GENERAL ARTICLES
The coveted Sir Richard Aluvihare Trophy – A walk down memory lane
Saturday, 29 April 2023
The annual schools One-Day cricket encounter the Kandyan community waits in anticipation, the battle between Trinity College and St. Anthony’s College will take place on the 29th of April, 2023 at the Asgiriya grounds. The 41st game of the series for the Sir Richard Aluvihare trophy, will be played under the distinguished patronage of Trinity’s
- Published in College, College News, General Articles
In Retrospect of the Hill Country Battle of the Blues Trophy
Thursday, 27 April 2023
Ever since 1914, the “Hill Country Battle of the Blues” has been a spectacle of epic proportions that has enamored sports fans nationwide. The formidable Trinitians displayed tenacity and mettle, dominating the event until the 1950s and cementing a legacy that has persisted for well over a century. As we conclude the 104th iteration of
- Published in College, College News, General Articles
From a hill to a cricket ground – The Asgiriya stadium
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
“A magnificent work of engineering” would be the most appropriate way to describe the Asgiriya Cricket Stadium, where some unprecedented milestones have been achieved for Sri Lanka Cricket, considering the hilly nature of Kandy. The ground had to be carved straight out of the hill behind the pavilion before being levelled by ten feet, so
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පරාර්ථකාමී සේවයක ඇගයීම – Appreciating Selfless Service
Monday, 02 May 2022
මහනුවර ත්‍රිත්ව විද්‍යාලය පදනම් වී ඇත්තේ ක්‍රිස්තියානි සාරධර්ම සංස්කෘතිය මත වන අතර එය සිසුන්ට පෙළපොත් පදනම් කරගත් අධ්‍යාපනයට වඩා සිසුන් මිනිසුන් ලෙස හැඩගස්වන වටිනාකම් මනස් තුළ රෝපණය කරයි. සිසුන් ඉක්මනින් එහි ව්‍යුහයන් සමඟ පමණක් නොව, එහි පොහොසත් ඉතිහාසය සහ සහෝදරත්වය සහ "පවුල" පිළිබඳ ගැඹුරු සංකල්පය සමඟ බැඳේ. මෙම පවුලේ වැදගත් කොටසක් වන්නේ අනධ්‍යන කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයයි.
- Published in College, General Articles, Support Staff
Fourteen Years at Trinity and Beyond
Friday, 11 March 2022
“The land of youth and dream…” Time does fly by. Fourteen years ago, I walked in through the gates of Trinity for the first time, confused; the same as any other six-year-old on their first day of school. Needless to say, I was completely oblivious to the enormity of where I had walked into. Surprisingly
- Published in College, General Articles
When Trinity Boxing went to Olympics – the Story of Leslie Handunge
Thursday, 10 March 2022
An article by Chaniru Senhas (Grade 8) Boxing at Trinity Boxing has traditionally been one of Trinity’s most exciting sports, both among alumni and students. The beginnings of Boxing dates to 1907 when only younger students were allowed to be a part of the sport. Since 1913, Boxing became a main-stream sport in college and
- Published in Boxing, College, General Articles, History, Sports
Ceylon, Rev. William Oakley and the Oakley’s Church
Friday, 12 November 2021
Ceylon & the Church Missionary Society The period immediately following the fall of the Kandyan monarchy was one of rapid changes in Ceylon in general and Kandy in particular. A new community was emerging along the island’s beaches, nourished by the British monarchy and the Christian faith. However, as freedom conflicts raged in the newly
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Master, Mentor, and Friend – Ronald Thangiah
Thursday, 30 September 2021
The year was 1966, and a day scholar who sang treble in the Choir and had arrived early for the 6.30 pm practice was standing by the main entrance to the Trinity College Chapel when a man who could not have been more than 15 years his senior, climbed up the steps to the Chapel,
- Published in Chapel, Choir, College, General Articles, History
Dawn turned Dusk as Records Tumbled and Memories Bottled, at Asgiriya
Saturday, 11 September 2021
On the 3rd of December 2007, Sri Lanka hosted England at Asgiriya for the 1st Test Match. This test match was remarkable since the Sri Lankan bowling spearhead Muttiah Muralitharan was able to achieve the world record of being the highest Test Wicket Taker (covered in the 1st Edition). Apart from that, the game was
- Published in Cricket, General Articles, Sports
Silk and Steel: Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa
Thursday, 22 July 2021
Early Days In 1940, on the 27th of July, one of Sri Lanka’s most celebrated war heroes, Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa was born to Loku Bandara and Iona Ratwatte Kobbekaduwa, into a traditional Kandyan family. Growing up as the second child and the eldest of the three brothers, Kobbekaduwa showed excellence in not only his studies
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The story of Major Gordon Burrows
Friday, 23 April 2021
“Many believe he was an officer who stumbled upon the halls of this school. On the contrary, he knew where he was going; he was on his way to a fresh adventure, to his first job, as an Assistant Master at Trinity”. When Major Gordon Burrows and Trinity crossed paths in 1946, Trinity was undergoing many major reformations and changes, such as the Church Missionary
- Published in Choir, College, General Articles, History
