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Dr. N.M. Perera’s death anniversary today:
Colossus among political leaders
Thirty years ago, on August 14, 1979, Dr. N.M.
Perera passed away. This great leader was meticulous, methodical,
organized and flawless in whatever he did. I was a member of
Nondescript Cricket Club (NCC), in late 1960 and early 1970’s.
Whenever, the time permits, I play a game of Tennis in the evenings
at the NCC courts. Dr. N.M. Perera was a regular Tennis playing
member.
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UN conference, a historic gathering
The recently held UN Conference on the World
Economic and Financial Crisis in New York is in many ways a historic
conference for a number of significant reasons. First, the Summit
represented a legitimate and inclusive process, which achieved
consensus on its outcome document while encompassing all 192 member
states in the wake of the most severe financial crisis since
post-World War II.
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Hameed Al Husseinie College - 125 years of
existence:
Early years of Muslim education
It is no exaggeration to say that the history of
the early beginnings of Hameed Al Husseinie Maha Vidyalaya is the
history of the efforts of Muslim leaders to set up educational
institutions of their own for the children of their community. This
was a problem faced by Buddhists and Hindus too:
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