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wdkkaohANANDAYA 2020 November 2020 b,a Published by Old Boys' Association of Ananda College “He was promoted again as the Head of the First Deputy Director- General of the Sri Lanka National Hospital" Dr. Anil Jasinghe pg 03 “If someone could name Ananda as their alma mater or their childrens', that would be the greatest achievement of one's life” Mr. Yasantha Kodagoda Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court pg 18 “We are still managing to extend our goodwill through projects and mr.e;s jy,a neï is| ksjy,a ukiska keep our members' unity and spirits iiqkg oehg ksr;=reju .re lrñka in high standards” The Old Anandians wk|h f.dv ke.+ úrejka ieug fkdñka Association of Oman (OAO) ;=;su,a mqouq yomsß f<x.;= yeÕ=ñka pg 11 wdkkaohANANDAYA Editorial It is an immense pleasure and an honour to year is Dr. Anil Jasinghe, the Secretary to recognize an extracurricular outfit/society/ steer this subcommittee that is entrusted with the Ministry of Environment, and the former circle of the present students, since we have both the Olcott Oration and the News Bulletin Director General Health Services. seen some great achievements from them for 20/21 which have not yet been duly recognized or This bulletin has multiple aims, but in published for others to be aware of. Anandaya News Bulletin has over the years principle it strives to portray the recent become yet another masterpiece of the activities carried out by the ACOBA & its Since the last issue of this bulletin, we ACOBA, which is released biannually. This affiliated groups for the upliftment of the have undergone an unfortunate era due to edition is published in conjunction with the College. It also highlights achievements the COVID -19 pandemic & as a result the Olcott Oration which will be held on 28th of attained by our alumnae in many fields, activities of the ACOBA were also hampered November 2020 as a virtual event from the appointments made to high offices and to some extent. However the members of the Kularatne Hall supported with live streaming obituaries. In this bulletin the subcommittee subcommittee were determined to ensure the on our URL/ Facebook portal. The orator this has also decided to allocate space to release of this Bulletin. Subcommittees of the ACOBA 2020/2021 Fund Raising Project OBA Website, Newsletter, Publicity, Olcott Sports Coordination, AC – JHC Chairman – Mr. Bimal Wijesinghe Oration Match,Felicitations,Olcott schools, Deputy President, ACOBA Chairman – Mr. Samitha Senavirathne Big Match Vice President, ACOBA Chairman – Mr. Anura Perera Education Development Vice President, ACOBA Chairman – Prof. Athula Kaluarachchi Civil Infrastructure Vice President, ACOBA Chairman – Mr. Dananjaya Mohoitte School IT, Member Database, Job Bank Vice President, ACOBA Chairman – Mr. Varuna Chandana Affiliated Group, OBA Welfare, Vice President, ACOBA Exco Get –together Hostel Affairs,Scholarship,Credit Card Chairman – Mr. Yasas Randunu Ariyarathne Chairman – Mr. Ajantha Lal Kumarage Vice President, ACOBA Vice President, ACOBA Anandaya Magazine 2020 (November Edition) – Editorial Committee Samitha Senavirathna Tharindu Mallawarachchi Damith Pathirage Subcommittee Chairman Assistant Editor Content Writing and Translator Sunera Mahanamahewa Roshan Thotahewa Sachintha Perera Subcommittee Secretary Design & Layout Content Writing Shashika Jayathilaka Manjula Makolage Sarith Ajitha Chief Editor Photography Content Writing 2 “He was promoted again as the Head of the First Deputy Director-General of the Sri Lanka National Hospital" Dr. Anil Jasinghe He was born in 1962 in the village of Kamburupitiya in the Matara District of Southern Sri Lanka as the youngest child of a family of three siblings, to a father who was a principal and a mother who was a teacher. He spent his childhood in the teachers' quarters of the schools where his parents taught. Unfortunately, when he was in grade 4 he lost his mother, and with that, his father had to retire from work. Fifteen years older than him, his elder sister became a teacher and his elder brother, who is ten years older than him, entered the Peradeniya Medical Faculty and is currently residing in Great Britain as a Specialist Physician. Educated at the village school up to grade 5, he studied at Mahinda College, Galle from grade 6 to GCE (O/L). Following in the footsteps of his elder brother who went to Ananda from Richmond College before him, he too entered Ananda College in 1975, and was preparing for the GCE (A/L) examination in Biology. Although at Mahinda, he was more inclined towards education, at Ananda he became interested in Panchchasekera, Ven. Medagoda Sumanatissa and After completing his postgraduate degree in extracurricular activities parallel to his education. Ven. Bellanwila Somarathana. Community Medicine in 1994, he left for Medirigiriya, During this time he awakened the writer who was although he had the opportunity to work in the capital He was passionate about journalism and writing and hidden within him and moved forward with that