| Preface |
vii-viii |
| Introduction
- K M de Silva and Tissa Jayatilaka |
1
-13 |
| Chapter
One |
|
| Growing
up with the University - K M de Silva, Faculty of Arts,
1952-1955 |
15-31 |
| Chapter
Two |
|
| The
Animal Farm - K Balachandran, Faculty of Veterinary Science,
1952-1956 |
33-38 |
| Chapter
Three |
|
| "...Dear
Perpetual Place" - Ashley Halpé, Faculty of
Arts, 1952-1956 |
39-46 |
| Chapter
Four |
|
| The
Beginning of a Smile - Ariya Ranjan Abeyasinghe, Faculty
of Dental Science, 1954-1956 |
47-51 |
| Chapter
Five |
|
The
Golden Showers
- Hemamali Gunasinghe, Faculty of Arts, 1956-1960 |
53-61 |
| Chapter
Six |
|
| The
Rebel with a Cause - Gamini Seneviratne, Faculty of Arts,
1957-1961 |
63-75 |
| Chapter
Seven |
|
| The
Profound Trivia Remembered - Kitsiri Malalgoda, Faculty
of Arts, 1960-1964 |
77-84 |
| Chapter
Eight |
|
| The
Transplant of a Medical School - Channa Ratnatunga, Faculty
of Medicine, 1962-1966 |
85-89 |
| Chapter
Nine |
|
| A
Random Harvest of Recollections - Neil Halpé, Faculty
of Medicine, 1962-1967 |
91-100 |
| Chapter
Ten |
|
| Coming
of Age in Peradeniya - S W R de A Samarasinghe, Faculty
of Arts, 1963-1967 |
101-116 |
| Chapter
Eleven |
|
| The
Two Sides of a River - Ranjit Galappatti, Faculty of Engineering,
1964-1968 |
117-126 |
| Chapter
Twelve |
|
| The
Times of Transition - K Ananda Jayawardena, Faculty of
Science, 1966-1970 |
127-134 |
| Chapter
Thirteen |
|
| The
Days of Homer and Piggot - Tissa Jayatilaka, Faculty of
Arts, 1970-1974 |
135-146 |
| Chapter
Fourteen |
|
| My
Peradeniya - Leela de Mel O'Toole, Faculty of Arts, 1970-1975 |
147-156 |
| Chapter
Fifteen |
|
| The
Memory of a Journalist - Zanita Careem, Faculty of Arts,
1976-1981 |
157-163 |
| Chapter
Sixteen |
|
| The
News of Yesteryear - Ravi John, Faculty of Arts, 1980-1984 |
165-171 |
| Chapter
Seventeen |
|
| The
Turbulent Decade - K M Hafeel, Faculty of Science, 1981-1984 |
173-178 |
| Chapter
Eighteen |
|
| The
Dark Clouds and the Silver Lining - Dileni Gunewardena,
Faculty of Arts, 1983-1990 |
179-185 |
| Chapter
Nineteen |
|
| The
Best of Times and the Worst of Times - Imran Markar, Faculty
of Arts, 1983-1990 |
187-197 |
| Contributors
|
199-200 |
PAINTINGS
- Paintings and drawings are by Stanley Kirindé.
Plate
1 - “Hantana”
Plate 2 - “Jayatilaka Hall”
Plate 3 - “Golden Showers”
Plate 4 - “Panorama“
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Peradeniya:
Memories of a University