandra shared with us few pictures

from his expedition to Mount Everest in 2007. The team

that climbed the Mount Everest Base Camp included

Scout leader and tracking guide Mr. Ajith Jayasekara

himself, master in charge for scouting at Dharmaraja

Major Anil Perera, and the Rover scouts Budhika Kru-

nathilake (team leader), Prasanga Hemachandra

(asst. team leader and DAANA member now), Dam-

mika Walisundara, Wasantha Ekanayake, Chanaka

Bandara, and Dharshana Perera. With a twenty kilo

backpack, and special shoes, garters, and sleeping

bags, climbing Everest in extreme conditions is no

small feat. The team first reached to Jiri by vehicle and

then climbed up to Mount Everest Base camp (5360

meters above sea level) and Mount Kalapathar (5545

meters above sea level) during the period of

03.04.2007 to 03.22.2007. Thanks Prasanga for sharing

the pictures and the route of the journey!

Route the Rajans took during their expedition

At the top of Mount Kalapathar (5545m)

(Left to Right) Buddhika Karunathilake, Prasanga Hemachandra, Wasantha

Ekanayake. Anil Perera and Chanka Bandara

(Left to Right) Buddhika Karunathilake, Dharshana Perera, Dammika Walisun-

dara Ajith Jayasekara, Anila Perera, Wasantha Ekanayake and Chanaka

Bandara

At the top of Mount Kalapathar, Mount Everest in the background

(Left to Right) Prasanga Hemachandra, Wasantha Ekanayake, Ajith Jayase-

kara, Chanaka Bandara, Dammika Walisundara, Dharshana Perera and

Buddhika Karunathilake.

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My Friend „Wikke‟

Thushara Diyabalanage

Wikke’s real name was Shrinath Priyadarshana Wick-

ramasinge. He was a short, quiet little boy I met in

grade six, when I joined Dharmaraja College as a

grade five scholarship holder, in 1978. Wikke used to

wear all white and sit in the back row of the class,

usually occupied by those who did not enjoy the

teacher’s attention too much.

Soon I learnt that little Wikke was an outstanding

cricketer. In fact, he was a wily off spinner who pos-

sessed a deceptive flight and prodigious turn. Long

before Murali invented the doosra, our own Wikke was

cleverly mixing disguised leg spinners in with his ortho-

dox off spinning deliveries.

Wikke lived in a small house located right below the

Lake View grounds that was completely obscured by

lush mana bushes and other trees. His family was poor

and if I remember correctly, his grandfather was the

legendary Gopal, who was the ground boy of Lake

View grounds in 1950s. It was with some difficulty that

his family managed to survive. Wikke used to fetch the

leather balls that got lost among mana when they

were hit out of the grounds, and sell them to us. It

would take him a few minutes to complete such a

transaction. Once we give him money he would run

home, disappearing into mana, and show up in few

minutes with our purchase.

Everybody in our class simply loved him. As soon as the

interval bell rang the students who brought their

lunches from home would open their lunch boxes in a

hurry, while those who didn‟t would start running to-

wards the tuck shop. Wikke would just sit in his chair in

the last row of the class, staring at us with an innocent

anticipation that still lingers in my memory 30 year lat-

er. Many of us used to share our lunch with him. I can

remember giving him a one sandwich everyday from

the few my mother used to put in my lunch box and

how he smiled with those thoughtful eyes filled with

humble appreciation.

However, on the cricket field, he was a crafty smiling

assassin. Each year during the cricket season he used

to reap a rich harvest of wickets and was fast becom-

ing a force to reckon with. When we were in grade

nine our under 15 team was doing exceptionally well

so they were selected to play a division 1 semifinal

match against the star studded team from Nalanda

College. It was no wonder that they were considered

to be the best team in the Island that year as they had

Roshan Mahanama and Asanka Gurusinghe who

represented the Sri Lankan cricket team that won the

world cup many years later in 1996.

As expected, the Nalandians won the match with a

massive margin. However, a lone Rajan was able to

steal the lime light - overshadowing the elegance of

Mahanama‟s drives and a spectacular onslaught from

Gurusighe, who simply massacred the other bolwers. It

was Wikke who was able to pin the Nalandians down

with a mesmerizing spell of off spin, dismissing both

those star batsmen. He had 5 wickets for 105 runs. Not

a bad effort indeed against such a formidable line up

on a matting wicket we had those day at Lake view. I

did not watch the match, but I can vividly recall Pre-

masara Epasinghe describing his effort over the radio

in his Bristol Sports Special broadcasted around 8.15

pm on Sunday night.