ability. Colombo. Then in 1996, he was appointed as the joined the All Ceylon Buddhist Students' federation The 'Ananda Nuwana Society' of the College, which Medical Superintendent of the Badulla General and revived 'Vidu Aruna', the first science magazine was inactive for some time, was revived by him as Hospital. He completed his MD degree after applying in Sri Lanka to be launched. Its editor-in-chief was the president, under the guidance of the teacher in to the Health Administration. After that, he was Dharmasiri Navagamuwa. He later collaborated with charge, Dr. Prabodha Karunaratne. The secretary of transferred to Colombo in 2001 and served as the Dr. Chandima de Alwis and Subhash Jayawardena to the Society, Kanchana Abeypala, who later became a Deputy Director of the Accident and Orthopedics Unit translate the writings of Sir Arthur C. Clarke, a veteran lawyer, was very supportive in reviving the Society. of the Colombo National Hospital. He was appointed science fiction writer. It is also noteworthy that Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, as the Director of Kalubowila Colombo South currently a Specialist in Epidemiology, was the then He was also associated with 'Buddhist Power', Teaching Hospital on January 6, 2009. Thereafter he Treasurer of the Society. another Buddhist magazine published at Seevali was promoted again as the Head or the First Deputy Director-General of the Sri Lanka National Hospital In addition to maintaining the 'Anada Nuwana Samaja' Mandiraya. He visited places such as the British in 2012. He was appointed as the Vice President of wall newspaper in the lower corridor of the Fritz Koons Council, the Russian Center, the American Center, the 146th Session of the World Health Organization building in an excellent manner, he invited scholars etc. to learn about the changing world and to improve Executive Magazine giving Sri Lanka great fame. such as Prof. Nandadasa Kodagoda to deliver special his knowledge. In addition, he visited the Associated In addition, he was the Chairman of the College of lectures and conducted seminars on old films such Newspapers Ltd. better known as the ‘Lake House’ and Medical Administrators of Sri Lanka in 2010. as ‘Babaru Awith’ and ‘Gahanu Lamai’. Veteran met with veteran journalists such as Edwin Ariyadasa, Dayasena Gunasinghe, Tilakaratne Kuruwita Bandara author Karunasena Jayalath, veteran film directors Appointed as the Director-General of Health Services and co-authored several feature articles and essays for Dharmasena Pathiraja and Sumithr Pieris were in Sri Lanka in 2017, he was engaged in an invaluable the book 'Nawa Yugaya'. among the invitees who contributed for the foregoing mission to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus seminars. Despite being involved in such a large amount in the face of the global pandemic and to control this serious situation with the lowest number of patients He has also been at the forefront of the process of of extracurricular activities in a very short period and deaths. He has earned the respect and admiration compiling and documenting the history of Ananda of time while preparing for the GCE Advanced of the entire Sri Lankan people for his commendable College. In this process, he met with exceptional old Level examination, he passed the examination service in handling the staff affiliated to the Ministry Anandians such as Dr. N. M. Perera, E. W. Adikaram with distinction in Biology, and was awarded an of Health, the political authority, the Defence sector and Sam Wijesinghe to gather data. educational scholarship to the then Soviet Union for further medical education. Accordingly, he as well as the Public, in a very balanced manner. He In addition, he visited the Mahabodhi Temple in returned to his home country after completing his was promoted to the post of Secretary to the Ministry Maligakanda and joined the ‘Sinhala Buddhist’ medical degree at the Leor State Medical Institute of Environment in August 2020 as a tribute to the newspaper with Ranjith Amarakeerthi Paligapitiya, in Ukraine and received his first appointment at the excellent service rendered using his public relations one of his school friends who later became a writer Avissawella Base Hospital. This was in 1989 as an skills and leadership qualities acquired through his and politician, and Asanka Wijesekara. He also visited intern. He served as the Panvila Medical Officer of alma mater Ananda College. various historic temples throughout Sri Lanka and Health in Kandy for a short period from 1990 and was Dr. Anil Jasinghe will deliver the Olcott Oration today launched a series of feature articles on their history transferred to Kelaniya in 1992. At that time when there at the invitation of the Ananda College Old Boys and present. In this process, as a schoolboy, he was a Cholera epidemic, his efforts to control it was Association. was fortunate enough to meet Ven. Kalukodayaye commendable. 3 wdkkaohANANDAYA CLASSIFICATION OF SELECTED STUDENTS TO THE RESPECTIVE UNIVERSITIES..

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