The unveiling was done in the presence of royal college principal upali gunasekara and st. Royal college principal upali gunasekara handing over a book to a. Weerathunga was accompanied by the principal of royal college mr. With the opening of the royal mas arena, royal college will be the first ever school in the country to have a world class indoor sports facility. Principal of royal college upali gunasekara who addressed the gathering called chief guest hasitha premaratne, an old boy who has set an example for all royalists, becoming the chief financial officer of brandix where there are around 47,000 employees. Upali gunasekara, principal, royal college, colombo 7 anyway seldom do ordinary people get a chance to share their happiness or victories. Miyasi meerawaya was limited to hostelers, however upali gunasekara, the newly appointed principal of royal college colombo. The bradby shield encounter just got a little more spectacular. Another principal of a leading boys school in colombo will be appointed as the royal college principal. Following the transfer of royal college principal upali gunasekara from his post, his supporters have started a campaign to prevent it from being implemented. Chief guest secretary to the precedent, lalith weeratunga, principal royal college, upali gunasekara, secretary, royal college union, manju ariyarathne, chairman edex, kamal abeysinghe at the colombo exed opening ceremony.
Informed sources told asian mirror that one of his daughters have sent messages to her friends asking them to complain to the president directly. The handing over the equipment and cheque took place today 16th september 2014 with the attendance of principal mr. We are grateful to him for allowing us to hold meetings in college as well as providing the college bus for the local tours. The project was completed at a cost of approximately one million us dollars in 999 days by the skilled workforce of the 4th engineer regiment. Learning to live and to love the sunday times sri lanka. The world class royal mas arena opens its doors royal. A petition which was signed by members of the royal college old boys union and the parent body was handed over to the aat and highlighted the complaints levelled against jayaweera. Kamal abeysinghe and representatives of the royal college group of 2006 graced the occasion. Finally i would like to take this opportunity to thank the principal of royal college mr. Ananda college academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Following this the clubs and societies presented the numerous awards they had received during the past year. Group of 97 would like to thank their 3 colleagues namely mr. Concern over royal college deputy the sunday leader.
D e hettiarchchi dharma gunasinghe, former principal of nalanda college. Keeping ahead in the era of information technology has been a trade mark of royal college ever since principal mr upali gunasekara took over in steering royal to greater heights in 2003. She added that an inquiry against the principal, upali gunasekara, had been held. College, is said to be the secondoldest uninterrupted cricket series in the. In the early twentieth century, appointments of the principal of royal college. It is the third library in a series of projects selected by the edex lyd. Royal college, colombo project gutenberg selfpublishing. Isipathana college formerly known as greenlands college is a national school for boys located in colombo, sri lanka. View upali gunasekaras profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Education minister akila viraj kariyawasam has ordered immediate transfer of royal college, colombo principal upali gunasekara, education ministry sources said. Elle at royal college was started in 2004 by viraj hettiarachchi. Royal college principal upali gunasekara was the chief guest while mr. Royal college maintains a century old rivalry with s. Principal of royal college, upali gunasekera said he is honoured to.
View upali gunasekara s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Upon entrance into the laboratory the prestigious event of cutting the ribbon took place, followed by the revealing of the commemorative plaque and the lighting of the traditional oil lamp. Now at polymath college he unfolds the same vision to serve many children who do not get a chance to enter a government school. Then he became the principal of royal college and served more than 12 years introducing new thinking, technology which ended with the college winning the microsoft award in 2009 along with many other environmental awards. Psc against royal college principal upali gunasekara. Since that year royal was the champion in circuit and zonal tournaments.
Royal college group of 85 by royal college group of 85 issuu. Faculty of royal college colombo news newspapers books. Upali gunasekara and the chairman of brandix lanka ltd. Following are lists of the faculty of royal college colombo, the colombo academy and the queens college colombo as it was formally known. Upali gunasekara, principal of royal college was invited for the event as the chief guest. Royal college and helpage sri lanka joins caring for. Sri lanka business news online edition of daily news. Edex sri lanka business news ceylon business reporter. The bbcs charles haviland visits royal college in sri lanka one of the. Upali gunasekara, principal of royal college warnasena rasaputhra, former central bank governor dr.