It was said that the Coach and the Master in charge

of the cricket at Nalanda were very impressed with

Wikke and made an offer for him to join Nalanda with

a full scholarship to play cricket. Unfortunately Wikke

declined. Roshan‟s dismissal was a caught and

bowled by Wikke. I was told that Roshan danced

down the track and tried to loft the ball. However he

was deceived by the flight of the ball and the mis-

cued shot went flying over Wikkes head. Being a short

fellow, he had to jump as high as possible to catch

that ferocious drive. For many days, Wikke‟s palms

were swollen and he showed them to us beaming with

pride.

In December 1982, all of us faced the O/L exams and

apart from few from the last row, the rest got through

and progressed to the advanced level classes. Wikke

was one of them who could not get through. As we

selected different streams to study further Wikke spent

another year in the repeat class. I did not hear about

him for a long time. He was not in any of the cricket

teams. After a long time I heard Wikke was hit by a

lorry. Though he survived his eyes were affected. I was

told that he had double vision.

About two year later, as I was walking down Dharma-

raja Mawatha, I met Wikke. His face was bit swollen

and he was fatter. He told me about the accident

and that he had left school after that. Those days

However, a lone Rajan was

able to steal the lime light -

overshadowing the elegance

of Mahanama’s drives and a

spectacular onslaught from

Gurusighe.

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there was a small shed that made firewood at the

entrance to Dharmaraja hill where a majestic Audito-

rium stands now. He told me that he worked there

chopping fire wood to make a living. I did not ask him

whether he plays any cricket for it was obvious that he

would struggle to land those off spinners at the correct

spots with his troubled eye sight.

That‟s was the last time I saw him. In a snowy winter

night, far away in Washington DC, as I try finish his story

I still can visualize little Wikke with that innocent smile.

There are great stories written glorifying some Rajans

who have climbed dizzying heights. However, this one

is dedicated to those who simply could not live up to

the expectations.

M. P. E. De Silva, Senior Prefect

Gamini Gunawardane

He was a ferocious looking Senior Cadet Sergeant.

Dark tall man with a moustache, strongly built was he.

First XI Cricketer and a member of the College Soccer

and Hockey teams as well. We did not know how old

he would have been. At that time boys came to

school till they had even passed early twenties. That

was a time when one had to sit for a promotion test

every year end. Often students would fail, languishing

in the same class for two years. At that time there was

a humorous reference to that kind as, „Kolu Thaattha-

la!‟ ( which reminds me of a little incident around 1956

or so. During a heated Dharmaraja – Kingswood

cricket match, a young Rajan exclaimed on seeing

the Kingswoodian batsman Jumar, “Moo KoluThaat-

thek ne.” Phat, came Jumar‟s reply, “Thoge Ammage

Miniha!”)

So „MPEde‟ as he was known in school, we did not

know how old he was; but thinking back now, may

have been quite old. His cricket and football boots

were very large too. We, the little First Formers, used to

look at them in wonder when the he sat at the pavi-

lion, with an affable smile. Then we got close to him.

For us little fellows, he looked like a giant with strong

dark arms and legs. In later years we learnt of the story

of Gulliver and the Lilliputians. But under his ferocious

looks he had a sweet smile too. He would have looked

to us much like the tall and dark fast bowler S.U. Men-

dis of the next decade.

After MPEDe had left school, whenever the College

was doing badly in a cricket game, when everybody

was as dim as if the sky was going to crash on us, our

Ground Boy, Gopal used to go about restlessly, saying:

“Yembidi maattaya hityaanang, jenjery jenjery gaayi”

meaning, “if MPEDe Mahatthaya had been there, he

would have hit century after century”. MPEDe never

scored any centuries, but he was a terrific hitter of the

cricket ball… whenever he connected that is! When-

ever he did, Gopal had to fetch the ball from the

M,na Kele, which he did with pleasure and pride.

MPEDe was also a Senior Prefect. There were only 6 or

12 of them in all. I too was one of them in later years.

