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33 unusual facts about Colombo


A.P.N.C. De S. Vaas Gunawardene

Educated at Ananda College, Colombo, Vaas Gunawardene joined the Sri Lanka Army in 1980 as an Officer cadet and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Sri Lanka Light Infantry.

Celestina Dias

Celestina Dias (11 July 1858–26 March 1933) (née Patthinihennadige Warnadeepthia Kurukulasuriya Rodrigo), also known as Mrs. Jeremias Dias, was the wife of Jeremias Dias of Panadura, who is known for beginning the premier Buddhist School for girls in Sri Lanka, Visakha Vidyalaya, located in Bambalapitiya, Colombo.

Champa Kalhari

Champa Kalhari Jayasekara (born March 21, 1974, Colombo) is a Sri Lankan singer.

Church of Ceylon

The Church of Ceylon, which is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka, was established with the appointment of its first Bishop, Rt Rev James Chapman in 1845 as the Bishop of Colombo.

Claude de Bernales

Following the death of his first wife in 1927, de Bernales married Helen Florence Berry (née Halse - the war widow of his first wife's brother James Berry), in Colombo in January 1928, then later on 5 February 1930 at St Phillips, Cottesloe.

College House

College House, Colombo, Sri Lanka is the administrative headquarters of the University of Colombo

Colombo Airport

Bandaranaike International Airport, the major international airport serving the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ratmalana Airport, the minor international airport serving the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Colombo, Paraná

Colombo is a city of about 217,000 inhabitants in the Southern Brazilian state of Paraná; is the third largest city in Greater Curitiba.

Doric de Souza

Born to Goan ournalist Armand de Souza, who was the editor of the Morning Leader and a founding member of the Ceylon National Congress, Doric was educated at as a young child at St Bridgets Convent, and then at St. Joseph's College, Colombo as well the University College, Colombo where he graduated with a BA honours in English.

Ediriweera Sarachchandra

Sarachchandra started his career as a teacher at St. Peter's College in Colombo 4.

Egbert Xavier Kelly

During his trip, he went for a brief stay in Colombo, Ceylon after which he proceeded to De La Salle College in Manila.

Faculties and institutions of University of Peradeniya

PGIA's Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program was initiated in 1998 and is the first such Programme offered in Sri Lanka outside Colombo, and the third to be offered by a public university in the country.

FMRoyal

FMRoyal is the radio station produced by the Radio Club of the Royal College, Colombo.

John Leigh Smeathman Hatton

In 1897 he married Pauline Carlyle, daughter of R J Henderson of Colombo and they had two sons.

Kuthalur

The village was called "Chinna Colombo" (Little Colombo) by the surrounding people, as the villagers (especially the Christians) have traveled and worked in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Rangoon (also known as Yangoon, Capital of Myanmar) prior to India's Independence.

Madhubahashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka

Madhubahashini Ratnayaka was educated at Ladies' College, Colombo and went on to gain a BA at the University of Allahabad and won a Fulbright scholarship to study for a Masters in American and English Literature at the New York University.

Master Sir

Mendis has also played his classic hit 'Master Sir' in front of capacity crowds in concerts organised in Colombo.

Mignonne Fernando

During the early years Mignonne Fernando and the Jetliners enjoyed star billing at the Coconut Grove nightclub situated in the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo.

Mogaveera

Mogaveeras were the first people from South Canara/Udupi to visit Bombay and the coasts of Gujarat & Saurastra in the north and Colombo in the South.

Muliaage

It was built on the style of bungalows in vogue during the colonial era in Ceylon and completed in preparation for the return of Prince Hassan Izzuddin to Male’ in 1920 after completing his education at the Royal College of Colombo.

Nirj Deva

He spent his Primary and secondary education at St. Joseph's College, which is a leading Catholic school in Colombo.

P. R. Anthonis

Anthonis was educated at Milagiriya Singhalese School, St. Joseph’s College, South (now St Peter's College, Colombo) and went on to study medicine at Ceylon Medical College graduating in 1936 winning Loos Gold Medal for Pathology, the Matthew Gold Medal for Forensic Medicine, the Rockwood Gold Medal for Surgery and the Government Diploma Medal after a laps of 11 years.

Pray and work

Wesley College, Colombo, a high school in Sri Lanka founded by Methodist missionaries in 1874, has been using Ora Et Labora as the motto since its inception.

