tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264651636809122309.post3876268958078612630..comments2023-05-08T20:47:09.222+05:30Comments on Peradeniya Engineering Faculty Memories: Oriravu (One Night) : PART 3 - by S. SivasegaramE-Fac Memorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875303094141882942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264651636809122309.post-6613664359730772702014-07-25T08:54:21.216+05:302014-07-25T08:54:21.216+05:30I was a sinhala student in the Hilda Obeysekara ha...I was a sinhala student in the Hilda Obeysekara hall on that fatefull day.Those who were beaten up/threatened were my friends, I could not see them as feelingless, emotionless entities named "Tamils". I along with several of my batch mates discretely hid our friends. Subsequently we boycotted leactures until it was safe for our friends to return. For many months thereafter I slept with a packet of chilie powder near my bed as I was afraid that I could be targeted for taking a very vocal stand against the events of that night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264651636809122309.post-21281429821363322412014-05-09T00:53:54.319+05:302014-05-09T00:53:54.319+05:30I guess the big question here is 'Did Prof. Di...I guess the big question here is 'Did Prof. Dissanayake' practice what he preached? He was a good teacher, no doubt, but how about his morality and righteousness? I used to attend many bible study sessions which he partook in. He was a very senior faculty member, and he didn't factor an all-rounded education or character into the recruitment process. Hope he rests in peace! gem biscuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072288633911155302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264651636809122309.post-46341724169690976412013-03-09T18:09:32.016+05:302013-03-09T18:09:32.016+05:30Re: Thulsie Wickremasinghe's appointment,it is...Re: Thulsie Wickremasinghe's appointment,it is clearly of bad taste to mention late good Professor George Dissanayake the way you have done. He was such a revered gentleman, a great teacher. If Tulsie's appointment was anything, it should have been made not just by the good prof but the department. They must have weighed the merits before making the appointment. Anurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549820439777563554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264651636809122309.post-41275867662727911882011-06-17T18:34:00.455+05:302011-06-17T18:34:00.455+05:30This is about Oriravu (One Night) by Prof. S.Sivas...This is about Oriravu (One Night) by Prof. S.Sivasegaram<br /><br /> As one of the characters appearing in this<br />narration, I am happy that my good friend Siva has penned this down and that<br />it appears in the Web.It corrects the one sided story (which goes against all<br />ethics of public documentation) publicised by the UTHR which appears<br />prominently in the Web entries under my name.The UTHR should have been decent<br />enough to contact me and got my story also if they wanted a fair and just<br />documentation. I am happy at last that Siva, a total outsider to this drama<br />enacted that night at Hilda Obeyesekere Hall, has put down what he saw and<br />experienced on that night.Only a person who lived through those dismal times<br />in those trying circumstances would know what one had to undergo facing an<br />anonymous mob of some hundred "outsiders" ( people from other parts of the<br />campus)Nobody , especially the bleeding hearts of the UTHR talks of those who<br />were killed by mobs in those times. As far as I and my sub-wardens were<br />concerned we have saved the life of Balsuriyan from a mob who would very well<br />have beaten him to death.<br /> K.N.O.Dharmadasa<br /><br /><br />Prof. K.N.O.Dharmadasa<br />Dept. of Sinhala<br />University of Peradeniya<br />Peradeniya<br />Sri LankaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264651636809122309.post-71751361974313515142011-01-11T05:43:48.804+05:302011-01-11T05:43:48.804+05:30Dear Prof Sisvsegaram, Thanks for the memories, I ...Dear Prof Sisvsegaram, Thanks for the memories, I waas at Hilda hall in 83 at that time, as a first year Engineering students.<br /><br />it was sad, many of us got beaten up and but a few sinahlese studnets protected our room that night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com