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A website for all you fellow Mahindians, old & present pupils of Mahinda College Galle to share your news, views, ideas, Etc.

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D.G.S.K.Panditha is now a member of The Mahindians yesterday
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No idea where it was... I just tried to remind others about icons in Galle.
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I hope you all can remember "Pucha Gaha" where was it? what type of tree was it?
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Old Mahindians (L to R) Lional Premasiri, Gamini Samararatne & Percy Amendra
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one additional Mahindian in this photograph, Upul Padmanath - son of Peter Sir (3rd from left front row)
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Damith, Are they all old Mahindians? If not can you identify old Mahindians. I know Damith, Namal, Samararatnes and Arambewela are. :)   Sisira
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(from L to R) Roshen Epaarachchi, Lalith Arambewela, Lal Liyanaarachchi, Udayakantha Pathiranawasam, Gamini Samararathna, Ajantha Premarathna (from UAE), Sanath Kodikara, Damith Jayasekera, Kapila Samararathna, Samindra Deepapriya (seated),…
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About us

Who we are
We are the past and present students, alumni, and faculty of Mahinda college Galle Sri Lanka, which was founded by col. Henry Steel Olcott in the year of 1892 at Pedler street fort Galle.

What this site is
This site serves as a social hub where every alumni member can interact with one another. It is also a source of various information including news, views, Ideas, memories and stories of by gone era.
Management
The creation, management and support of this website and its links are completely voluntary, and members' participation in this group is based on respect and friendship beyond comradely.

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Cricket from Cricinfo.com

Ragama CC, SSC take early lead for league title

Ragama Cricket Club and Sinhalese Sports Club have recorded early wins in the Premier League Tier A tournament, giving them the early lead in 10-team event

Marsh dropped, Forrest called up

Shaun Marsh has been dropped on form, Peter Forrest elevated to national duty for the first time and Ryan Harris given the chance to resume his ODI career

Kieswetter ton helps Lions go 2-0 up

England Lions, led by Craig Kieswetter's century, registered their second successive win in the one-day series in Dambulla

Buttler serves up victory for England Lions

Jos Buttler hammered a 56-ball hundred as England Lions won the 1st unofficial ODI against Sri Lanka A by 68 runs

I took up the captaincy for one year - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka's new captain, has said his second term will be for a year at most and that his priority is to rebuild the team after a string of defeats
 

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Dear Fellow Mahindians, This website was created for the benefit of the past and present students of the Mahinda College Galle, our Alma Mater. As such we kindly request all of you Mahindians out there all over the world to contribute in any way you can (non financial). You may use the forums to initiate dialogs and invite your friends to put forward discussion points and upload and preserve those photos you may have that has immense value for us as Mahindians. Also you are welcome to open discussions that may be of benefit to the members in general. Use them to express your ideas and views. Just browse through this site and see what you can do as a Mahindian to help or make life of a fellow Mahindian a better one. Share your knowledge and experiences, more over interact and collaborate with one another.

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This site works in singhala unicode. If you have not converted your windows computer to singhala unicode yet, then please visit this URL and select the OS windows XP or Vista as appropriate and download the windows upgrade and install it. This will enable your computer to work both in English and Singhala.

For more details click here

We are collecting data for a "Roll of Honour" Page. please give any Old Mahindian War heroes who paid the supreme sacrifice here.
Dear Teachers Past & Present,

Please join the "Teachers" group and contribute with your memories of the incidents that took place during your tenure at school. Your colleagues as well as us students would love to hear such stories of the past.

Dear Members,
If you have any vacancy that you think you can offer to a mahindian please send me a mail with the details of how to apply, I will post it on the "Job Opportunities" section.

Also there is a Vacancies section right at the bottom for the benefit of those who seek employment.

Any of you members having any problem with the functionality of the site or how to use it please feel free to contact me (Channa Dewamitta) by clicking on my name here.

Now we have the Official Gov Holidays under "Features" and All local news papers under "Eng Papers" and "Sing Papers" Tabs for your convenience

Those of you who wish to access "The Mahindians" on your mobile phone can use the UC Browser. It works fine with the basic features of this site" Here is the link to downdoad.
This link is for Nokia phone. On the site you can select your type of phone and download the browser.

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MCOBA - Colombo Branch

MAHINDA COLLEGE OLD BOYS’ ASSOCIATIONS REDISCOVER - FRANK LEE WOODWARD (1903-1919)

Started by MCOBA - Colombo Branch in About the college. Last reply by Chandra Godakanda Arachchi Nov 23, 2011.

Channa Dewamitta

Breaking a boy to manhood… Is cadetting the solution? 7 Replies

Started by Channa Dewamitta in Down Memory Lane. Last reply by Chandra Godakanda Arachchi Sep 30, 2011.

