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Bouquet to Kalubowila Teaching Hospital

This letter is in appreciation of the work by doctors, nurses and staff of the Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU) and the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) of the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital which carries out a yeoman service. They put their heart and soul into their work to give relief to suffering patients, especially children.

Although we lost our dear son to the deadly Dengue virus, the doctors and the nursing staff did their best to save the child. We deeply appreciate the services of them all. The doctors of Ward 3 of the MICU, staff nurses and other staff at this ward spared no pains to save the life of our son. We appreciate their care and concern.

Parents of Muhamed Musaddick Fhuazi

Kalubowila

University students’ street protest unethical

I think it is only in Sri Lanka that unrest among University students has gone to unprecedented levels in comparison to other countries. Recently there was a students’ protest march organised by the Kelaniya University Students Association. Their demand was to release the university students who were arrested during a protest opposite the University Grants Commission.

In Sri Lanka, it has become a regular practice for our university students to rampage on the streets for a trivial matter of their respective universities or for national policies of education enacted by the Government. It is pathetic that our university students are always misled by certain political parties to win their political mileage.

These bankrupt political parties use innocent students as guinea pigs to achieve their political goals causing disrepute to the government. It is also a pity that our university students who to a certain extent are mature and educated, but do not understand that resorting to street protests is unethical and mars their character and conduct.

In the recent incident, the police took every effort to disperse the student mob, by even showing them the court order but they did not heed and continued their protest march towards the Presidential Secretariat disregarding the Court order, at this juncture the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the mob.

During this incident, three students were hospitalized and another three were arrested.

I would like to ask from the Students’ Association of the Kelaniya University, Is this not shame for them that undergraduates have been attacked, humiliated and even arrested by police.

We cannot blame the police because they had an injunction order from the Fort Magistrate to prevent the protest. These undergraduates violated the law of the country and the magistrate’s order. I wonder whether these undergraduates have basic common sense.

Are they fit to continue their studies further? If they have a grievance or problem, there are many ways to solve them by peaceful means. If they want to meet the President or the Prime Minister and air their grievances they can do so through proper channels without causing pandemonium in the country.

Z.A.M.Shukoor
Aranayaka

Legends of the Hindi cinema

At one time Hindi cinema was a craze in Sri Lanka and Hindi actors and actresses of this era were a force to reckon with. I recall some of these greats and their children. Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand are the top three actors in Indian cinema. Many in the next generation too followed their parents’ footsteps.

Prithiviraj Kapoor had three sons Raj, Shammi and Shashi Kapoor. Raj Kapoor also had three sons. They are Randhir, Rishi and Sanjiv Kapoor.

Rishi Kapoor married actress Neetu Singh and Ranbir Kapoor is their son.

Randhir Kapoor married film actress Babitha. Kareena and Karishma Kapoor are their daughters.

Shammi Kapoor married Geeta Bali and Dhilip Kumar married Saira Banu.

Dev Anand married Kalpana Kartic and their children are Suneel and Deveena. They live at No.2, Iris Park, Juhu Beach, Bombay.

Sunil Dutt married Nargis and Sanjay Dutt is their son.

Dharmendra married Hema Malini. Sunny Doel and Bobby Doel are sons of Dharmendra’s first marriage. Manoj Kumar’s son is Kuna Goswamy who acts with Sri Devi in ‘Kalakar.’

Rajesh Roshan who directed the music in ‘Taj Mahal’ is Rikith Roshan’s grandfather.

Rakesh Roshan music director and actor in ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ and ‘Krist’ is Rikith Roshan’s father.

When it came to acting many of them trained in various film schools. Asha Parekh, Sadhana, Joy Mukerjee, Siddu, Usha Khanna and others were trained in the Filmalaya school of acting in Bombay. Dev Anand’s Navketan Films are processed at the Navketan studios. This studio is owned by the three brothers Vijay Anand, Dev Anand and Chetan Anand.

B.R. Chopra’s B.R. Films is also owned by three brothers. They are

B.R. Chopra (Producer) Yasha Chopra (Director) and Dharam Chopra (photography)

Now, however B.R. Films now comes under Yasha Raj studios in Bombay.

‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ was the last film directed by Yasha Chopra. Unfortunately, he could not attend the premiere at Yash Raj Studios due to his untimely death. He was represented by his spouse Ms. Premila Chopra and the stars in the film, Sharukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.

Past producers of the Baratha Gee Vindana programme, Sunil Premarathna and Chandima Premarathna should be applauded for the encouragement given to Ranjith Edirisinghe Varuni Uthpala so that the correct information is given regarding Hindi cinema as viewers are anxious to know the correct details.

Kavinda Silva,
Panadura.