Follow up post after data on Old Royalists
Old Anandians and Old Thomians
Old Anandians in the 1961, 1962 and 1963 Batches of
the Colombo and Peradeniya Medical Faculties
By Lakshman Abeyagunawardene
1961 Batch
(All Colombo) Kumar de Silva, Mohanlal
Fernando, Ranjith Hettiarachchi, Charles Kodikara, Boris Marks, D.R. Ramyasiri,
Gamini Thenuwara, Upali Walgama, Narada Wijayatileke, Stanley Wijesekara,
Nathan Amarasekara. Total -11
1962 Batch
WDH
Perera, Percy Karunatilake, Priya Lecamwasam (Peradenyia first batch) Total - 3
Lakshman
Abeyagunawardene, UBY Abeywardene (Peradeniya), Gamini Cooray (Peradeniya),
Suren Iyer, K. Sunderampillai, Sunil Abeysuriya, Irwin Herath, MR Perera
(Peradeniya), MKR Cooray, Sarath De Silva, MDP Gunaratne, JdeZ Gunawardene (all
Peradeniya), Wimal Perera, Pulasthi Wickramasinghe, Ananda Hettiarachchi Total
- 15
1963 Batch
DR
Baranage, B. Bodhinayake, Tilak De Mel, Gervin de Silva, SP de Silva, Nihal de Silva, HI
Jayatilake, Roy Rajapaksa, AA Bernard Silva, SS Wickramasinghe, Rohitha
Wijesekara (Colombo), MNR Fernando, NW Jayaratne, W. Katugampola, MAA
Kularatne, BG Punchihewa, HAN Ranasinnghe, KT Sandanayake, B. Wijesinghe, LI
Wijesuriya, DS Wanigatunga, WK
Balasuriya (Peradeniya). Total - 22
(Four attempts were allowed for the university
entrance exam at that time).
Old Thomians in the 1961, 1962 and
1963 Batches of the Colombo and Peradeniya Medical Faculties
By Harsha Boralessa
These
are the names of the Thomians, after consulting Kumar. I may have missed some
names.
1962 Colombo:
R.Ratnesar,
R.Dambawinna,S.DeAlwis Seniviratne, K.R.W.Gunawardena,M.L.Idroos,M.R.Richards
R.Wattegedera,H.Boralessa,R.Sivakumar,C.D.Goonatillake. Total = 10
1961 Colombo
N.S.Gurusinghe,U.R.P.Goonatillake,J.N.Gunawardena,R.Fry,G.R.M.Fernando,N.Jayasundera,R.Seniviratne,Nethaniells.
Total= 8
1963 Colombo;
C.Simithriaratchi,R.Watson,A.Thenabadu,B.Heenatigala.
Total = 4
1961 Peradeniya:
R.Corea,P.Dias,H.Wickremaaratchi,
Total - 3
1962 Peradeniya:
N.S.Jayasinghe,A.P.Gunatillake,N.R.P.DeSilva.
Total = 3
Well
done Royal, you Won by an innings. I do not know why but STC during our time
could not match Royal, Ananda and Visakha. (Thomians were crashing weddings and
exams, just joking). Hardly anyone from our sister school Bishop's College
entered Medical College. Trinity college results were similar to STC.
Can't complain we don't get comments!
ReplyDeleteLucky,RNde Silva Amarasekera is missing.Is Nathan stands for Nandasena?
ReplyDeleteHe entered from Prince of Wales, Moratuwa.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the contributions. I would still love to know the various schools from where our batchmates came to the Faculty as it would indicate the vast range of schools from all parts of the Country who came to the Faculty and formed one big happy Family. The Colombo schools had an advantage those days but I doubt whether this still operates. As far as I know, we had boys from Trinity, St Peters, St Josephs, Wesley, St Benedict's, St Anthony's, Richmond, St Aloysius, Nalanda, and girls from Ladies, Visakha, Bishops, Bridgets,and many more- a truly great collection who gelled together so well. Really proud of all these schools and apologies if I missed any as I am sure I must have!
ReplyDeleteLucky, have you missed Wetthimuni from 1961 batch?
ReplyDeleteLucky, have you missed Wetthimuni from 1961 batch?
ReplyDeleteStalin Wettimuny passed direct to the Faculty at the UE exam held in Dec 1959. He entered in June 1960 and was with the "three hundred" batch along with Preman Wimalaratne, LD Jayawardene, MBS de Silva, ELT de Silva, Sarath Samarasiri and HP Gunawardhane. Wettimuny later fell back and joined the 1961 batch (our senior batch).
DeleteDear friends, the situation has changed.In all the medical faculties there are more girls than boys (the ratio is about 2/3rds to 1/3rd). At Rajarata most girls are from Ratnavali Balika Vidyalaya Gampaha and most boys are from Bandaranaike Vidyalaya Gampaha and Anuradhapura Central College. It is similar in the other medical faculties as well.At Bloemfontein Hostel,one wing is occupied by girls.Few years ago the President of the Old Royalists Doctors Association, Ajith Tennekoon who is the Chief JMO, invited me to deliver a lecture to the students sitting for the GCE O level examination, regarding a career in medicine as the numbers were dwindling, but the situation is still the same.Because of the prlonged gap period between the A level examination and entry to a medical faculty,some of the affluent studies travel abroad for medical education.
ReplyDeleteDo the Medical schools meet the demands of the nation.Has the government got the resources to employ all the doctors with employment.There is very little opportunity to find employment, abroad.
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