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Fraser-Memorial Oration 2024 brightened with groundbreaking Trinity History Project 

Reviewed by Nimuthu Pathiraja (PROMWEB)   When the “T150 Project” was launched two years ago in recognition of Trinity’s Sesquicentennial anniversary, “The Trinity History project” was undoubtedly a key part of its’ celebrations. Highlighting the importance of celebrating a significant past, many committed, grateful and dedicated heads got together to successfully produce “The Trinity Story” in paperback and digital versions, rekindling Trinity’s unprecedented legacy.  The historic moment was witnessed by many dignitaries including his Lordship the Bishop, the Board of Governors, The College Executive Council and Old boys. Therefore, in this years’ presentation of the Fraser Memorial Oration, a programme launched at celebrating Trinity’s excellence through the great Visionary principal, Mr. Alexander Garden Fraser.  The key-note speaker of this years’ rendition of the Fraser Memorial Oration was none other than the man behind the Trinity History Project, Mr. M.V. Muhsin. Mr. Muhsin, being a proud Trinitian was the winner of the illustrious Ryde medal in 1962 and he was the senior prefect in 1963. After he left his alma mater, he started off as a chartered accountant. He managed to rise up the ranks soon, becoming a Group Director of Zambia’s mining conglomerate. Later he was appointed to the prestigious position of Vice President and Chief Information Officer at the World. Mr. Muhsin’s service to Trinity has truly been unprecedented. Mr. Mushin was who funded Trinity’s first IT Network and he is the founding patron of the TCK Washington OBA. He contributed with instrumental influence and effort to bring the “Trinity Story” to life by both funding this initiative entirety and taking up the key role of executive chair.  It would be fair to state that Mr. Muhsin took us on a tour along the schools’ history during his speech. He shared some delightful stories of the past along with descriptions about the great members of staff we had in the past. His speech was truly inspiring, and we are forever grateful for his outstanding tales. Mr. Muhsin managed to paint a picture in our young minds, of how great a personality Mr. Alexander Fraser was.   Next, within a historically significant moment in our history, the first copy of the “Trinity Story” was handed over to the Principal, Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB. Following this, in another feat the new college digital history website was launched. The website was pioneered with the leadership of Dr. Romesh Ranawana. The winner of the Coveted Amunugama award, he currently serves as the Group Chief of Analytics and AI Officer at Dialog Axiata PLC and serves as the Chairperson of the National Committee on Artificial-Intelligence Strategy. The new digital website is an unparalleled commemoration of our history through technology. From Virtual-Reality tours to a complete archive of our prize lists, it is a work of art, none of this would have been possible without the leadership of staff members, the PROMWEB and the 50-student task force. Importantly, all of the proceeds of the “Trinity Story” will directly be provided to the College Archives. Truly immortalising Trinity’s legacy.  The Digital History website can be viewed at https://history.trinitycollege.lk   Afterwards, a Q & A session was held with the aim of increasing interaction in our history. Then, Tokens of Souvenirs were presented to Mr. M.V. Muhsin, Dr. Romesh Ranawana and Mr. Arjuna Ranawana for their outstanding dedication and commitment. The event concluded with the vote of thanks by Master. Abidh Jameel, The senior prefect.  I think it is fair to state that this event successfully embodied our college’s legacy, and created resources to preserve our alma mater’s proud history for upwards of another 150 years. None of this would have been possible, however, without the contributions of many. We must thank the Executive director of the project, Mr. M.V. Muhsin, the Architect of the website Dr. Romesh Ranawana, the lead writer and editor Mr. Arjuna Ranawana. The College Executive Council including Principal Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB, Vice Principal Mr. Krishanthan Anthonydas, Co-Vice Principal Mr. Ananda Marasinghe, Ms. Thilini Sumanasekara for her contributions from the archives,  All members of staff, including Mr. Sheshan Abeysekara and Mr. Shevantha De Silva from the PROMWEB, who played a pivotal role in creating the Digital Website. We must also thank the 50-student task force who went to great lengths to make this initiative a success and everyone else who made this programme a resounding success.  The following are the names of the THP Publication team,   THP Publication Team  Trinity History Project Steering Committee: Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundera OSB (Principal and Chairman) M.V. Muhsin (Executive Chair and Executive Editor), Arjuna Ranawana (Editor), Himendra Ranaweera, Ananda Marasinghe (Co-Vice Principal), Jayantha Jayawardene, Dr. Romesh Ranawana, Sriyantha Senaratne; and Dr. Nalin Wickramanayake and (the late) Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala (Counsellors).  Editorial Committee: Sriyantha Senaratne (Chair), M.V. Muhsin, Arjuna Ranawana, Upali Ratnayake, Himendra Ranaweera, Jayantha Jayawardene, Keshan Thalgahagoda, Harindra Dunuwille, Harendra Alwis, Dr. Romesh Ranawana, Sheshan Abeysekara, Ms. Kshama Ranawana, and Mrs. Thilini Sumanasekara.  Production Team : David Colin-Thomé, Kasun Benaragama, M.V. Muhsin, Dr. Romesh Ranawana, Sheshan Abeysekara, Thilini Dias Sumanasekera, and Lalanthi Rajapakse.  Staff and Student Research team: Mrs. Thilini Sumanasekera, Mr. Bhanuka Warnasooriya, Mr. Sheshan Abeysekara, Shevindra Herath, Abidh Jameel, Adithya Dissanayake, Akmal Fareekdeen, Dilmin Bandaranayake, Dinil Jayasuriya, Gesith Epa, Janidu Jayasekera, Jayageeth Basnayake, Jayageeth Basnayake, Jeffrey Arumugam, Kesarindra Egodawele, Matthew Francis, Muhammed Zaffrulla, Muhammed Zaffrulla, Rahul Jayasinghe, Rumaiz Rizan, Shaahid Khaleel, Sheran Marasinghe, Thusara Gallage, Thushyantha Bandara, Uthsara Dissanayake, Yadesh Mohandas, Aqib Rumaiz, Harindu Senanayake, Kevin Tennekoon, Lolonyo Rahulan, Parinda Ratnayake, Sachika Boyagoda, Sherwain Wavita, Thithira Jayakody, and Yuki Ranathilake  The event photographed by the Trinity College Media Unit