When we came to the upper school from the lower

school at the Palace Square, (we had already heard

of the grandeur of upper school from our classmates

who already had Ayyas attending. We were all very

conscious of the fact that they had got to the Upper

School. So when we finally got there, we looked

around at everything and everybody with wonder-

ment, taking deep breaths, until we became familiar

with everything which took some time. But what fasci-

nated us was the beautiful Lake View grounds: with

red Bougainvilleas, flowering trees and the tall Spa-

thodia trees together with the shady Jam fruit trees

lining up the boundary lines with an overwhelmingly

steep flight of steps leading to it. When you had

climbed all those steps, the sight that opened up was

breathtaking. On the opposite side lay the great

Dumbara Valley in the back drop of the Sleeping

Giant of the Knuckles‟. That is how the seniors intro-

duced this mountain range to us. Sometimes the an-

nual prize-giving was held on a moon lit night on this

ground.

when everybody was as dim

as if the sky was going to

crash on us, our Ground Boy,

Gopal used to go about res-

tlessly, saying: “Yembidi maat-

taya hityaanang, jenjery jen-

jery gaayi”.

Thushara Diyabalanage attended Dharmaraja

College between the years 1978-1985.

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To come back to my story, at that time there was a

tradition in College that at each term end, on the last

day of school, we all assembled in the main hall ups-

tairs of the Metthanada Building. All the staff gathered

there too for a special Assembly. Here, the report

cards of the boys who where 1st 2nd 3rd in class were

given their report cards by the Principal a.k.a „Bosa‟

with his own hands, to the applause of the whole As-

sembly, a great honour. Later in Mr. Godage‟s time he

used to come in his MA cloak for this function. One

day I remember, some big boys in longs were lined up

on the stage after the report giving. The Principal a.k.a

„Bosa‟ made an announcement with a sullen face

that those boys had got caught copying at the Term

Test and that they are to be given a Public Caning, a

most serious punishment in those days. Then he pulled

out a long cane and gave each of these boys, six

cuts. They appeared to be in great pain, but none of

them cried or gyrated. They took the caning with dig-

nity. We the first timers in the Upper school shuddered.

We made an immediate resolve not to copy at a test!

In the meantime, there was another operation going

on, under a tree on the grounds, earlier in the morn-

ing. A big boy had some blank report cards stolen by

another, from the Principal‟s Office. He was writing out

new report cards for the boys who had done badly at

the Term Test who could not take their reports home

with their low placements in class, for they would get a

hiding from their fathers. So this boy, the „Good Sama-

ritan‟ wrote out fresh reports for them with whatever

marks the clients wanted! This boy would finally place

the Principal‟s signature on the appropriate column.

He was a clever forger! We watched this with fascina-

tion.

The rest of the reports are given to the others in their

classes by the Class Teachers, after lining up the boys

round edge of the class room. The Hostellers who fell

behind the 10th position got their single shot caning

there. We who were usually at the bottom end got our

share too!

Sorry, I have strayed again! Now back to my main

story. So when we gathered in the Hall for this Term

End Special Assembly on our first term end, we were

new to this whole experience. This was in 1950. Class

by class we lined up in the Hall by about 11 a.m. There

was a din of great noise. Nobody seemed to care. The

Prefects came and took up their places. The din goes

on regardless. It seemed there was no respect for the

Prefects. The teachers then came up and took their

places. Still there was no change in the din. Teachers

did not seem to care either. Then came up the Master

in-charge of Discipline followed by the Vice Principal.

Nobody cared. The din went on. I was getting nerv-

ous. Then the principal himself came up and stood on

the side. No change in the din! None of them were

much concerned either. I, as a little fellow was won-

dering to myself, now how on earth, would they con-

duct this meeting in this terrible cacophony?

Then something happened!

At this stage, „MPEDe‟ stepped on the stage and

stood before the assembly. With his ferocious look, he

shouted in full blooded voice, just once:

“SH…UUD AAA….P”!

Low and behold! The whole assembly instantly fell into

a pin drop silence as, if struck by lightning!

Then the principal got on stage as if nothing had hap-

pened, and proceedings commenced in all serious-

ness!

Oh Dharmaraja! What a wonderful place it was!

I would love to be there once again.