R. W. Ryde

Following his period at Trinity, Rev Ryde took charge of the Sinhalese Women Teachers Vernacular Training School, in Cotta, Colombo.

Red Bull X-Fighters

Red Bull X-Fighters had its biggest event in Sri Lanka, Colombo at Galle Face Green on 2010 with a record 230,000 spectators on site.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle

The Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces were part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo (1887) and, before, of the “Southern Vicarate of Ceylon” (1847).

Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1893, the diocese is suffragan to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo.

Msg Anthony De Saram, sent from Colombo, became the first diocesan bishop of the Diocese in 1964 until 1982.

Ronald K. McMullen

Other overseas assignments include serving as Deputy Principal Officer in Cape Town, South Africa; Economic Officer in Libreville, Gabon; Political Officer in Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Vice Consul in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Save a Prayer

When they arrived in Colombo, it was very hot, and Rhodes was uncomfortable in his clothing.

Shrine of Our Lady of Matara

When he reached Colombo and looked for his luggage, the crate containing the statue could not be found.

Zahira College Mawanella

After establishing the Zahira College, Colombo the school was established here for the development of the Muslim community in the region as Zahira College, Mawanella.


A. M. M. Naushad

Following a meeting at Temple Trees, Naushad defected from the SLMC to the governing United People's Freedom Alliance during the 2010 parliamentary election campaign and became a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

Abraham Kovoor

After working briefly as a junior professor in Kerala, he spent the rest of his life in Sri Lanka, teaching botany in several colleges before retiring in 1959 as a teacher at Thurstan College, Colombo.

AIIMS, New Delhi

AIIMS was inaugurated in 1956, and was built with a grant from the Government of New Zealand under the Colombo Plan.

Angelo Mathews

Born in Colombo, to Tamil father Tyronne Mathews and Burgher Sinhalese mother Monica Mathews, he captained the Sri Lankan cricket team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.

Anton Jude

On 19 March 2012 evening, Jude was rushed to the Colombo North Ragama hospital due to a Cardiac arrest and at 11.20 pm he was pronounced dead at the admission to the hospital.

Ashish Nehra

Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2001.

Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali

The Colombo Judicial Medical Officer Dr. L.B. De Alwis, held a post mortem and recorded the cause of the death of Athulathmudali as fatal firearm wounds to the liver, heart and lungs and cause of the death of slain Tamil youth identified as Appiah Balakrishnan alias Ragunathan as cyanide poisoning.

Bharti Airtel Lanka

airtel covers 30% of the population with 3G like Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Matara, Ampara Jaffna, Badulla, Bandarawela and airtel has covered Colombo and greater Colombo using the HSPA+ technology.

Canadian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000–01

The Canada national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in May 2001 season and played eight one-day matches against various provincial teams in Colombo, Galle, Moratuwa and Gampaha.

Cassandra Harris

She appeared in The Greek Tycoon (1978), Rough Cut (1980), and the James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only as the Countess Lisl von Schlaf, the ill-fated mistress of Milos Colombo (played by Israeli actor Topol).

Colombo Harbour

The Colombo Port currently has three container terminals: Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT - operated by John Keells Holdings) and Unity Container Terminal (UCT).

Dharmasiri Bandaranayake

The Prasada Pranama award in 1996 from the University of Sri Lanka in Colombo for his contribution to Sri Lankan Theatre and Cinema.

Donald Rutnam

Born in Colombo, Ceylon, Rutnam was educated at Royal College Colombo where he captained the college cricket team at the Royal–Thomian.

Ellakkala, Sri Lanka

Ellakkala is situated 46.2 km from Colombo Capital, 75.4 km from Kandy, 52.8 km from Kurunegala, 39.1 km from Katunayake International Airport, 26.6 km from Awissawella.

Joe Colombo

Joseph Colombo (1914–1978), American gangster, boss of the Colombo crime family

John Frederick Bateman

He carried out projects abroad as well, including designing and constructing a drainage and water supply system for Buenos Aires, and water supply schemes for Naples, Constantinople and Colombo.

Kaitlin Colombo

Colombo succeeded in winning the initial round of the online competition—whose goal was a live performance at the finale of the Last Comic Standing season—but ultimately lost to comedians Theo Von and Josh Wolf.