TCK Lion & Colours Awards – 2023

We are pleased to announce that the following students were awarded the prestigious Lion and Colours for the year 2023 on the 22nd of December 2023 at the morning assembly. LION was awarded to the following Boxing o Master T.M.W.N. Bandara o Master I.M.S. Faris COLOURS Cadeting o Master I.G.D. Kirthisinghe o Master D.M.K.G.B. Dissanayake Basketball o Master S.R. Godaliyadda o Master R.M.W.P.M. Ratnayake o Master B.M.J.T.B. Basnayake o Master K.A. Thannakoon Hockey o Master K.A.W. Pamunuwa o Master M.R.Y.V. Karunarathna o Master S.E. Dilrukshan Rugby Football o Master Thenuk Fernando o Master V.L. Venuka Kumarage o Master Ravin Illangaratne o Master Harith Samaraweera o Master Thisanga Dissanayake o Master Anuhas Kodithuwakku o Master Lankindu Hearth o Master A.M. Jameel Soccer o Master Y. Hulangamuwa o Master D. Karavita o Master D. Peiris Swimming o Master S.D. Alexander Colours were RE-AWARDED to the following Athletics o Master U. Manzil o Master R.B. Wansekara o Master S. Aluvihare o Master S.N. Ranaweera Rugby Football o Master A. Manzil o Master Chamendra Dhanapala Swimming o Master S.J.S. Kumara o Master S.N. Ranaweera o Master Aaquil Anfas

Clash of Titans: TCK vs RCC JCA Corea Memorial Trophy 2023 

The 17th encounter of the annual J.C.A. Correa Memorial Trophy unfolded on November 14th, 2023, at the Ekala Air Force Grounds in Ja-Ela. Trinity College faced off against Royal College in a thrilling hockey match. Trinity College emerged victorious with a final score of Trinity 5 – Royal 3. R.M. Aqeel contributed 2 goals, while Mohomad Arkam also scored 2 goals, and Diluka Thrilakshana (C) added 1 goal to secure the win. The standout player of the match was Mohamad Arkam, earning the well-deserved title of Player of the Match for his exceptional performance on the field. The Trinity College hockey team showcased skill and teamwork, with a lineup including Diluka Thrilakshana as captain and Navanjana Dissanayaka as vice-captain. The collective efforts of players like Kasthuri Jayalath, Rithmika Karunarathna, and others contributed to the team’s success. Trinity’s journey toward this unforgettable and challenging battle was stuffed with nail-biting moments to incredible displays of resilience. A special acknowledgment goes to the organizers and a sincere thank you to the Principal Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB, Vice Principal Mr. Krishanthan Anthonydas, and the Principal of Royal College for orchestrating this memorable hockey encounter. The Trinity College Team Diluka Thrilakshana, Navanjana Dissanayaka, Kasthuri Jayalath, Kaveen Pamunuwa, Rithmika Karunarathna, Emiroj Dilrukshan, Sasika Senevirathne, Aaqeel Mohomad, Hesandu Niduwara, Stephan Fernando, Himath Manamperi, Thenuka Mallawarachchi, Rajamahendran Kirubashan, Thakshilan Yogaraja, Tevin Liyanage, Thenuk Ekanayake, Trehan Sinnen, Mohomad Arkam, Gogulnath, Lakshan Jayawardana Photo: RCPS

STC Tops Trinity in Football 

Reviewed by Rehan Anandakumar (Web Content Team)  The annual football encounter;TCK vs  S. Thomas’ College Mt Lavinia unfolded at the Digana Sports Complex on November 11th, 2023.  Both A&B teams of U14 and U16 age categories competed at this event.   The highlight of the tournament was the showdown between the 1st XI competing for one of the prestigious trophies of the season.  The day kicked off with the U14 A team clash, with both the teams displaying their formidable skills. Despite the struggle, Trinity unfortunately lost the game with a match score of STC 3 /TCK 0. This match ended with STC leading with 5-0.  Next was the U16 A team match which was one of the fiercest matches until the final five minutes. There were no goals from both the teams, yet S. Thomas’ clinched a goal in the final minute, winning the match. However, the U16 B team managed to draw out their match with the scoreboard remaining at 0-0.  Then was the most anticipated 1st XI match which lived up to expectations with both the teams delivering a spectacle of equally competitive skills. The audience witnessed nail biting moments with the ball knocking on the side bars few inches away from the goal post.  To make the match more intense, it started to rain heavily, yet the play didn’t stop and finally S Thomas sealed their victory by scoring a last-minute goal with a match score of 1-0.  At the awarding ceremony, S. Thomas 1XI team was crowned the champions for the year 2023. The annual football encounter between Trinity College and St. Thomas’ is once again highlighted in the sporting calendar leaving fans looking forward to the friendly rivalry encounter of 2024.   A sincere thank you to the Principal Rev. Fr. Araliya Jayasundara OSB, Vice Principal Mr. Krishanthan Anthonydas and the Principal of S Thomas’ College Mt Lavinia, for organising this Football encounter. 

