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 As schoolboys we didn't have much feeling towards change. But we were aware that with the expected departure of the British, who were occupying several high positions, there would be more job opportunities for Sri Lankans.My father was a senior public officer at the time and so we got tickets to go for the ceremony at Independence Square hall which was a hangar at that time where the Royal Air Force had its planes parked. |
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 Whenever he went missing as a baby his mother would look in the monsoon drain. He was small enough to crawl ahead, but his nappy stuck in the drain-gap would give-away his whereabouts that he was following his usual pursuits, interacting with nature, even sans any clothing. Nature……..the babyhood curiosity, which grew into love in boyhood and saw him collecting tadpoles in jam jars, caterpillars and fruit flies and a single egg from the rookery..... |
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 “We were exhausted. Breathing had become difficult. But the scene in the distance took away all our tiredness. It was the gorgeous Mount Everest – the highest peak in the world. The mist had thinned out and the snow covered peak was clearly visible..” - Bhathiya Arangalla who reached the top of Kala Pathar in the Himalayan range together with his instructor Major Jagath Alwis was full of joy at their achievement. |
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