Gamini Gunwardana attended Dharmaraja College

from 1947 – 1958

Some useful links:

Here are some hyperlinks to sites that have information regarding Dharmaraja college, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

DAANA Website Home Page - http://oldrajans-na.blogspot.com/

For news on current projects, archives and member information

Dharamaraja College Official Website - http://www.dharmaraja.lk/

Although some sections are still under construction, the college home page often has current

news, and is well organized. Well worth a visit.

Wikipedia entry on Dharmaraja College - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmaraja_College

Gives some amazing history of the school, including a complete list of past principals.

Dharmaraja College Web Portal - http://www.dharmaraja.net/

Old Boys Associations:

o Colombo - http://www.dharmaraja.org/

o Australia - http://www.dharmaraja.org.au/

o United Kingdom - http://www.dharmaraja.org.uk/

o Middle Eastern - http://oldrajans-me.blogspot.com/

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On The Map: A Birds Eye View

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On the Map

01. College Auditorium: This is where the students practice the art of ventriloquism, or talking without moving

their lips. This is also the laboratory where teachers test their eyesight, and ability to identify the above

mentioned students from a distance.

02. Primary Section: The most dangerous section in the school. Do not be caught alone in this region, you

never know what the small creatures infesting this area will do to you!

03. A/L Science Section: Ah!, where great minds go to sleep.

04. A/L Arts Section: This section is strategically placed right in front of the main entrance, for easy exit… in

case of emergency, of course.

05. Administrative Building: The command central of the school. This is where war strategies and maneuvers

are planned. Students avoid this area between 8.05 – 8.30 a.m and 1.55 – 2.00 p.m, where they become

petrified on the spot.

06. A/L Commerce Section: Another section strategically placed, but this time near a rear exit.

07. Canteen: Another dangerous place, all though a visit is often worth the danger.

08. Band / Cadet Rooms: A curious place where the inhabitants have a strong connection with their shoes

and instruments, which are somehow always sparkling, clean.

09. Weightlifting / Badminton Rooms: In the weightlifting room, students are allowed to join to diet and ex-

cercise, the badminton room is the location of an ongoing battle to break the roof by hitting it with shut-

tles.

10. Cricket / Sports Grounds: One of the few grounds in the world where organizers would rather see boun-

daries than sixers, due to the massive ball-hunt which takes place after the latter.

11. Principals Bangalow: A dark and mysterious place. Few have seen it and lived to tell the tale….

12. O/L Section: The section of the newly anointed white trousers. Keeping these long whites, white, is the

main concern of students in this section.

13. Budu Medura

14. Year 7,8,9: The blue shorts of this section are known to be very fast and nimble and extremely loud.

15. Year 6 / Art Buildings: The long corridors and sandy sides of these sections are ideal for playing one-

bump or paper-cricket between two periods.

16. Aesthetic / Life Skills Section: This is the section of music and dance. Although you must trek a hard and

arduous path to reach it. Many students get lost along the way, never to be seen again….

Note: the map shown is not meant to a an accurate to scale representation of the Dharmaraja college grounds.

Acknowledgements to N.B. Jayaratne and N.P. Panapitiya.

Fiery Kehel …

T. B. Kehelgamuwa was the first Sri Lankan to ball with true 90+ mph pace. He

was the quickest bowler in Asia in his era by miles tormenting many cricketers.

Born on 10th December 1942 at Gampola to a respected Principal of Gampo-

la Central College, he started school at the same Central College. In 1955, he

joined Dharmaraja College Kandy and was coached by the legendary Arthur

Alwis and D. M. Dharmatilake, another distinguished "Rajan".

Reminiscing on his early days, Kehel was heard saying “I took a liking to cricket

as a ten-year-old child. Close to our home, Sinhapitiya, there is a Rubber-

watta. Children of our age group got together and with Ottupalu-Bola, we

used to play cricket. Mind you, this "Otupalu Bola" - gives an additional speed.

Fast bowling with "Ottupalu-balls" gave me a certain kick on fast-bowling”.

He was the manager of the Sri Lankan Cricket team that won the first overseas

Test in 1995 touring New Zealand. He also had the unique distinction of being

a selector for 10 years.

