85th JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE BATTLE OF THE SAINTS (2019) Beyond the Boundary Lines By Algi Wijewickrema The press has done its reporting on the 85th Battle of the Saints within the normal bounds of reporting on a cricket match but there’s a lot more that can be written beyond those boundaries about …

By Algi Wijewickrema Colleges that have a 200 year history in Sri Lanka are not many and in fact we found only six schools having a history longer than Christ Church Boys’ College. While it can be confirmed that five out of those six schools have been started by the …

“Nisi dominus frustra” – No amount of human effort will bring success, without the blessings of God A journey through Quadrangles in search of the history of our education…..starting from Galle Galle, the historic seaport city in the south of Sri Lanka has been a world renown sea trading hub long before …

Departing from tradition, the Trinity College Kandy (TCK) Batch of 92 celebrated its 25th anniversary since leaving Trinity by taking over the responsibility of converting the entire school’s energy supply to solar power. This is perhaps the first time a 100 % conversion amongst schools has been completed in Sri …

HOW MANY TIMES IT APPEARED IN THE SCORE CARD?   QUADRANGLE SPECIAL BY NEIL WIJERATNE Have you ever noticed the uniqueness of score sheets of the matches played by St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10 during the 1963 school cricket season? Forget about the astute leadership of Brian ‘Bumper’ Perumal; forget about …

by Rochelle Palipane Gunaratne   “You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard of morals; and the only way to enforce that is through giving women political power so that you can get that equal moral standard registered in the laws of the …

Geoff Garnier By Neville Athukorala It has been our good fortune to be associated for 51 long years and now write about a thorough bred Peterite in Geoffrey Aubrey Garnier affectionately known by us all, as the one and only ‘Geoff’.   Born on the 24th of May 1932, he …

Eddie Gray – Memorial Oration by HE. S.Skandakumara at RCOBAA AGM, Melbourne, Australia HE S. Skandakumar recently delivered the Eddie Gray Memorial Oration in Melbourne before a distinguished audience of old Royalists of all vintages. The event was part of the Agenda of the AGM of the Royal College Old …

Dr. Rohan Philip reminiscing memories of his father R.H.Phillips   Dr. Rohan Phillip recently retired as Vice President/Chief Technologist for Information Technology at McDonald’s Corporation.  He was responsible for Global Infrastructure Solutions and Services, including Enterprise Architecture.  He also served as Chairman of the Global Infrastructure Management Team which has …

by Rochelle Palipane Gunaratne I was first introduced to the rhythmic wonders of the Trinity College National Drum & Dance Troupe (TCKNDT) by my husband Vidura Gunaratne, who had been a member of this prestigious contingent during his school years. He would regale me with stories of their glorious victories …