Sri lankas eton celebrates its 175th birthday bbc news. Royal college principal upali gunasekara who was transferred this week has been admitting students to the school outside of ministry regulations, education minister akila viraj kariyawasm revealed yesterday. Royal college has achieved unprecedented results in the gce advanced level examination held last year 2012 under the guidance and leadership of mr upali gunasekara the principal and. In that period the principal of royal college was mr. Royal college, principal upali gunasekara said students of royal college have been helping the mental health institute to develop the agricultural program for the past several years and in addition teachers of royal college also visit the hospital to. Royal college union a publication of the public relations. The best series of all royal vs trinity, rugby match is inaugurated 1920. In addressing the audience, the principal mr upali gunasekara stated that. Group of 96 donates uniforms to the college cadet band last thursday, 30th october 2014. In an unprecedented move last year, the deputy principal of royal college, sumedha jayaweera, was relieved of her duties and transferred to another school in gampaha before being transferred to the education ministry all in the space of 24 hours. Upali gunasekara principal polymath college linkedin. The guests, who arrived in their numbers, were glamorously dressed for the occasion. The two distinguished royalists signed the visitors book at the principal s office to mark their first visit back to royal as commanders of.
Royal college principal upali gunasekara, highlighted the importance of caring for elders and urged young royalists to look after elders who sacrificed their lives towards building up this country during their younger days. Upali gunasekara stated, we have a longstanding partnership with mobitel, and the launching of this project only means that this partnership grows in strength. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover upali s connections and jobs at similar companies. Upali gunasekara for his generous support and encouragement extended to the rcpta at all times during our activities. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Confusion over royal college deputy principal transfer. It was started by britishers, principal upali gunasekara, tells the bbc during a big celebration party. Nandadeva wijesekara, commissioner of official languages meemana premathilaka, poet dr. Principal gunasekara made these remarks to a large number of students who gathered at the nawarangahala to join the awareness programme, organized by. A momentous milestone in the history of the royal thomian big match was reached with the launch of the official match crest and gold toss coin on march 6 at the sports ministry auditorium. Saga is an annual musical festival organized by royal college colombo. The long awaited royal brandix sky pavilion was ceremoniously declared open today by the principal of royal college, mr. Royal college union 1 enews vol 3 issue 01 200910 august 2009 in this edition from land to sea the pride of royal 1 rcu council meeting notice 4 rcu annual general meeting 5 invincible royal rugby team felicitated 12 cricket carnival extravaganza rcu members night 16 group annual general meetings 17 royal seal the treble by winning the battle. Upali gunasekara welcomed the gathering, mentioning the important role clubs and societies play in moulding great leaders out of students and appreciated the hard work and commitment shown throughout the year.
Royal college group of 97 donated a stamp machine worth rs. Coming in as an organizing partner of the quiz, is the royal college general knowledge club with a history of over 30 years in the field. It is with great pleasure and loads of sentiment that i pen down these lines for the ebook as the president of the royal college group of 85 for 2016. This includes its former head masters, principals and academic staff. Harsha wickremesuriya the technical chairman of the sri lanka schools association, major dunken rathnayake sri lanka army was also present and these distinguished invitees shared their experience and knowledge about rifle shooting as a sport and as a life experience with the students. Upali gunasekara and the president of the royal college group of 89, dr. Royal college, colombo academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Bbc news sri lankas eton celebrates its 175th birthday. The principal has also added an extra class in grade seven. Tarzi vittachi, former deputy executive director unesco prof. Kannangara began the establishment of central colleges madhya maha vidhyala as part of the free education policy to provide secondary education for the rural masses. Founded in january 1952, the school was initially named as isipathana maha vidalaya, 3 but is now referred to simply as isipathana. Speaking at the launch, royal college s principal, mr.
Royal college 61group celebrates golden jubilee the. Upali gunasekara the royal principal home facebook. Among the guests were principal royal college mr upali gunasekara and secretary of royal college union rcu, members of the dance committee along with many other distinguished old royalists. For many years before saga, an annual concert performed by the royal college hostel named miyasi meerawaya. This is royal college, one of sri lankas most famous schools, which celebrates its 175th birthday this month. Royal college principal upali gunasekara, lalith weeratunge and others present at the event. Royal college union e news unprecedented al results at royal. Royal college principals daughter rallies support to. Principal upali gunasekara said that the aim was for.
Miyasi meerawaya was limited to hostelers, however upali gunasekara, the newly appointed principal of royal college colombo wished to broaden the scope for every one to perform. Pic by indika handuwala the need of the future is to mould children to fit the requirements of employers, where the emphasis is on soft skills, and also the skills to face life with confidence, he said. Rcobeca facilitates ict curriculum for royalists rcobecf. Saga event news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2014 learn. Upali gunasekera, the principal of royal college and upul nishantha, the. The inaugural rifle shooting workshop 2014 royal college. Karunarathna are the present captain and vice captain in elle. Royal college principal upali gunasekara, highlighted the. In this edition volume 3, issue 1 201220 royal college union. Thomas college, mount lavinia as well as close ties with trinity college, kandy. It was started by britishers, principal upali gunasekara, tells the bbc. Its alumni include the countrys only nobel prize winner and many politicians.
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