(Source: Daily News, 07/04/2005)

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Financial Report

OPERATING STATEMENT

Amounts in US $

for the Year ended December 31

2010

2009

Revenues

Contributions - Member

3,546.85

1,920.53

Contributions - Non-member

810.00

1,122.30

Pledges - Member

-

720.00

Pledges - Non-member

100.00

180.00

Total Revenue

4,456.85

3,942.83

Expenses

DAANA Scholarship program

(2,437.36)

(174.00)

Contribution for Astro Olympiad ticket (100.00)

(700.00)

English Programs:

Primary Section English Program (43.88)

-

English Program by TX chapter (337.48)

-

DRCK Prize Giving - DAANA sponsorship (131.63)

-

Wall Paper Gift Vouchers

-

(160.00)

Webcams for DRCK

(50.00)

-

DRCK Science Section Projector -

(465.04)

Book Drive (TX Chapter)

(300.00)

-

Book Drive (ON Chapter)

(100.00)

-

Sports Tournament Registration Fees (250.00)

Donation for Medical Expenses (from ON Chapter) (450.00)

-

Administrative Expenses:

Domain Name & Registration

(120.00)

-

DAANA Registration (2010 - Canada; 2009 - USA) (267.00)

(498.00)

Google Checkout Commission

(0.59)

(8.05)

Total Expenses

(4,587.93)

(2,005.09)

Net Operating Income

(131.08)

1,937.34

Bad Pledges Written-Off

(90.00)

-

Interest Income

29.12

0.04

Foreign Exchange Gain / (Loss) 17.14

(3.80)

(Bank Charges)

(2.40)

-

Net Bank Income/(Loss)

43.87

(3.76)

Increase in Net Assets

(177.21)

1,933.98

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Net Assets at Beginning of Year

1,933.58

-

Net Assets at End of Year

1,756.37

1,933.58

BALANCE SHEET

Amounts in US $

as of December 31

2010

2009

Assets

Current Assets

Cash/Deposits - Dollar 2,158.30

921.78

Cash/Deposits - Rupee 7.67

111.80

Pledges Receivable

100.00

900.00

Long Term Assets

-

-

Total Assets

2,265.97

1,933.58

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities - Current

Accounts Payable

509.59

-

Donations Pledged - DAANA Scholar-ship program -

1,190.25

Total Liabilities

-

1,190.25

DRCK Cricket Ground Fund

55.00

55.00

DC Chapter Fund

590.00

-

Scholarship Fund

557.67

111.80

General Fund

1,063.30

576.53

Net Assets

2,265.97

743.33

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

2,265.97

1,933.58

CASHFLOW STATEMENT

Amounts in US $

for the Year ended December 31

2010

2009

Beginning Cash Balance

1,033.58

-

Cashflow from Operations

Net Operating Income

(131.08)

1,937.34

Adjustments for Non-cash Items:

Pledges Receivable Written-Off (90.00)

-

Decrease/ (Increase) in Accounts Receivable 800.00

(900.00)

(Decrease)/ Increase in Accounts Payable 509.59

-

20

Net Cashflow from Operations 1,088.52

1,037.34

Net Bank Income/ (Loss)

43.87

(3.76)

Ending Cash Balance

2,165.97

1,033.58

Lalith Perera

Kavinda Mailewa

Treasurer – DAANA, 2010

Asst. Treasurer – DAANA, 2010

Date: 03/28/2011

Date: 03/28/2011

Ranil Banneyake

President - DAANA , 2010

Date: 03/28/2011

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DAANA Contributors

DAANA recognizes the following members for their contributions during the past year.

Over $200

Ranil Banneyeka

Sanka Tennakoon

$100 - $200

Tharanga Gamaethige

Lalith Perera

Sisira Athauda

Bandula Ranasinghe

Dr. LRB and Mrs. Anoma Mullegama

Less than $100

Suresh Hiran De Silva

Kosala Samaraweera

Hemantha Ratnayake

Sandun Kuruppu

Dr. Suren Lewke Bandara

Sanjeewa Gamagedara

Geeth Uyanwatte

Chandika Silva

Sugi and Saman Perera

Mala and Palitha Jayasinghe

Mr. Hemaka Mendis

Ms. Shanika Silva

Buddhika Bandaranayake

Lasith Ranatunga

Indumathie Karunaratne

Ashoka Polpitiya

Sajith Ellepola

Senaka Jayawickrama

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Members List

Honorory Members:

