tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post9093491045729053302..comments2024-03-28T08:52:52.429-07:00Comments on Colombo Medgrads 1962: Sri Lankan cardiologist honoured in AustraliaLucky Abeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-89742518044836570812018-02-04T02:56:31.185-08:002018-02-04T02:56:31.185-08:00Congratulations Kumar! (I'm getting into the ...Congratulations Kumar! (I'm getting into the action a bit late. ) You certainly deserve this honor bestowed on you by your community and hospital. After having read the article I realize how much you have contributed. Your hesitancy to talk about your accomplishments is a most appealing quality! Enjoy your retirement my friend. The best to you and Kanthi.Srianee Diashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378560870613337294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-37433443853020780492018-01-31T15:53:37.890-08:002018-01-31T15:53:37.890-08:00Mr. Mettananda has obviously been a man with great...Mr. Mettananda has obviously been a man with great foresight. <br />Lucky, I shall get a translation of your poem , and may be I should get myself a Balabodhini !Rohini Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415723772964781031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-70490068690148521452018-01-31T15:40:51.189-08:002018-01-31T15:40:51.189-08:00Kumar, Above all of these accolades, I have valued...Kumar, Above all of these accolades, I have valued the honor and decorum you have always demonstrated. Kanthi and you have been a great pleasure to know. May all good things come to you both.Rohini Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415723772964781031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-30995143005354372082018-01-29T18:18:50.490-08:002018-01-29T18:18:50.490-08:00Sumathi,
your translation is spot on.
iaSumathi, <br />your translation is spot on.<br />iaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834328964175766121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-2407493607390962142018-01-29T09:07:24.642-08:002018-01-29T09:07:24.642-08:00I wish our words translate into action back home. ...I wish our words translate into action back home. It is politics that rule the country and education that influences people. To be able to live without fear and discrimination is a basic human right. In the words of Martin Luther King: <br />I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal." ................<br /><br />I wish we see it in our lifetime!!!Dr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-43986648589771364712018-01-29T08:50:00.322-08:002018-01-29T08:50:00.322-08:00Hi!Lucky,
I was well aware of the introduction of ...Hi!Lucky,<br />I was well aware of the introduction of Tamil classes in Ananada College.It was the brainchild of late Mr.L H Mettananda.He was able to for see the disadvantage the Sinhala community going to suffer.Average educated Muslim is trilingual,most of the Tamils were either bilingual or trilingual.Majority of Sinhalese are monolingual.<br />Sinhala politicians wanted to force Sinhalese down the throat of all other minorities.<br />Now is the time to expose the danger of monolingualism.<br /><br />Sumathi. <br /> .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-59540456774438072362018-01-29T08:23:41.735-08:002018-01-29T08:23:41.735-08:00Tamil was a compulsory subject for all Sinhala stu...Tamil was a compulsory subject for all Sinhala students in Middle School at Ananda College (from 1952 to 1954) which I attended. Mainly through disuse, I have forgotten most of it. In 1967 during my Internship, I had another opportunity to brush up my knowledge and then again at UNICEF where we were offered free classes in Tamil. The icing on the cake would have been if I was stationed in a Tamil speaking area. I would have then been very fluent in Tamil. But it was not to be. <br /><br />The Primer we used at Ananda was "Balabodhini". Our batch mate the late Karalapillai Sundarampillai who would have probably sat close to Sumathi in the Lecture Halls would have been a witness had he not met a tragic death.<br /><br />I still remember this poem from "Balabodhini":<br /><br />Pachcha kiliye vaa vaaa,<br />Parlum choru lunne vaaa,<br />Kochchi manjal pusai vaa,<br />Pachcha kiliye vaa vaa.Lucky Abeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-23418450034115827942018-01-29T07:59:21.110-08:002018-01-29T07:59:21.110-08:00How nice to see another colleague supporting my op...How nice to see another colleague supporting my opinion.<br />Will you believe,I bought a Tamil-Sinhala Dictionary-published in 1960.The printers were M D Gunasena.It shows that I was making an attempt to learn Tamil as far back as early 1960.<br />The literary translation of the Tamil sentence(Idhu oru periya thawaru) it is a big blunder(neglect).Our Indra might correct,if I was wrong.AHTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199985963771377784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-83100098754358891622018-01-29T00:29:13.207-08:002018-01-29T00:29:13.207-08:00You are absolutely correct Sumathi. This is probab...You are absolutely correct Sumathi. This is probably the biggest mistake made by Politicians in Sri Lanka. Tamil and Sinhalese should have been taught to all students. The abiity to communicate with each other was mistakenly only sought through English. While I regard English as essential for anybody who seeks to be educated, we should have been taught the two common languages of the people of Sri Lanka. Short sightedness and dare I say, false chauvinism prevented that from happening. இது ஒரு பெரிய தவறு.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-53395794847110911572018-01-29T00:01:30.296-08:002018-01-29T00:01:30.296-08:00Thank you,Indra for your comment.Wanakkam!
I learn...Thank you,Indra for your comment.Wanakkam!<br />I learned a fair bit of Tamil,while serving in Deniyaya&Rakwana hospitals.As you know,there was a fair amount of estate workers who could not converse in Sinhala.<br />I learned in a hard way with a little help from the attendants who were able to speak a few Tamil words.<br />I try my best to converse in Tamil,when I happened to go to two Srilankan Tamil shops not far away from where I live.<br />My wife is really surprised,as she is clueless with Tamil language.<br />It is a pity,Tamil language was not taught to Sinhala students.I am sure,30% of the population in Srilanka speaks Tamil.<br /><br />Cheers.<br />SumathiAHTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199985963771377784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-4724169815333945542018-01-28T16:09:36.225-08:002018-01-28T16:09:36.225-08:00Quiet and unassuming plus hard consistent work to ...Quiet and unassuming plus hard consistent work to get that honor. Well done. We are all proud of you , Kumar.<br />Sumathi, you still remember some Tamil- summa ( free )<br /><br />iaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834328964175766121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-70483961412928824572018-01-28T06:52:55.672-08:002018-01-28T06:52:55.672-08:00Hi!Kumar,
I,am immensely proud of your achievement...Hi!Kumar,<br />I,am immensely proud of your achievements and the service to Townsville community and the surroundings.<br />Srilankan University should have offered you an honorary Professorship.That is my humble opinion,whether colleagues agree or not.<br />You don't get anything for "summa"(nothing in Tamil) in Srilanka.<br /><br />Once again,I wish you a happy retirement in sunny Queensland.<br /><br />SumathiAHTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199985963771377784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-38905162018857697402018-01-28T00:58:33.424-08:002018-01-28T00:58:33.424-08:00Dear Kumar
Well done my good and faithful friend. ...Dear Kumar<br />Well done my good and faithful friend. What a fine accolade to receive for a ‘foreigner’ for your dedication to duty and the great service you have provided for over 3 decades. Please accept my congratulations You have that special quality which is rare even amongst doctors called genuine Compassion. Dr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-53700261083315629222018-01-27T23:22:48.806-08:002018-01-27T23:22:48.806-08:00There is absolutely no doubt that we have some exc...There is absolutely no doubt that we have some exceptionally talented and capable colleagues in our Batch. Till I read this article, I had no idea of the real extent of Kumar's achievements. Kumar, well done my friend and my heartiest congratulations to you. It was lovely to see the recognition given to Shirani for the unstinting support she gave you. I thought that was a really nice gesture.<br /><br />When you meet Kumar and talk to him, he is so gentle and unassuming and you would never guess what heights he has achieved.<br /><br />I wish him every happiness in his retirement.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.com