A Low Scoring Thriller brings Trinity to Victory 

Reviewed by Yeshan Ranatunga (Web Content Team)  The scene was set, it was supposed to be a walk in the park, but it was a run chase that never had left the crowd in awe. In the end the lions managed to roar the loudest at the Under 19 All Island Division 1 Tier A Inter-School Limited Overs Tournament 2023 by winning back-to-back titles.  In August 2023, the Trinity Cricketers passed on their journey to defend their remarkable 2022 victory in the U19 Division 1 Tier A Limited Overs Tournament. Master Manula Kularathne, serving as the captain, played a pivotal role in the 2022 season and was determined to ensure that their success continued. With the backing of his teammates, they initiated their campaign with the goal of securing a consecutive victory in the limited overs tournament.  The Trinitians didn’t have their expected full side with the absence of their skipper Manula Kukarathne. Representing the Sri Lanka U19 side on a tour to Pakistan, skipper Manula Kularathne was unable to take part in the opening matches of the tournament. However, it was not a failure when the experienced Trinity in-stand captain Dinusha Peiris led the Trinity side to get into the knockout rounds, in which they looked on towards on what a repeat of their famous 2022 season would be.   The Knockouts  After defeating Mahanama College, Colombo by 8 wickets in the Quarters with the support of skipper Manula Kularathne’s 3-fer and Dinusha Pieris’s unbeaten knock of 78, Trinity advanced themselves into the semi-finals to face off against the mighty Royalists.   An anticipated contest was disturbed by rain, but thanks to an amazing century by Sri Lankan youth cap Supun Waduge and a DLS win by 10 runs meant that Trinity was just one shot away from going back-to-back!   One Final Push  The Thurstan College Grounds took centre stage as Trinity was to face St. Joseph’s College Colombo in a thrilling final on the 21st of November. A ground which would bring back fond memories for the Trinitians as a year ago when they managed to capture the title in the 2022 season. It was no surprise that Trinity was running high on confidence and going into the final with high ego spirits to create history at the Thurstan College Grounds.    Winning the toss and electing to bowl, the Trinity bowlers kept ticking off every St. Josephs batsmen who’d walk into the crease. One by one Trinity kept turning out wickets at regular intervals and just didn’t let the Josephians get the game going into their hands. A slight scare as a 47-run partnership was building for the 7th wicket, but Tharana Wimaladharama got the key wicket of his opposite number and as the wickets kept tumbling down, Trinity managed to get the Josephians all out for a modest total of 135.     The Sri Lankan Youth Cap Tharana Wimaladharama ended up with figures of 3-22 in 9 overs supported by the 2 left arm orthodox bowlers in Dinuka Tennakoon and Malith Rathnayake scalping 2 wickets each. While skipper Manula Kularathne and right arm leg-spinner Jayavi Liyanagama got a wicket each.   Thrills and Spills – a Rollercoaster Ride    It is a known fact that cricket is a funny game and no matter what situation in the game you may be in, there is always a chance that play can favour even those in desperate times. In what would be a simple run chase under normal circumstances to score 136 runs in 50 overs, it was never ever an easy run chase. And what we were treated to next; left the crowd in awe.    As the Trinity openers Viduka Dhammage and Vathila Udara set onto the field, the stage was set. The supporters cheering on in the background, hundreds of live telecast viewers, it was an absolute perfect way to start a run chase. But the Josephians thought otherwise, and a first ball duck for Viduka Dhammage caused everything to just pause…   With a pumped up start from the Jospehians, they never looked back as Trinity lost 4 wickets for just 43 runs on the board. With Trinity requiring 93 runs with just 6 wickets to spare, there were no favourites at this point. It was anyone’s game. Trinity needed something special.   Skipper Manula Kularathne and Supun Waduge had all eyes on them as they were against a pumped-up St. Joseph’s side, by the start they got. But with the cool and calm nerves of both batters, they built an important 56 run partnership for the 5th wicket, which settled the dressing room until Manula Kularathne was caught at point at which point Trinty was 99 for 5.   With just another few more runs required with sufficient wickets in hand, it seemed that the rest would just be a walk in the park for in form batsman Supun Waduge who passed his all-important half-century. But just a few overs later Supun Waduge found himself lofting the ball right into the hands at long on departing for a magnificent knock of 60 and Rajindu Thilakarathne getting bowled in his second ball found Trinity at 111 for 7.   A Rise to the Occasion!  The tension was high. Everything was on the line. What looked like would be a good run chase for the Trinitians already found themselves in a spot of bother. But Jayavi Liyanagama and Tharana Wimaladharama stepped to the occasion and scored a valuable partnership of 22 which made Trinity just 3 runs shy. Although Tharana Wimaladharma found himself getting bowled, it was Dinuka Tennakoon who had a moment to savour by hitting the winning runs with a six to make Trinity to go back-to-back in the Division 1 Tier A Limited Overs Tournament!   An eventful day with all kinds of emotions finally concluded. And the lions found themselves victorious once more defending their title at the Thurstan College Grounds.   Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the tireless efforts and unwavering dedication of the coaching and support staff, under the