Channa Dewamitta

Suraj wins bronze in Thailand - curtsy Daily Mirror 1 Reply

Started by Channa Dewamitta in About the site. Last reply by Pasindu Jalath Thanthree Sep 21, 2011.

Lalith Thilinapriya Kiringoda

National Budget 2011

Started by Lalith Thilinapriya Kiringoda in About the site Aug 27, 2011.

Channa Dewamitta

Sarvodaya founder honored with Basavashree award (Old boy of Mahinda) 1 Reply

Started by Channa Dewamitta in About the college. Last reply by Ranjith Gurugamage Aug 25, 2011.

Konara Wanigasekara

Monath the valiant knight in shining armour 1 Reply

Started by Konara Wanigasekara in About the site. Last reply by Konara Wanigasekara Aug 16, 2011.

samantha pushpakumara

99th Anniversary of New MAHINDA in Mahinda Hill 3 Replies

Started by samantha pushpakumara in About the site. Last reply by Indika T. Semage Aug 4, 2011.

Channa Dewamitta

Vote for Sanga... 3 Replies

Started by Channa Dewamitta in About the site. Last reply by Mahinda Upali Guruge Jul 30, 2011.

Channa Dewamitta

Major G. W. S. De Silva Our Coach... 4 Replies

Started by Channa Dewamitta in Obituaries. Last reply by Chandra Godakanda Arachchi Jul 11, 2011.

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Weather in Colombo

Forecast for Tuesday, January 31, 2012 for Colombo, LKA

Today: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 23°C. Hi: 31°C. Chance of precipitation: 15%
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 24°C. Hi: 32°C. Chance of precipitation: 5%
Thursday: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 24°C. Hi: 32°C. Chance of precipitation: 5%
Friday: Showers / Clear.Showers / Clear Lo: 25°C. Hi: 33°C. Chance of precipitation: 20%
Saturday: Sprinkles.Sprinkles Lo: 25°C. Hi: 33°C. Chance of precipitation: 35%

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Weather in Galle

Forecast for Tuesday, January 31, 2012 for Galle, LKA

Today: Showers / Clear.Showers / Clear Lo: 22°C. Hi: 31°C. Chance of precipitation: 20%
Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 23°C. Hi: 31°C. Chance of precipitation: 10%
Thursday: Partly Cloudy.Partly Cloudy Lo: 23°C. Hi: 31°C. Chance of precipitation: 10%
Friday: Showers / Clear.Showers / Clear Lo: 24°C. Hi: 32°C. Chance of precipitation: 30%
Saturday: T-storms.T-storms Lo: 24°C. Hi: 32°C. Chance of precipitation: 70%

More information at MSN Weather
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Current Conditions: Partly Cloudy in Galle, LKA (as of 11:30 PM 1/30/2012)

Current conditions (as of 11:30 PM)
Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy. 26°C Humidity: 79%
All times shown are local to Galle, LKA.
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News from Colombopage.com

Sri Lanka to participate in Indian naval exercise

Jan 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka will be one of the 14 countries to participate in a multilateral naval exercise conducted by India every other year to strengthen the cooperation among the region's navies.

Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the Asian Region held in Sri Lanka

Jan 30, Colombo: The United Nations sponsored training workshop on climate change for the representatives of Asia region commenced today in Colombo and it will be held until February 03.

Sri Lanka launches National Educational Action Plan for Peace and Sustainable Development

Jan 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka today launched a national action plan on education formulated in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Food producers in Eastern Sri Lanka secure certification with USAID help

Jan 30, Trincomalee: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the government agency providing U.S. economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide, recently conducted a training program for the food producers in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka and assisted them to receive their certification.

Boxing Champion Evander Holyfield calls on Sri Lankan President

> Jan 30, Colombo: Former world champion boxer in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, Evander Holyfield who is on a visit to Sri Lanka called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees today.

Sri Lanka not to draw the remainder of IMF loan over interest rates

Jan 30, Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided not to draw the remainder of the US$ 2.6 billion given by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) due to the higher interest rate the Bank has to pay if the last tranche was received.

New city bus service to be launched in Sri Lankan capital

> Jan 30, Colombo: A new luxury city bus service will commence next month on six routes identified as the main corridors to the capital Colombo city, says Sri Lanka Ministry of Transport.

Sri Lanka main opposition party Leader ordered to appear in court

Jan 30, Colombo: A Sri Lankan court today decided to hear a petition filed against the appointment of the main opposition United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe.

Sri Lanka to promote fresh milk consumption

Jan 30, Polonnaruwa: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed officials of the Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry to urgently launch a programme to promote the consumption of liquid milk among the people.

Sri Lanka Tamil party not to participate in PSC until government reveals its stance on power devolution

Jan 30, Colombo: A parliamentarian of Sri Lanka's major Tamil constituent Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said the party will not participate in the proposed Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to seek solutions to the ethnic issue until the government expresses its stance.

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