Photos from Gunsie's collection

At Prof. C.C. De Silva's coconut estate in 1963/64 with a few of his medical students

Pearl Hettiarachchi in her early married years.

List of our departed batch-mates

Dear All,

Due to a printing mistake the names of some of our bereaved batch mates have not appeared in the souvenir printed for the 2018 Reunion of the Medical Batch of 1960. We deeply regret the error. The complete list of the departed batch mates is attached. - EDITORS

Medical Batch of 1960

 

We remember our departed batch-mates

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July 2018

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Abeynaike, C L V

Alwis, Keerthi H

Amarasinghe, Gunasoma

Aponsu, W M M A

Arulananthan, T

Athureliya

Balasundaram, Appiah

De Silva, Basil

De Silva, J B C

De Silva, Merle

Dias, Jayasinghe E A

Duraisingham, M

Ediriwira, Kamala

Fernando, Dayasiri

Fernando, K A J P

Fonseka, G D

Fonseka, M N T

Gajaweera, Neville P

Ganeshanayagam, K

Gnanasegaram, K

Gonsaga, M D L

Gunathilake, G

Gunathunga, Pemsin

Gurunathan, G

Jameel, A H M

Jayasekara, Perin

Jayasundera, H D

Jayawardana, L D

Jeyaratnam, Joe

Johnpulle, Geneview

Kanagaratnam, Navamalar

Kandiah, Mercy

Kandiah, Parameshwaran

Kappagoda, C T

Kapuwatte, Sarath

Karthigesu, R

Karunakaran, C S

Liyanage, Isabella

Manuel, Godfrey

Mendis, Lalith

Muniratne, Metta

(Kulasekara)

Murugananthan, N

Nadarajah, K

Nadarajah, Manoharan

Nanayakkara, Siri

Panchach, Aram V

Panchacharam, Padmini

Pathmanathan, Sivanesan

Pemawansa, Swarna

(Samarasinghe)

Perera, M A C

Perera, Shanthana

Perera, Sujatha

(Nanayakkara)

Rajapaksa, Dayananda

Rajapaksa, Padma

(Samaranayaka)

Ramanathan, Linus

Ramanathan, Rita

Rasalingam, N

Rasamuttiah, T

Samarasiri, H H S

Selvanayagam, Rita

Sivaguru, K S

Sivapalan, M

Somadasa, Kongahavitage

Subasinghe, Srima

(Jayasinghe)

Subramanium, Kamala

Udupihille, M N D

Vasanthanathan, N S

Visagesan, S

Vithana, Thilak

Wanakukorala, Raja

Weerasekara, W M A E

Wickremasuriya, W D F

Wijeratne, N

Wijethunga, A D

Wimalaratne, K D P

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Some events, 1960 Batch Medical entrants, Get together, Jetwing Lagoon Negombo, 7th July 2018

Please click on each of the underlined web-links with your speakers on:-

1. Arrival and conference - https://youtu.be/COw5XuYRFxc

2. Poems of our school-days - https://youtu.be/AOqhc61zWaE

3. List of the deceased - https://youtu.be/DXjD6YH3MSI

4. Evening/Mane get together - https://youtu.be/yMMaz-TvcrI

5. Get together Dances - https://youtu.be/TNUQgOwndKA
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1960 Medical entrants, Kynsey Road, Colombo, Get togetherr 2018

Please click on the web-link below with speakers on :-

https://youtu.be/COw5XuYRFxc

The 1960 Medical Faculty entrants, Kynsey road, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

A record of the activities of the 1960 Entrants Batch of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Colombo.

Please click on the following web-link to read the article:-

http://island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=187483

Reunion, 1960 Medical Entrants, Colombo, at Negombo, July 2018

Re Union 2018. 7th July. Hotel Jet Wing Lagoon ,Negombo

Dear Batchmates.

The Organising Committee Welcomes you , one and all to the 2018 Re Union.

This is likely to be the final missive , sent out before we meet on the 7th July 2018, at the Hotel Jet Wing Lagoon , Negombo.

Purpose of this missive is

1. To clear the air regarding payments to be done.

2. To make the Final Programme available to all before arrival

at the Hotel.

Payments to be done at registration

 A fee of Rs 3500.00 per person will be charged solely to cover the cost of Lunch and Tea (morning & evening). For children 5 – 12 yrs, at half rate.

Payment for Gala Dinner.

All those who have booked into the Hotel, on Half Board basis

will be charged by the Hotel , an additional fee of Rs 2000.00

per person. This amount will appear in the final bill , when you leave the hotel.

( For the non residents of the Hotel , please check up with the hotel for the rates.)

Payments for copies of the Group photograph.

Please note that the Group Photograph will be handled

by Dr C.S.Nanayakkara , and Dr Udula Pathirana. Those who wish to have a copy each , please contact one of them at Registration. The charge will be Rs 1000.00 per copy.

There will be no email available hereafter. For urgent communication needs you may contact.

Mana Wedisinghe Mobile 0712750162

Jayalath de Silva 0714962508

 Programme on 7th July.

Anniversary Celebrations 2018

Medical Batch of 1960

Date                   :  7th July 2018

Venue                :   Hotel Jetwing Lagoon, Negombo

Agenda

9:00              Registration  (Registration fee Rs. 3500.00 per person)

                      Meet & Greet

10:30                    Tea/Coffee with Snacks

11:00                     Commence Meeting

•       Welcome address by president, Dr. Asoka Dissanayake.

•       Remembering deceased colleagues, presented by Dr. N. Sivarajah.

•       Tribute to the late Dr. Sarath Kapuwatte, by Dr. Asoka Dissanayake.

•       Short presentations –

1.   Dr. Pearl Hettiaratchi – Life of a Doctor. What matters most in the final analysis

2.   Dr. Sydney Hettiaratchi – Continuing Association with Batch of '60.

3.   Dr. J. Gunasegaram – Anecdotes and Memories.

4.   Dr. Philip Veerasingam – Will read a few poems.

5.    Dr. C.S. Nanayakkara & Dr. Philip Veerasingam will      jointly reminisce the student days

1:00                    LUNCH

                   Followed by Group Photograph.

4:00           Evening Tea/Coffee with Snacks

5:00                    End of Day Programme.

Evening Programme

6:30                    Musical Event

7:00           Sing Along with Music Band

8:00           GALA DINNER

9:00           Dance

11:30                  End of Programme

Date                   :  8th July 2018

Breakfast at Hotel.

Depart /  Good  Byes.