READPART 1: Resist the RagPART 2: Science Faculty DaysPART 3: Confrontation with Electric GundaPART 4 - A Maxist Wins...!!!While absorbed in studies, my general plan was to use my spare time for swimming and rowing. By then I had attained some stan

Read PART 1: Resist the RagPART 2: Science Faculty DaysPART 3 - Confrontation with Electric GundaI entered the Engineering Faculty proper with its reputation for many things, the least of which was politics. However, it is the great fortune of the

READ PART 1 - Resist the RagPART 2 - Science Faculty DaysAs usual then, we did a one-year spell at the Science Faculty. I was most impressed with those who taught Mathematics to us: Valentine, Volume and Epa. Some of the fundamentals spe

PART 1 – Resist the RagFor some strange reason my parents thought that I would grow up to be a great engineer. May be because I broke everything that came my way faster than my elder brother who was certainly more careful. Anyway, my carelessne

Read: PART 1PART 2PART 3 - CONCLUSIONWe met the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Thurairajah to seek his help to ensure that Balasooriyan was not ill treated at the Police Station. He had a good friend in the late Mr W Dahanayake, a senior technician

Read PART 1PART 2After discussing the matter with me, he suggested that the Vice Chancellor Leslie Panditharathna may be the one for me to talk to, and let me use the HO Hall telephone to call Leslie, who was always friendly towards me despite my p

Written by: S Sivasegaram--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MODERATOR'S NOTE: Professor Sivasegarm writes about his involvement in the events that took place at University of Peradeniya on

Read PART 1: First in the batch...!!!PART 2: Everything was going on so well… PART 3: Student ClashesPART 4: Rough seasPART 5: Final yearSoon it was all over! As we left the E-fac for the very last time, it was getting ready to greet President JR with a new colour wash and a face lift ...

Read PART 1: First in the batch...!!!PART 2: Everything was going on so well… PART 3: Student ClashesPART 4: Rough seasThe final year is when the student attitudes take a long term vision. They start to dress smartly with some even saying good-bye to their beloved rubber slippers; they start to hang round where medical ...

ReadPART IPART IIPART IIIPART IVPART VPART VILet me now briefly touch on something different, something perhaps not directly related to our student life. You might even say these are so trivial and should not be here. To me without touching on these my note will not be complete.We were preparing for the Final Year Examination in 1976 (that cram time) ...

Part 6 of "The Canteen Story" written by late Professor E.F. Bartholomeusz is published today. Use the link below to access previously published instalments.Part 1: Birth of an ideaPart 2: Opening moves - research and reportPart 3. The first Canteen Committee (C.C.)Part 4: The Inner CirclePart 5: Financial practicesPart 6. A leap forward - extension in services Initial plans were ...

Part 4 of "The Canteen Story" written by late Professor E.F. Bartholomeusz is published today. Use the link below to access previously published instalments.Part 1: Birth of an ideaPart 2: Opening moves - research and reportPart 3: The first Canteen Committee (C.C.)Part 4. The Inner CircleWhile matters of broad policy were reserved for the full C.C., the day to day ...

Part 2 of "The Canteen Story" written by late Professor E.F. Bartholomeusz is published today. Use the link below to access Part 1.Part 1. BIRTH OF AN IDEA Part 2. Opening moves - research and reportAs a first step volunteers from this body were posted with permission at the service counter of the canteen for successive short periods of time ...

Read Parts I and II first:Part III: Aftermath of the boycottIn my view, students’ demands were granted so comfortably due to personal conflicts between then dean of the faculty Prof. C.L.V. Jayathilake and the Electrical and Electronics department.

Sisira Adikari has written a reply to Prof Sivasegaram.First read Sisira's article that was serialsed in this blog recently.Parts I & II - Paving the Way to Clear Applied Electricity BacklogPart III - Aftermath of the boycottPart IV - Student clas

READ: Parts I & II - Paving the Way to Clear Applied Electricity BacklogPart III - Aftermath of the boycottPart IV – Student clash on the final dayFor good or bad it is customary on the final day of academic year students to pitch parties especi