Kings of South Beach

After an intense undercover investigation, Paciello was arrested on racketeering and murder charges and went on to testify against known members and associates of the Colombo and Bonanno crime families.

Kolbotn

The team included Norwegian national footballers Solveig Gulbrandsen, Trine Rønning, Christine Colombo Nilsen and Isabell Herlovsen.

Manicasothy Saravanamuttu

He served as president of the Ceylon Cricket Association for about 14 years and the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, also known as the P Sara Oval or Colombo Oval, was named after him.

Martinair Flight 138

The crew then continued their descent until the aircraft crashed into Saptha Kanya Mountain at an altitude of approximately 4,355 feet and at around 40 nm east of Colombo.

Mauro Conconi

He painted canvases depicting San Vincenzo de Paoli, Parisina, Cristoforo Colombo (Columbus), Byron, a depiction of The Prisoner of Chillon from Byron's poem, Galileo Galilei, Camoens, The Surprised Bather, and the Ultimate Riches.

Mufaddal Saifuddin

As a child, during the era of Syenda Taher Saifuddin, he began the recitation of the Quran in Saifee Villa; Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Nicholas Attygalle

Holding the post until 1953, Departments of Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Paediatrics, Parasitology and Pharmacology were established in the Colombo Medical Faculty and postgraduate examinations in Medicine (MD, MS and MOG) also commenced during this period.

One Day International

The best bowling figures are 8–19 by Chaminda Vaas for Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe in Colombo, 2001–02 – he is the only player to take eight wickets in a One Day international.

Paolo Orsi

During his studies, he discovered the prehistoric zone of Colombo at Mori in Trentino.

Patrick de Silva Kularatne

He was able to win the cooperation of current British Governor Sir Graeme Thompson, Sir Herbert Stanley and Sir Murchison Fletcher in his effort to acquire more space for Ananda College and Nalanda College Colombo.

Piliyandala

Piliyandala, Sri Lanka is one of the relatively more populated suburbs located in the Colombo District of the Western Province, Sri Lanka and it is surrounded by Moratuwa, Kesbawa, Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Bandaragama, and Kahathuduwa, which are suburbs nearby.

Rich and Strange

In Colombo, British Ceylon, the couple accidentally and awkwardly end up next to each other in a rickshaw, not knowing the other had even gotten off the ship.

Rukmale

There are number of bus routes passing the area starting from Colombo, Maharagama, Kottawa, Aturuguruya, Malabe and Homagama.

Saman De Silva

Popular Film, Stage and Tele Drama Actor Gamini Hettiarachchi was one of his notable classmates at Nalanda College Colombo.

Sarath Munasinghe

Severing for twenty nine years in the Army he held several senior commands such as; General Officer Commanding 51 Division SLA and 54 Division SLA; Commander 12 Brigade Group, Colombo; Commander 15 Brigade Group, Mannar; Commanding Officer of 6th Regiment Sri Lanka Artillery; Coordinating Chief Batticalao, Ampara, Polonnaruwa Districts and Coordinating Officer Welioya.

Sonae

Sonae Imobiliária opened CascaiShopping in 1991 - the first regional shopping centre built in Portugal, and Centro Colombo in 1997 - the first super-regional shopping center and still the biggest in the Iberian Peninsula.

Sri Lankan Moors

Many moors in the central and west of the island are related to business, industrialists, professionals or civil servants and are mainly concentrated in Kandy, Colombo, Kalutara, Beruwala, Puttalam and Mannar .

Along with those in the Central Province, the surname of many Moors in Colombo, Kalutara and Puttalam is their fathers' first name, which is similar to the traditional Arab and Middle Eastern kinship system.

SS Cristoforo Colombo

In the spring of 1964, the Cristoforo Colombo carried the Pietà from the Vatican to the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Sudar Oli

Two grenades were thrown into the advertising office of the Sudar Oli and Uthayan in Wellawatte, Colombo on 20 August 2005, but failed to explode.

TANLA

Located in 9 countries such as India, Singapore, London, Colombo, Dubai etc., Tanla employees more than 300 telecom professionals and is listed in BSE and NSE in India.

Uthum Herat

He was an educator, sharing his expertise with university students in Sri Lanka - Dr. Herat was a visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo and the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, SEACEN Research and Training Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

Wilhelm Geiger

The Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa and their historical development in Ceylon, translated into English by Ethel M. Coomaraswamy, Colombo 1908.