A challenge sealed for Plate championship 

Reviewed by Rehan Anandakumar (Web Content Team)  In an engrossing demonstration of aptitude and commitment, Trinity College emerged as joint champions in the All-island Inter-School U16 Hockey tournament 2023. The event was held at the Royal Central College Polonnaruwa grounds from the 29th of October to the 1st of November.  The tournament kicked off with an outstanding run in the group stages, where Trinity remained unbeaten with 3-0 victory against Vijaya College Matale, followed by another pleasing win against Richmond College Galle with the same scoreline. The group stage triumph was sealed with the final score of a 2-0 victory against Nalanda College Colombo.  The most challenging and the match which built much suspense was the pre-quarterfinals where they faced last year’s cup champions, Zahira College Matale. The match was nothing but a rollercoaster ride. At the end of the first half, Zahira had led with 1- 0. However, in a sudden twist of fate in the second half when bad light interrupted the play, the match paused midway.   When the match resumed the next day, with more competition from both teams, Trinity managed to level the score at 1-1, ending the match with a one-all draw, driving both teams in a penalty shootout where TCK displayed their skills by scoring all five points, while Zahira college fell short with just four points. The match was a hard-battled victory that tossed Trinity to the quarterfinals.  In the quarter finals, TCK engaged in a fierce battle against Ananda College Colombo. The match moved with no points until the last minute where Ananda College secured a goal through a short corner, closing the screens for Trinity with a score of 1 – 0.  Despite the challenges and the setbacks, team TCK got back in the field showing remarkable resilience in the semi-finals against Prince of Wales Moratuwa, winning the match 2-1 securing their spot in the plate finals, where they faced their parallels from the seaside, S. Thomas College Mount Lavinia.   The match kicked off with a dark cloud in the blue sky and a deluge.  With fate at its best, the organisers were hesitant in resuming the match, and made an astonishing decision to crown both Trinity and St. Thomas as joint plate champions.  Trinity’s journey towards this unforgettable and challenging battle was stuffed with nail biting moments to incredible displays of resilience.   Our sincere thanks go to the coachers M.Rifas and M.Ashraf for their determination to sculpt the team into the plate champions of the Inter School Hockey Tournament 2023  The Trinity College Team  Rayyan Marzookdeen, Yenuka Rathnayake, Menod Koralegedara, Menul Dissanayake, Abeesha Wickramasinghe, Dulitha Karunarathne, Ahmed Farveez , Sadew Yapa, Lakshan Jayawardane, Pinitha Manajina, B.Gogulnath, Mohomed Harun, Bilal Bin Azaad, Mihin Nawarathne, Matheesha Gamage, Thanish Umer, Salim Bin Azaad, Asama Ranwala, Minuka Bandara, Inodh Koralegedara. 

Mastering Speech Evaluations – Gavel Club 

Reviewed by Chaniru Senhas (Web Content Team)  The Gavel Club of Trinity College successfully held a workshop on the fundamentals of speech evaluation for its members on the 26th of October 2023 at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Auditorium. TM Mohamed Yasir, who is among the best toastmasters in Kandy, conducted this session from 2.30pm onwards, inspiring all the young gaveliars who took part. He excels in the field of teaching, by profession, and has been a Toastmaster since 2018. He is also the immediate Past Division Director of Division F (2022-2023) of Toastmasters International.  Public speaking and communication skills are among the most basic and most important skills for any individual to possess to successfully work in society. At Trinity, students are highly encouraged and taught how to improve or develop on these skills. The Gavel Club is the gateway to the majestic world of speaking and leadership. To further assist with the development of the gaveliars, this workshop was held targeting speech evaluation, which is a key area in which the committee has identified the club members to be weak in.  The session commenced in the auditorium with Mrs. Thilanka Niyangoda, the Teacher-in-charge, and 25 gaveliers. It was an engaging and interactive session that encouraged active participation from of attendees.  All club members who attended this session provided good feedback and expressed how much of an impact it had made on their career in general. The session has vastly improved the way Trinity Gaveliars evaluate speeches not only at meetings, but possibly in competitions, in the future. The service TM Mohamed Yasir did towards the College Gavel Club is greatly appreciated and we hope to make many more future collaborations. 

සෙංකඩගල ත්‍රිත්වයන්ගේ අභිමානවත් සාහිත්‍යාභිෂේකය “සාහිත 2023”

