This blog is about the entrants in the year 1960, to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Colombo. The email address for communications is, 1960batch@gmail.com. Please BOOKMARK this page for easier access later.Photo is the entrance porch of the old General Hospital, Colombo, still in existence. Please use the search box below to look for your requirement.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Friday, September 21, 2018
Short video clips taken by me - Philip
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Sarojini Maniccaraja nee Selvaratnam with her Grand-daughter.
Sarojini retired from the WHO and is now in the UK.
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Remembering Duru - Soma Herath.
Dear Philip
I would be very grateful if you could put this note in memory of our
batchmate Durmila on the Blog.
Many thanks
Soma
It is with deep sadness that I write these words in memory of our dear friend and batchmate Duru (Durmila as she was widely known) who passed away on Friday 3 August 2018.
I was fortunate to spend some quality time with her when I visited Sri Lanka earlier this year, sadly our last time spent together.
I was privileged to be her friend for over 68 years. Those were fun times we spent first as Bridgeteans. Our group of close school friends included Shandhinie, Bales, Cissy, Srima J, Ranjinie, and Srima K.
I would be very grateful if you could put this note in memory of our
batchmate Durmila on the Blog.
Many thanks
Soma
It is with deep sadness that I write these words in memory of our dear friend and batchmate Duru (Durmila as she was widely known) who passed away on Friday 3 August 2018.
I was fortunate to spend some quality time with her when I visited Sri Lanka earlier this year, sadly our last time spent together.
I was privileged to be her friend for over 68 years. Those were fun times we spent first as Bridgeteans. Our group of close school friends included Shandhinie, Bales, Cissy, Srima J, Ranjinie, and Srima K.
Later at Medical College, Priya, Ranjinie, Srima J and I became a part of Duru’s family. We enjoyed many days and nights at Duru’s family home at 77 Barnes Place, with “Mummy”, Uncle Jack, Kum, Lucky, Dougie and Chuti. That house holds so many happy memories.
Duru’s thoughtfulness, care and support to family, friends and
acquaintances was unwavering. She was always there with a solution to every obstacle in the path of life, and her courage in the face of adversity was amazing. Always by her side was Kum with his unwavering love, a tower of strength, since our school days. Their romance memorably began when as a young tennis player himself, he coached Duru as one of St Bridget’s star tennis players.
Duru was an inspiration to those around her. She was indeed someone special and I am the richer for having known her for many years.
Dear Duru, as I bid you farewell from a distant land, I feel for Kum, Lucky, Chuti, Dougie, your beloved children Jehan, Rehana, Senaka, their families, and the many loved ones you leave behind.
Dear departed friend may you attain Nibbana.
Soma
Duru’s thoughtfulness, care and support to family, friends and
acquaintances was unwavering. She was always there with a solution to every obstacle in the path of life, and her courage in the face of adversity was amazing. Always by her side was Kum with his unwavering love, a tower of strength, since our school days. Their romance memorably began when as a young tennis player himself, he coached Duru as one of St Bridget’s star tennis players.
Duru was an inspiration to those around her. She was indeed someone special and I am the richer for having known her for many years.
Dear Duru, as I bid you farewell from a distant land, I feel for Kum, Lucky, Chuti, Dougie, your beloved children Jehan, Rehana, Senaka, their families, and the many loved ones you leave behind.
Dear departed friend may you attain Nibbana.
Soma
Friday, August 17, 2018
Thursday, August 16, 2018
A medical student’s surprise encounter
Courting a fellow female medical student was
termed ‘capping’ in the 1960s .This story relates to one of our seniors at the
Colombo Medical Faculty. He was a rather shy handsome person with a good
academic record. We will call him ‘N’ He went on his first visit to the De Saram Ladies Medical Hostel
to meet the female medico whom he was ‘capping’ He walked into the lounge of
the hostel, to be met by an elderly lady whom he presumed to be the warden of
the hostel. He told the lady that he wanted to meet the medical student Miss
‘M’. The elderly lady had smiled on hearing the mentioned name and asked who
was calling on her. ‘N’ feeling a bit shy had replied that he was ‘M’s brother.
At this the lady had replied that she did not know of a brother whom Miss. ‘N’
had. She added that she ought to know that with certainty because she was the
mother of Miss. ‘N’ and she had no sons up to that time.
The romance proceeded smoothly and
ended in a successful marriage later.
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