The Rollicking Royal Regiment

Magnificent Men, Women & Boys of Royal

Royal Primary School & Royal College have seen the personalities and passage of so many distinguished and magnificent men and women who have walked the corridors within the hallowed premises, and taught and served the many thousands in the most prestigious and premier educational institution, in Sri Lanka, since 1835.

The multitude of students who spent many a wondrous day in class, in the labs, outdoors and on the sports arena, excelling in their efforts and who now may be the custodians of many a prestigious institution, business, profession, organization or field will always remember these teachers and staff members who spared no pain in extending their services with committment, responsibility and justice.

They were the ones who helped us, in no small means, to learn of books, and learn of men, and learn to play the game!

This blog is dedicated to all of them and attempts to capture and portray their personailities, traits, funny moments and significant contributions in every possible and simple way. To those who have passed away we bless their departed souls. For those who still tarry along with us, we wish you many more years of goodness on earth. You have done your job well. May you be reap the best of rewards.

Please send your stories to kadalay@gmail.com for publication on this blog.

The date of this post has also been postdated to Dec 31 2007 in order that it will remain at te top of the blogger, as a header, while all other posts are contained beneath it.

LINKS TO RC PEOPLE

The Royal Video Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHkeQqgdqKk

Royal Thomian Match Souvenirs
http://www.royalthomian.info/HTML/Articles/Articles.htm

RC '59 Group
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/rcgroup59.html

Past Principals of Royal College
http://www.royalcollege.lk/aboutroyal/pastprincipals.shtml

Sacred to the Memory of Principal E L Bradby (TDSA Dissanayaka)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/rcbradby.htm

Dudley K G de Silva [Dudda]
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/dudley.html

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel M K J Cantlay ED JP (AF Sameer, Laki, Rohan Jayatilleke, Daily News)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/cantlay.html

Bevil St Elmo de Bruin (Sunday Island, Rev Mervin Stoddart, Mel Cooke, Sunday Times)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/debruin.htm

E C Gunasekera [Kataya] (Lalanath de Silva LLM, Siddiq Ghouse)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/ecg.html

M T Thambapillai [Thamba] (ULK)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/thamba.htm

Kadalay of Royal
http://kadalayroyal.blogspot.com/

1961-Groupies
http://royal-1961.blogspot.com/

61 Group Pics
http://www.sirimanna.com/RC61/rc61.html

Class of '49 (TDSA Dissanaike)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/class49.html

1960 Roll Call - sent in by Kusum Perera
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/royal1960.html

Class of '62
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoyalCollege62/

Snippets from the past
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/rcsnip.htm

'61 Group Classroom Antics - 1 [SAPEY]
http://royal-1961.blogspot.com/2006/02/rcem-61-group-classroom-an_114080654800895623.html

'61 Group Clasroom Antics - 2 [RUPPERTY]
http://royal-1961.blogspot.com/2006/02/rcem-61-group-classroom-an_114080626509075149.html

'61 Group Classroom Antics - 3 [GHANDI]
http://royal-1961.blogspot.com/2006/02/rcem-61-group-classroom-an_114080605110791479.html

'61 Group Xlassrooim Antics - 4 [Canto & RITA]
http://royal-1961.blogspot.com/2006/02/rcem-61-group-classroom-an_114080605110791479.html

'61 Group Classroom Antics - 5 [Bella]
http://royal-1961.blogspot.com/2006/02/rcem-61-group-classroom-an_114080605110791479.html

RC Hostel 1959 Pic
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/rchostel.jpg
L to R
Row 1: R G Hapuarachchi, , B.N.Ranasinghe, N. Chellappah, Thiagarajah, Zahir Mohamed, M Thassim, Somasunderam, , Pathirana, H.A.Karunasekara.

Row 2: C.Abeywickrama, S Y Samaraweera, Samaratunga, , C S Fernando, , J D M Kulatilleke, L A D Sirisena, Wimal Gunawardena, N.Mendis, Wendell Solomons, Dayaratna, Raheem, S.Canagasabey, , Garret.Fernando, , , S L de Silva, U C Jayasinghe, N R Kumarage, R L Wickramaratne, M A S Dawood

Row 3: N Kalupahana, R Sabapathypillai, Sunil Mendis, N P Nilaweera, , Cassim, Samararatna, , , N M DeRun, A.PL de Vas, Thambiraja, L J K Hettiarachchi, S D Atukorale, T.de Alwis, Lal Ratnayaka, T Sivanesarasa, N Ranasinghe, N G Patikirikorale, P N W Kannangara, P de Silva, Ismail, M D Illangage, , D Kalupahana

Row 4: Leon Belleth, , T B C Edirisinghe, S R K N Sabaratnam, , R Rudran, , Wijayanayagam, L A W Sirisena, L S P Rajendra, S G Gunaratne, , , , ,Hutan Hettiaratchi, Mapa Gunaratne

Row 5: , R A Pothuhera, Mr. L Samararatne, Mrs. Belleth, Mr. C E Belleth, Mr. Dudley K G de Silva, Mr. B St. E de Bruin, Miss Ratnayake, Mr. W Devapriya, T V Wickramasuriya, Sivathondan

Row 6: O K P Gunasekera, Nihal Canagasabey, K I Mahmud, R Chandrasena, D R Pulleperuma, S W Atukorale, D.E R Hapuarachchi, N.S. Kumaranatunge, K K Amaradasa, P G W G Premaratne, K A Gunawardena, M H Subasinghe, W Mallawarachchi, S J W Ambepitiya, S N Jayasinghe, G S C Perera

[Note: space between comma delimiter denotes missing names]

RC Masters 1953 Pic
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/rcmasters.bmp

More ROYAL Links
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/rclink.html

Royal College Old Hostellers' Association
http://rocoha.com/

Royal College OHA Forum
http://rocoha.com/forum/

Old Royalists in the UAE
http://www.rcuae.net/

Royalists in Parliament 2002
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/rcob.html

100 Royal Volunteers at Sarvodaya
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarvodaya/sets/68545/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarvodaya/2659068/

Gihan Nilendra Wickremanayake
http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/People/gnw/index.htm

Dr Colvin Goonaratna
http://www.doctorndtv.com/profile/profile.asp?alias=CGoonaratna

Mr William Norman RAE
http://www.open.ac.uk/ou5/Arts/chemists/person.cfm?SearchID=3095

Group of '86
http://www.royal1986.org/

Royal Crazy @ Blogsome
http://royalcrazy.blogsome.com/2006/03/

Royal College '59 Group Photo Album I

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/rcpa01.html

Royal College '59 Group Photo Album II

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/rcpa02.html

Royal College '62 Group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoyalCollege62

IN MEMORIUM
http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/im.html