2023 වසරේ සිය එකසිය දසවන අභිමානවත් සංවත්සරය සමරන ත්‍රිත්ව විද්‍යාලයීය සිංහල සාහිත්‍ය සංගමය විසින් සවිදහන් කරන්නට යෙදුණු ” සාහිත’23 ” උලෙළ පසු ගිය ඉල් මස සත් වන දින අත්‍යුත්කර්ෂවත් අන්දමින් පැවැත්වුයේ මෙසේය.  මෙ වර උලෙළේ තේමාව “නවකතා රසවින්දනය” බැව් හඳුන්වා දුන්නේ අප පාසලේ සිසුන් ඉදිරිපත් කළ ‘අඹ යහළුවෝ’  නව කතාවේ කෙටි නාට්‍යයම අංගයකිනි. උලෙළේ ප්‍රධාන ආරාධිතයා ලෙස අපගේ ගරු ඇරැයුම් ලැබූයේ තේමාවට ම ඖචිත්‍ය ගුණයෙන් සපිරුණු සුළවතෙකි. ඒ අනෙකෙකු නො ව පේරාදෙණි විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයයේ සිංහල අධ්‍යයනාංශයේ මහාචාර්ය, සම්මානලාභී ලේඛක මහාචාර්ය ලියනගේ අමරකීර්ති සූරීන් ය. යාච්ඤාවෙන් හා පොල්තෙල් පහන දැල්වීමෙන් ඇරැඹුණු උලෙළට සපැමිණි සියලු දෙනා පිළිගනු ලැබූයේ අප සංගමයේ සභාපති සෙත්මල් දිසානායක සොයුරාණන් විසින් පවත්වන්නට යෙදුණු පිළිගැනීමේ කතාවෙනි.  සපැමිණි පිරිස පිළිගැනුම වෙනුවෙන් විද්‍යාලයීය ජාතික නර්තන කණ්ඩායම විසින් මනෝහර පූජා නර්තනයක් ද ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලදි. අප පාසලේ සිසුන් වෙනුවෙන් පැවැත්වුණු සාහිත – සිංහල භාෂා සහ සාහිත්‍ය තරගාවලියේ සහතිකපත් ප්‍රදානය පැවැත්වුණු අතර මෙහි දී දෙවන බස ලෙස සිංහල හදාරන සිසුනට ද සහතිකපත් ප්‍රදානය කිරීමට අවස්ථාව උදා වීම අප සංගමය ලද භාග්‍යයකි. උලෙළේ වැදැගත් ම අංගවලින් එකක් වූයේ අප සංගමය විසින් සංවිධානය කළ ‘තාර්කික බවේ මංපෙත් විවර කරන බුද්ධිමය මෙහෙයුම’ තේමාව රැගත් ” වාග් ප්‍රතිභා’23 ” අන්තර් පාඨශාලීය විවාද තරගාවලියේ අවසන් මහා සංග්‍රාමය පැවැත්වීම යි. අවසන් මහා සංග්‍රාමයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබ සිටි මහනුවර විද්‍යාර්ථ විද්‍යාලය‍ය සහ මහනුවර ශ්‍රී චන්දානන්ද බෞද්ධ විද්‍යාලයය  එ ලෙස වේදිකාව සිය වාග් චාතුර්යයෙන් සහ තර්කන ශක්‍යතාවෙන් කලම්බනය කළෝය. විවාදයේ මාතෘකාව වූයේ “වත්මන් ලංකීය කලාව ළමා රසවින්දනයට ගැළැපෙන ලෙස නිර්මාණය වී ඇත / නිර්මාණය වී නැත.” යන්න යි. විද්‍යාර්ථයෝ යෝජක පක්ෂයෙනුත්, චන්දානන්දයෝ ප්‍රතියෝජක පක්ෂයෙනුත් විවාද බිමට පය තැබූ හ. තියුණු විවාදයකින් අනතුරු ව වාග් ප්‍රතිභා’23 ශූරතාව හිමි කරගැනීමට මහනුවර විද්‍යාර්ථ විද්‍යාලයය සමර්ථ වී ය. ජයග්‍රාහී විද්‍යාර්ථ විද්‍යාලයයටත් අනුශූරතාව දිනාගත් චන්දානන්ද බෞද්ධ විද්‍යාලයයටත් අපගේ නො මඳ ශුභාශංසන හිමි වේ. අප පාසලේ නාට්‍ය සංසදයේ සිසුන් විසින් ‘ගම්පෙරළිය’ නව කතාවේ කෙටි අංගයක් වේදිකාවේ රඟදක්වා රැස්වූවනගේ සිත් පිනැවී ය. සාහිත – අන්තර් පාඨශාලීය සිංහල භාෂා සහ සාහිත්‍ය තරගාවලියේ සහතිකපත් ප්‍රදානය සිදුවූයේ උලෙළේ ආරාධිත මහාචාර්ය ලියනගේ අමරකීර්ති සූරීන් විසිනි. සහතිකපත් ප්‍රදානයෙන් පසු ව යෙදුණේ මහාචාර්ය අමරකීර්ති සූරීන්ගේ මූලදේශනය යි. නවකතාව ජීවිතයේ ශුභසාධනයට යොදා ගත හැකි අයුරු සහ ඉන් සමාජය ගොඩනැංවිය යුතු අයුරු පිළිබඳ ව එතුමෝ සාරගර්භ දේශනයක් පැවැත්වූ හ. මූලදේශනයෙන් අනතුරු ව අප හා එක් වී උලෙළට දුන් සහයෝගය අගයනු වස් එතුමනට උපහාර දැක්වීමක් සිදුවිණි. විද්‍යාලයීය පෙරදිග සංගීත සංගමයේ වාද්‍ය වෘන්දය සහ ගායක කණ්ඩායම විසින් රැස්වූවන් පිනැවීම කෙරේ නවකතා ද්වයක් ආශ්‍රයෙන් රැසැයුණු ‘ගඟ අද්දර මා’ සහ ‘කොහේ ද කොහේ ද අපේ ලොවක්’ යන ගී ද්විත්වය ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලදි. ඒ ගැයුම්වල සහ වැයුම්වල මාධූර්යයට සහ අනර්ඝත්වයට සාක්ෂ්‍ය ය රැස්වූවන් අතින් නිරායාසයෙන් ම නැඟුණු අත්පොළසන් නද. සිය සිවු තිස් වසරක සේවා කාලයෙන් තිස් වසරක් ම විද්‍යාලයීය සිංහල සාහිත්‍ය සංගමයේ ගරු අනුශාසකතුමිය ලෙස කටයුතු කළ ප්‍රියංගනී රන්දෙණිය ගුරුමෑණියන් උලෙළේ දී කාගේත් සම්භාවනාවට පත් කොට උපහාර පිදීමට ද අපි අමතක නො කෙළෙමු. මුල් කල උලෙළ පිළිබඳ කතිකා කරගත් හුදු වචන මාත්‍රය සැබෑවක් කොට ප්‍රායෝගික තලයට ගෙන ඒමටත්, සාර්ථක කරගැනීමටත් නො මඳ සහයෝගය දැක්වූ ගුරුමෑණිවරු, ගුරුපියවරු සහ අප සහෝදරවරු, ආදි සහෝදරවරු මෙන්ම සහය දුන් අප දෙමව්පියන්ටත්, අනුග්‍රහයක භවතුන් අතුළු සියලු දෙනාටත් අපගේ ගෞරවාදර පූර්වක ස්තුතිය මෙන් ම ප්‍රණාමය පුද කිරීමට කැමැත්තෙමු. තවද , මෙම කර්තව්‍යය සාර්ථක කරගැනීමෙහිලා ඇප කැප වු අප කමිටු සාමාජිකයන් ද කිසිසේත් අමතක කළ නොහැක. සභාපති – සෙත්මල් දිසානායක, උපසභාපති – සෙත්ලත් දිසානායක, ලේකම් – අමෝද කොස්සලවත්ත, උපලේකම් – විරුණ ප්‍රියනන්ද, උපභාණ්ඩාගාරික – මෙතුල් දිසානායක, සම්බන්ධිකාරක – දුමිඳු වීරසූරිය, සම සම්බන්ධිකාරක – කෙවින් අධිකාරි, සංස්කාරක – දුලිත් කුරේ, සම සංස්කාරක – නේමින්දර නත්තරම්පොත, තාක්ෂණික කමිටුව – බ්‍රයන් අශෙල්, මාර්ක් මෙලොහිසන්, දිසත් ජයසිංහ, අලංකරණය හා වෙනත් කටයුතු – හසරංග ප්‍රේමවර්ධන, කෙනත් පානබොක්ක, නදිල් අබේරත්න, කාන්චන හේරත් හා ඉඳුවර ජයසිංහ උලෙළේ නිමාවට පෙර ස්තුති කතාව පවත්වන්නට යෙදුණේ අප සංගමයේ ලේකම් අමෝද කොස්සලවත්ත සොයුරාණන් විසිනි. අවසන පාසල් ගීය සහ ජාතික ගීය ගයා රැස්වූවන් සාර ඵල නෙළාගැනීම පිළිබඳ වූ සන්තුෂ්ටි නේත්‍රයෙන් යුක්ත ව විසිර ගිය හ. දිගාසිරි වේ වා! විරුණ ප්‍රියනන්ද,උපලේකම්,සිංහල සාහිත්‍ය සංගමය.