Mrs. Indumathi Karunaratne Former teacher, North Potomac, MD

Ambassador Mr. Tissa Wijeratne Former teacher, Deputy Chief of Mission, DC

Name A/L State

Abayakoon Chanaka V 1985 ON

Abeykoon, A. M. Milinda 1992 NY

Abeyratne, Hemantha 1978 ON

Abeysinghe, Vajira, B 1991 ON

Abeytunge, Ruchindra 1980 ON

Amarasinghe, David 1961 CA

Amarathunge, Sanjaya, B. 1991 ON

Ariyaratne Rajitha N.B 2005 CA

Ariyawansa, Wimal, S 1993 NY

Athauda Sisira K 1982 MD

Attygalle Gamini Asoka 1979 ON

Balasuriya, Sanjeewa 1985 CT

Bandara, Dhammika 1998 CT

Bandara, Hemantha 1980 MD

Bandara, Nerangika, S 2004 MA

Bandara, Nishantha 1985 MI

Bandara,Dimuthu,D 1997 MI

Bandara,Prasanna.S 1977 ON

Bandaranayake, Aruna Shan-thapriya

1991 ON

Bandaranayake, Buddhika, J 1996 MI

Banneyake, Ranil 1999 TX

Basnayake Romesh G. 1983 ON

Basnayake, Chan B. 1967 VA

Basnayake, Pushpa 1976 VA

Basnayake,Sanjaya 1982 CA

Beminiwattha, Rakitha, S 2000 VA

Chanakya, Dantha 1985 CA

Chandrarathna Bandara 1980 ON

Dahanayake, Manthinda 1998 TX

Dasanayake Isuru Sammana 2000 MO

Dassanayake Upali N 1969 NY

DE SILVA, Rajith 1995 ON

Dias K.N.S 1986 ON

Dias, Upul 1985 CA

Diyabalanage, Thushara 1985 MD

Dorabawila, Kamal 1994 VA

Ediriweera Krishanth 1989 CT

Eheliyagoda Amoga 2002 TX

Ekanayake Gayan 1995 ON

Ellepola Anil M.B. 1975 ON

Ellepola Sajith H 1996 AB

Etampawala, Thusitha, N B 1999 SC

Fernando Aruna U 1992 Bermuda

Gajaweera Jeewan 1989 MB

Gamaethige, Chanaka, A 1999 ON

Gamaethige, Tharanga, S 1996 IL

Gamage Anuradha Indika 1995 ON

Gamage, Roshan Daminda 1995 ON

Gamage, Thoshitha, T 2000 MO

Gamagedara, Sanjeewa 2000 MO

Geewandara, Ama S 2001 NY

Gunasekara, Lasantha 1986 AB

Gunasekera, Mahinda 1980 CA

Gunasinnhe,Hasitha 2000 IA

Gunatilake, Sameera Ranmal 2001 MS

Gunawardana Priyantha K 1989 PA

Guruge, Ananda 1946 CA

Hapuarachchi, Suminda 1991 CA

Herath Nuwan 2000 IN

Herath, Chinthaka 1984 ON

Herath, Chinthana 1984 MI

Herath, Ranil 1992 AB

Herath, Susantha 1973 MN

Herath, Venura 1999 MI

Herath,Shanaka N 1996 MN

Hettiarachchi, Dharmadasa 1978 DC

Jayakody, Hiran 1981 NY

Jayarathna, Naleen 2000 TX

Jayasinghe, Dave, Shivanka 1995 IL

Jayasinghe, Gayan 2004 NY

Jayasinghe,Sheranga,A 1994 SK

Jayawardane, Chandika 1996 CA

Jayawardena,Sethsiri,U 1993 CA

Jayaweera Thilanka D 2003 TX

Jayawickrama, Dimuthu 1982 NJ

Jayawickrema Senaka S 1988 ON

Kahanda, Indika 2001 IN

Kahatapitiya Ranjith 1952 MD

Kalupahana, Nishan, S 1993 TN

Kanankedelpalage Prasanga 2000 ID

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Hemachandra

Kandanarachchi, Pramod 1979 OH

Karunaratne Dinuka Kushal 2002 FL

Karunaratne Shanaka 2005 CA

Karunaratne Sumith Asanga 1991 El Salvador

Karunaratne, Shanta 1978 MD

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