Courtesy of Nandasiri Jasentuliyane,** who was known to us then as N. De Silva
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Beauties … & Their Prances, Calls & Love-Life in the Wild
Courtesy of Mahinda Gunasekera
Incisive Strategy & Tactics behind the Defeat of the LTTE in 2006-09
Serge De Silva Ranasinghe … This article was first available online at jir. janes.com on 11 November 2009, where it carries this title: “Good Education: Sri Lankan military learns insurgency lessons”*++*
A SUMMARY: In May 2009, the Sri Lankan government declared victory in the country’s brutal civil war. Sergei De Silva-Ranasinghe examines the effectiveness of the military tactics that helped defeat the LTTE. … While The Editor Thuppahi has imposed highlighting to stress some key aspects
Sri Lanka’s victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009 offers insights and lessons in confronting an intractable and formidable insurgency. To achieve victory, Sri Lanka expanded its army and adopted new tactics for the largest military campaign in the country’s history. Determined leadership and superior manpower were ultimately decisive in a war that killed as many as 22,000 rebels and over 5,000 soldiers.
The maps indicate the Sri Lankan military’s advance through the country, the various operations that led to the capture of insurgents and the LTTE’s gradual downfall over the past four years.
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Bernard’s Odyssey in Sri Lanka: Further Marvels
Bernard Van Cuylenberg, whose chosen title is “An Odyssey: The Search for Heritage, Part Two”
Nilaweli Beach in 2020 –Pix by one Mike Roberts
PROLOGUE: Saying “Goodbye” is never easy. The “Goodbyes” I bid to the Staff at Nilaveli Beach Hotel after a relaxed idyllic holiday following the first leg of my tour was hard. This was where I cut my teeth on life’s road and the ties that bind me to this Hotel were, and remain, very strong. But there was a long road ahead, a road I never travelled before. Travice Ondaatjie, whose late Dad Mr. George Ondaatjie was my Boss when I worked for Nilaveli Beach Hotels Limited drove up to Nilaveli on Friday the 24th and told me that on Sunday the 26th March we would leave for Passekudah, Arugam Bay and travel down the Eastern seaboard right down to the Lahuggala National Park in Amparai to visit the archaeological sites there, and then head for Wellawaya and finally to Colombo.
St. Aloysius College Staff in 1962: A Photo
This photograph was sent to me by ?? ……….and ………… KK De Silva, one of our greatest chroniclers, has been able to identify a goodly number: all decent men and women who were an asset to our school and community.
This is a 1962 photo & we can identify only the senior teachers as follows :
Seated L to R
C. A. S. Manatunge, S. D. Gibson, Rev. Fr. O. Morelli , Rev. Fr. P. N. Peiris, Rev. Fr. V. Caprioli, Rev. Fr. P. Gomes, Rev. Fr. J. Pogany ( Rector), Very Rev. Fr. A. Gargiulo (Provincial), Rev. Fr. A. De Mattia, ?10………, ?11………, Rev. Fr. E. Lermusieaux, A. Ferreira, ?14………..2nd Row L to R
Rev. Fr. Cramer, ?2……….., W. D. Julian, Dr. P. B. J. Hewawasam,
Mrs. D. Ariyadasa, ?6………., ?7……….., Miss D. Anghie, ?9…………., ?10………….., ?11…………, ?12…………, ?13………….., ?14………., E. S. De Silva, ?16…………., N. Venkateswaran, Rev. Fr. P. Casperz.3rd Row L to RRev Fr. J. Angele, ?2……….., W. D. Jinadasa, ?4…………, ?5……….., ?6………., ?7…………., ?8……….., ?9…………., ?10………., M. Ferreira, Rev. Fr. A. De Burra, ?13………….,
C. A. S. Manatunge, S. D. Gibson, Rev. Fr. O. Morelli , Rev. Fr. P. N. Peiris, Rev. Fr. V. Caprioli, Rev. Fr. P. Gomes, Rev. Fr. J. Pogany ( Rector), Very Rev. Fr. A. Gargiulo (Provincial), Rev. Fr. A. De Mattia, ?10………, ?11………, Rev. Fr. E. Lermusieaux, A. Ferreira, ?14………..2nd Row L to R
Rev. Fr. Cramer, ?2……….., W. D. Julian, Dr. P. B. J. Hewawasam,
Mrs. D. Ariyadasa, ?6………., ?7……….., Miss D. Anghie, ?9…………., ?10………….., ?11…………, ?12…………, ?13………….., ?14………., E. S. De Silva, ?16…………., N. Venkateswaran, Rev. Fr. P. Casperz.3rd Row L to RRev Fr. J. Angele, ?2……….., W. D. Jinadasa, ?4…………, ?5……….., ?6………., ?7…………., ?8……….., ?9…………., ?10………., M. Ferreira, Rev. Fr. A. De Burra, ?13………….,
4th Row L to R
Rev. Fr. M. A. R. Peiris, W. D. Samaratunge, B. D. Gunasena,
?4………., ?5………., .L. Samarasinghe, ?.7………., D. Ariyadasa,
B. Ferreira, ?10………., .Rev. Fr. T. Fernando
THANKS Kithsiri
Thomas & Roberts on Sri Lanka’s Victory over Ireland in the Second Test at Galle
Brian Thomas in Facebook
Congratulations to Sri Lanka, as they registered their 100th Test win in 318 Test Matches since 1982. Ireland did well to give of their best in very tiring conditions. They were bowled out for 202 runs , hence lost the Test by an innings and 19 runs. Sri Lanka will be happy with a series win.
Bernard Van Cuylenburg’s Recent Travel Odyssey in Sri Lanka
Bernard VanCuylenburg … serving up the First ‘Stage’ of His Voyage into Ancient Sri Lanka
PROLOGUE: Travel is an apt metaphor for life. There is a mystical side to any journey, specially to lesser-known archaeological sites which one has never visited before. While travelling we realize that life cannot be wholly planned and controlled however much we prepare in advance for our own futures. Having visited the more famous historical treasures of ancient Ceylon some more than others, many of which are today World Heritage Sites, I surmised long ago from what I had seen, the limited research that I undertook, and the books I read, that Sri Lanka virtually groans under the weight of its cultural cachet, and there is much more to be revealed by the archaeologist’s spade which promises to be a cultural cornucopia.
Jasentuliyana’s Books Steal the Headlines
Nandasiri Jasenthuliyana, the space law US Professor educated at Richmond College, has hit the headlines with ‘works’ in a different field .…. visit …. https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2023/04/30/feature/kingdom-ruhuna-through-wide-lens ….. and …. https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2023/04/23/montage/timely-yet-timeless-story-kunchanada