Innovative Solutions – Trinitians in IT  

Chaniru Senhas, Rehan Anandakumar and Nahidh Naseem report.  We are thrilled to share our experience as participants in the “Creating Solutions for Impact,” a competition co-organized by the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) and the University of Queensland, Australia (UQ).  The 2023 edition unfolded over four weeks, starting on the 5th of October, featuring a series of workshops and concluding with the Grand Finale on the 2nd of November at the SLIIT Campus in Malabe. Our journey was graced by the presence of various professors from the Engineering and IT faculties of the University of Queensland, along with some from SLIIT, who served as the judges of this competition.  The kick-off was marked by an insightful masterclass on “How to sell an idea to an investor,” presented by a UQ professor. Following this, armed with newfound knowledge and individualized assistance, we dove into the competition.  From the get-go, we were tasked with identifying an environmental problem and crafting a sustainable solution with a positive impact on the planet. Guided by weekly workshops, facilitated by seasoned professionals, we navigated each step of the programme, gathering knowledge that we believe extends far beyond the competitive context. The culmination of our efforts took place at the Grand Finale, where we pitched our idea to the judging panel as if we were seeking investment.  We picked a common student problem: Teachers struggle to find students with the right skills for school club activities.   Our solution? A website application called “Edu-Link” where students make profiles showcasing their achievements and talents. Teachers can easily find suitable students to give them the right opportunities to engage in school activities.   EduLink – Presentation by Chaniru Senhas, Rehan Anandakumar and Nahidh Naseem At the Grand Finale, we – Nahidh, Chaniru, and Rehan – won the “People’s Choice Award.” People voted for us, and besides certificates, we got a pair of Apple Airpods Pro. It added a GenZ touch to our well-deserved victory. We are looking forward to what comes next.  Cheers to teamwork and making positive changes in the world through education and technology! 

Triumph at Tarbet: Trinity’s Junior Athletic Feat 

Reviewed by Nahidh Naseem & Ayaash Abubakar (Web Content Team)  The Junior Athletic team of Trinity College emerged runners-up at the 52nd Sir John Tarbet Junior Athletic Championship 2023, held from the 3rd to the 5th of November at the Sugathathasa Stadium. They fell short of Royal College Colombo by  two points. This triumph marked the realisation of a dream that had been cherished for 39 long years.  Notably, the team achieved significant success with Master Joel Rambukkanage earning second place in the javelin event for under 15. One of the standout stars of the event was Master Raveesh Wijerathne, whose extraordinary jumping skills propelled him to the top of the podium for the third time this year.  Another remarkable performance was delivered by Master Rivindu Amarasinghe, who displayed an incredible technique as he effortlessly glided over the 70M hurdle to secure the second position.   The success of the Junior Athletics team was not achieved through individual efforts alone. The support and guidance of Mr. C.J. Kalugampitiya, the Master in Charge and the dedication of the coaching staff played a pivotal role in the team’s impressive performance. Their commitment to nurturing and developing the talents of these young athletes has once again proven to be a vital component in the team’s journey to success. 

