Events
Courtesy
call
The Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) in Sri Lanka, Claire Meytraud made a courtesy call on State
Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation A.H.M. Fowzie at his
Ministry recently. Ifran Sulejmani, Ministry Secretary Dr. M.
Ganeshamurthi and State Secretary M.M. Zuhair were also present.
Pic Ruzaik Farook
125th Anniversary of Royal College Union
 As
part of the celebrations to mark the '125th Anniversary of the Royal
College Union', a formal celebratory dinner will be held on Sunday
January 17, 2016 commencing at 7.00 p.m. at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel.
This gala sit down dinner exclusively for former Royalists and their
spouses will commence with a cocktail reception at the Atrium of the
Cinnamon Grand. The event which will launch the celebrations for the
125th anniversary of the Royal College Union is being organized by a
special committee of RCU members and is being held on the actual day
when the RCU was established.
The evening commences with pre-dinner cocktails followed by a Black
tie sit-down dinner at which the school, its history and heritage will
be toasted and honoured. The Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe will
grace the occasion and will deliver the toast to the Royal College
Union.
Commenting on the upcoming event, the committee stated "The Royal
College Union's 125th anniversary celebratory dinner will be a very
special and truly memorable occasion. We have made every effort to
ensure that the evening is very special for every guest. It will be a
unique event which would be treasured by the guests throughout their
lifetime." The Royal College Union' is one of the oldest school alumni
associations in Sri Lanka. The RCU has continuously served the interests
of the College as well as its large and diverse membership to ensure
that the spirit of being a Royalist is kept alive in the hearts of every
Royalist. The RCU has also facilitated the camaraderie of former
Royalists since its inception in 1891, whilst helping with the
organization of many important sporting events of the college such as
the Royal-Thomian cricket encounter, the Bradby Shield matches, the
Royal Thomian Regatta as well as national initiatives such as EDEX."
 Amateur
Yoga Association wins accolades
The Amateur Yoga Association (AYA), Sri Lanka, sent a team to the
24th Amateur World Yoga Sports Championship held at the University of
Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from December 18 to 20, 2015.
Apart from participating in the Championship, three team members won
the Yoga Referees Certificates and Dr. Subash Chawla was presented an
Award of Honour.
In the pic from left to right :
Dr. S Thayaparan President AYA, Ms Nishaliny Shanmugavel of the AYA
Yogacharya 1963 Dr. Subash Chawla , Patron AYA - Captain & Chef de
Mission, Shanthiny Selvaratnam, Honorary Secretary AYA and Shanthalingam
Sarangan of AYA |