Trinity Debaters win RIC Championship 

Reviewed by Chaniru Senhas  The English Debating team of Trinity College emerged Champions at the Inter-School Debating Championships organised by the Mooting and Debating Law Students’ Association of the Royal Institute of Colombo, of which the quarter finals, semifinals and finals were held on the 5th of November. The A Team from Trinity College Kandy performed exceptionally well, emerging as national champions for the 3rd time this year, Additionally they were the first team to get selected for the outrounds with 5 victories, The A Team was able to receive marvellous victories at the Quarter-finals, Semi Finals and put the cherry on top with a glorious performance in the final against Royal College A. The B Team showed their debating prowess as well, becoming the 4th team to get selected for quarter-finals with 4 wins, however after a very intense round they lost to Ananda College A at the Quater-Finals. The C Team too ended with a captivating 2 wins and ending as the 15th team overall.   This victory complemented their many recent championships, placing Trinity in the 1st place on the debating league.  The tournament consisted of 5 preliminary rounds followed by the quarter finals, semifinals, and finals. Three teams from the college participated, the A team, consisting of Ammar Zaffarullah, Thesath Keppetiyagama, Thithira Jayakody and Nethula Hettihewage, the B team, consisting of Sancthitha Wickrama, Shaluka Herath Nimuthu Pathiraja and Parinda Rathnayake and the C team, consisting of Chaniru Senhas, Muhammed Jameel, Abeesha Wickramasinghe and Kavindu Athukorala.   We congratulate all the debaters of all three teams and a special thanks goes out to their coach, Mr. Suchith Tissera and the Teacher-in-Charge, Mrs. Fathima Majeed for their unwavering support.

Diving for Victory: Inter-House Swimming Meet 2023

Reviewed by Sharukh Fairooz, Reshan Odayar and Thehas Dayarathne. (Web Content Team)  The Inter-House Swimming meet, held at the College Swimming Complex on the 2nd and 3rd of November 2023, united passionate swimmers in pursuit of victory for their houses. Sahayam House triumphed among the junior houses, while Simithraaratchy House emerged victorious among the senior houses in this year’s competition.  At the Heats, on the 2nd afternoon, the event started strong with the 133m Individual Medley Relay. Determined to break the record of 02.02.30, set by S.R.Tennakoon, the swimmers got on to the blocks. Amid a moment of silence at the Trinity Swimming Complex, the whistle marked the commencement of the individual medley, challenging swimmers with the Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle. The event ended with some brilliant wins and the Heats continued for the rest of the events, which were successfully completed.  The final segment of the Inter-House Swimming Meet was on the 3rd of November, graced by the Chief Guest Mr. Vinoth Kumar, an old boy, and an ardent swimmer who had secured championships during his time, and his wife, Mrs. Susheela Kumarappan.   The final events in the competition served a primary purpose of identifying youth talent while bolstering a culture of sportsmanship and friendly competition. The fierce rivalries of the houses were on full display as the day began with the 33m Butterfly stroke. The whistle blew and the swimmers plunged into the water and swam with one goal: victory.   The second event on the agenda was the exciting 33m breaststroke. The swimmers dived in, desperate for victory. The graceful and disciplined movements of the swimmers were a testament to rigorous training for months and weeks under their respective coaches.   Next, the 33m backstroke event commenced, as the first line of swimmers assembled at the marshaling point and lowered themselves into the water, full of anticipation.   With no distraction from the losses of the previous event, and no over confidence with the wins, the enthusiastic swimmers eager to bring glory to their respective houses, set out on achieving their next milestone- the 33M Freestyle event. Tension was brewing to its max.  Following a brief break, the Women’s Invited Relay featured participants from Hillwood College, Mahamaya College, Gateway College, and Girls’ High School. Hillwood College secured the top spot, followed by Mahamaya College and Gateway College. The Men’s Invited Relay followed, with swimmers from Dharmaraja College, Chandananda College, Kingswood College, and St. Anthony’s College. Dharmaraja College claimed the first position, with Kingswood College and Chandananda College securing the second and third spots, respectively.  In the final event, the Old Boys and Coaches swam in a Relay, and Old Boys emerged as winners.   Age Group Champions Under 13 – Sithupa Ninduwara – Gibson House  Under 15 – Imesh Dissanayake – Sahayam House  Under 17 – A.M.Randunna – Simithraaratchy House  Under 19 – S.N.Ranaweera – Central Boarding House  Results – Junior Houses Results – Senior Houses The Inter-House Swimming Meet was not just a sporting event but an event for students to explore their talents and display their competitiveness. Our congratulations to all the participants and winners this year!  

තාර්කික බුද්ධි මණ්ඩපයේ ත්‍රිත්ව සලකුණ

තර්කයෙන් විතර්කයට , සංවාදයෙන් විසංවාදයට මනා සාධාරණීයත්වයක් ඉටු කළ විද්‍යාලයීය  ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ  සිංහල විවාද කණ්ඩායම ‘සිරස’ නාලිකාව මඟින් හතර වන වරටත් විකාශනය කරනු ලැබූ The Debater with AAT තරගාවලිය වර්ණවත් කළේ ඔවුන්ගේ තාර්කික කුසලතා මැනවින් ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරමිනි. යොහාන්  පියතිලක ( නායක ) , සෙත්ලත් දිසානායක , සෙත්මල් දිසානායක හා අමෝද කොස්සලවත්ත යන සාමාජිකයින්ගෙන් සැදුම් ලත් කණ්ඩායම ඊට සහභාගී වූහ. 09 මසකට පෙරාතුව  ගමනක ආරම්භය සනිටුහන් කරමින් රූපවාහිනිය තුළ විකාශනය නොවූ මූලික වටය පාසල් 500 ක පමණ සහභාගීත්වයකින් පැවැත් වූයේ තෝරාගැනීමේ වටයක් ලෙසිනි. එම තරග වටයෙන් ඉදිරි වටයට පියවර තැබීමට සුදුසුකම් ලැබූ ත්‍රිත්වයින් ප්‍රතියෝජක පසුපෙළ ලෙස විවාදයට එක්වූයේ කොළඹ විශාඛා විද්‍යාලය , තිඹිරිගස්කටුව මාරිස්ටෙලා  විද්‍යාලය හා නුගේගොඩ සමුද්‍රාදේවි බාලිකා විද්‍යාලය සමඟිනි. උරෙන් උර ගැටුණු තරගකාරී තරගවටයක් අවසන් වූයේ සිය වාග් ප්‍රතිභාවන් විදහා දැක්වු අප විද්‍යාලයීය  විවාදකයින්  මීළඟ වටයට තේරීපත් වීමෙනි. උද්වේගකර වූ ‘Octo Finale ‘ තරගවටයේ ත්‍රිත්ව තාර්කිකයෝ කොළඹ රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය, මහනුවර ශ්‍රී චන්දානන්ද විද්‍යාලය හා මල්වත්තාවල ජාතික පාසල සමඟ යෝජක ඉදිරිපෙළ ලෙස ඉතා තියුණු තරගයකින් පසු මීළඟ වටයට ප්‍රවිෂ්ට වූහ. සංග්‍රාමයෙන් පිරි තාර්කික බුද්ධි මණ්ඩපයේ  අර්ධ අවසාන පූර්ව වටයට කොළඹ නාලන්දා විද්‍යාලය කොළඹ තර්ස්ටන් විද්‍යාලය හා කොළඹ ඩී. එස් . සේනානායක විද්‍යාලය සමඟ ත්‍රිත්වයින් අවතීර්ණ වූයේ ප්‍රතියෝජක ඉදිරිපෙළ ලෙසයි. පළමු කථිකයාගේ සිට ම ඉතා තියුණු මුහුණුවරක් ගත් මෙම විවාදයේ , ආරම්භයේ සිට ම  ජයග්‍රහණය සිව් පිළට ම දෝලනය වූයේ ප්‍රේක්ෂකයන්ගේ කුතුහලය දෙගුණ තෙගුණ කරමිනි. වට හතරකින් යුක්ත වූ මෙම තරගය අවසානයේ දී බලාපොරොත්තු නොවූ අයුරින් අවසන් පූර්ව වටයට සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ අවස්ථාව ත්‍රිත්වයින්ට අහිමි වූයේ එම විවාදයට උපරිම සාධාරණත්වයක් ඉටු කිරීමෙන් පසුවය. එලෙසින් මෙම තරගාවලියේ ත්‍රිත්වයින්ගේ භූමිකාවේ නිමාව සනිටුහන්  වුවද එයින් ලද අත්දැකීම් ඔස්සේ ඉදිරියටත් තම දක්ෂතා ඔපනංවමින් ත්‍රිත්ව විද්‍යාලය වෙනුවෙන් විවාද තරගාවලි නියෝජනය කිරීමට ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ සිංහල විවාද කණ්ඩායම අපේක්ෂා කරති. මාස ගණනාවක් පුරා පැවති මෙම තරගාවලියට විවිධ අයුරින් කාලය, ශ්‍රමය, වැය කළ, තම දැනුමෙන් නොමඳව විවාදකයින් පෝෂණය කළ අප විද්‍යාලයීය  ගුරු මව් පියවරුන්ට අපගේ හෘද්‍යාංගම ස්තූතිය පුද කරමු. අශේන් විජේසිංහ (සිංහල විවාද සංසදය)

Trinitians in the National Debating Pool 

Article by Nimuthu Pathiraja (Web Content Team)   The English Debating team of Trinity College Kandy has had an exceptionally victorious year. As of now, the team has participated in 9 tournaments, securing 3 unbeaten national championships, reaching semifinals in 5 tournaments, and quarterfinals in 1.  In addition, 4 Trinitians have been selected to the National Debating Pool of Sri Lanka:  Competitors to the National pool are chosen by the Debaters’ Council of Sri Lanka, the administrative body of World Schools’ Debating for Sri Lanka. This year, the pool consists of 16 best debaters in the national debating circuit, from which, the National team and the development squad will be selected to represent Sri Lanka at international tournaments throughout the year 2024. The pool will have the privilege of receiving training and coaching from a panel of experts.  Additionally, we must express our gratitude to the parents of these talented debaters and the teacher in charge, Mrs. Fathima Majeed, as well as all the other teachers who accompanied the debaters to Colombo for multiple tournaments they participated in and worked tirelessly to ensure the Trinity Debating team can reach massive heights. We also make special mention of the coaches of Trinity Debating, Mr. Suchith Tissera and Mrs. Shanya Sadanandan, who spent sleepless nights coaching the team throughout the year.  In conclusion, we congratulate the four debaters for their outstanding achievements and the glory they have brought to Trinity. 

Trinity Weightlifting on a Streak! 

Review by: Muhammed Jameel (Web Content Team)  Trinity Weightlifting team emerged victorious at the Sri Lanka Novices Championship 2023, held at the National Sports Complex in Polonnaruwa from November 4th to 6th. The competition showcased the extraordinary talent of the young Trinitians, securing the coveted first place in various categories.  Under 20 Category:  Under 17 Category:  They clinched the title of ‘The Junior Championship (Men) 2023’ through their collective efforts, marking a significant achievement. The triumph underscores the commitment and diligence of every athlete, guided by Coach Mr. M. Wijerathne and backed by the steadfast support of Master-in-Charge Mr. Galagoda.  Trinity College extends heartfelt congratulations to the weightlifting team on their outstanding achievements. Their continuous wins in the schools’ weightlifting arena is a pride for the College, reflecting the spirit of excellence and commitment nurtured within its exceptional athletes.