Memories - University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka

[dim504sl]

meke inna okkoma keri huththo....

[shani9019]

omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UM ON MA WAY!!!!!!!!

[tottababa]

Video and the song both reminded me my days there.

Best days of my youth though I am far away from Pera.

Video does not have Medical faculty & Dental School.

I will try my best to make a video including them when I visit SL next time and post it in youtube.

Thank you very much yasithin. keep it up

[gayan006]

@tottababa I wonder where r u nw.. he he , kinda funny though.. ubala nidahas adyaapanya rakaganna kaa gahanne university wela innakan witharai, degree 1a gaththata passse loweth naha. ubalata apita yanna thibba chance 1a deela igannuwe rata yanna newei bolaw. ratata seewayak karanna. ubala wagee selfish un... paw wada ban oowa..

[amila2006]

Pera thank you for giving me knowledge and First Love never forget...

[88maxaaman]

Once it was my land of dreams....i cant actually believe that finally i became a proud part of this historical, awesome land... i still have whole 4 years to enjoy there..... fingers crossed!!!!!!!

[MsBunchi]

this is really nice... my sister was a student there.. but im not fortunate to study there.. love this place very much...

[BambaraX]

I consider as a privilege of studying in Peradeniya University (then called University of Ceylon Peradeniya). What a picturesque environment? After seeing these pics and listening to pandith Amaraveva , I now regret of not fully exploring this beautiful landscape while I was at Peradeniya in 70's

[rangaban]

Thanks Yasith... !

This refreshed my wonderful memories of university life, Oh god can i get those days back?.. I really miss uni life.. :(.. Thanks again Yasith

[yasithn]

Thanks for watching this....

~Yasith Nanayakkara~

[ravizurich4]

It's a great job and extremely excited to watch this..

This reminds us our old good days at Pera with all sort of memories

Hoping to see you at SL in your next vacation ..

Chaman and Pradeep

[Sunnyfreak69]

mmmmm I am still mariya 98-02

[letiamae]

So many trees! How pretty :)

[MegaContented]

I never went to Peradeniya , " destiny " sent me to Yale in a far away land, but my fanaticies were all about "Sarasavi Uyana," Hanthana, and your great University.

Theme song of my fantacies was Mervyn Pereras " Me Nagaraya " .

May be when I disintegrate my elements will reintegrate and make a humanbeing who will be born in Srilanka and attend Peradeniya and live my fanatacies.

[MegaContented]

A lot of Tamil people who attended Peradeniya and got free education have come to the US, Canada, and UK are / were funding the LTTE terrorism.

They have forgotten the good Srilanka did to them.

Instead want to kill us all to become like tamilnattu , where they have no free education, high illeteracy rate and where they manufacture superbugs.

[kottegoda1]

This video brought tears to my eyes.I did'nt study there but I used to walk there with my boy friend who studied at the university two decades ago.I came to the UK with my family and settled here.I really missed my true love and my country as well but my sweet memories still at university of Peradeniya.

[jillball]

It looks like a primary school at 2:19. The ragging madness makes even such a powerful story ugly.

[Charlie19501]

Hi, yasithn:

I am Charlie and an old guy and about to retire.

I happened to watch your video and made my mind to retire there.

I started to research that area and found Botanical Garden which

attracts me very much.

I make it a rule to watch this every day to familirize it.

Again, good job.

[kanish2r]

sweet memories thamai....

I wish i could go back there again...

[maxelldemon]

I passed out from there in 2007 :)

I took one of my friends there for the first time in her life and she cried she couldnt come back leaving the uni.

PERA IS THE BEST UNI INT HE WHOLE WORLD!

[ramanayake1000]

Reawakened the nostalgic memories, thanks a lot.

[psychfebful]

Although I was not at Peradeniya, the hauntingly beautiful, deep, mesmerising voice of Amaradeva takes me back to my own youth and university life. It touches something deep in my heart and brings tears to my eyes although I no not why. Thanks for your wonderful creation.

[diamondprabo]

Thank you for reminding me where my youth was born. I was at Pera from 1987 to 1993, the most troublesome time. However that time will never be forgotten. The explorer's club, Wala, Hamlet (street drama in which I played rosengrandt)) with Dr Halpe and Dr Haththotuwegama. Science faculty 50 year anniversary exhibition... so many memories. Hilda, Marcus, Arunachalam and Akbar.. the time spent. What we learnt. Now on the other side of the world still remembering everything like yesterday.

[09pensive]

I am touched by your creation and the comment posted at the end of the video clip. I have watched this video many times before. The sweet memmories of Peradeniya mingled with the beauty and the serinity of the place is ever lasting in my memmory.

[chathumrd]

I was pass out in 2003. This song makes me cry.. How sweet memories.... I love Peradeniya until my death.....

[rimzan100]

Does any one know who is the architect of this beauty??

[harshamutu]

The late Mr. Shirley De Alwis is the architect of the Peradeniya campus. The Alwis Pond is named after him.

Sir Ivor Jennings is the creator of the institution.

[jillball]

@harshamutu This is not quite a fact. Sir Ivor was influential in transferring the University to Peradeniya but many were involved in the process including the great CWW Cannangara , the education minister. The decision to establish a unitary residential university was taken as early as 1927. But it was realised only when Jennings was in sri lanka in 1942. So it is appropriate to say he was the first VC of the Univ. Peradeniya.

[hnayomi]

Good work yasith ayya. i still love this place... sadly remembering some nice memories when i watch dis.............

Hey, when you coming back...

[vikum77]

Very nice piece of work Yasith, Well done good old boy!

Gamini Rajapakse

[peradeniya1990]

Peradeniya has definitely lost some of its grandeur. However, it is a university that can be transformed back to its original status with ease. I wrote to the new Vice Chancellor about that recommend all of you do the same.

Peradeniya is the best location in the whole country for a university. Ivor Jennings and others gave everything they had to make this a wonderful institute. Not only alums like me but every Lankan should help resurrect this university back to its original grandeur.

[asokasl]

Hi Rex 1781

You are absolutely right. The entire Peradeniya has lost its beauty and to that matter the entire country has developed into a series of shanty type structures all over.

Cuz our leaders have been busy wheeling and dealing..

[Rex1781]

I am initially from Peradeniya and later visited other universities in a few different countries.

Peradeniya is very beautiful and is like a little Shangri-La.

Stupid people now have wrecked it. IT does not have the same Grandeur that it had long ago.

Education in Peradeniya is free of charge. Paid us even for food and lodging. Every where else, I had to pay for everything.

It is sad, people don't value when things are free.

[theriluvsinme]

Lol i was visiting this university and nearly got attacked by a monkey!! This is an amazing uni!! I wish I'd be able to go here soon!

[Rex1781]

theriluvsinme

I think you mistook a university student to a monkey.

Are you sure that it was a monkey ?

[theriluvsinme]

yeah it was a monkey! There were many roaming on the roofs and hanging on windows. I went to wash my hands next to the sinks which were near the windows and this monkey just grabbed my hand and started to shriek like crazy. hehe it was funny!

Btw the architecture of the university is absolutely mind-blowing! Simply love it.

[look4ishara]

God pls pls , gimme me peradeniya university, dont wanna go anywhere ,

[kasiya90]

I wish I studied more so I could have gone to Uni of Pera...:(( it looks soooo beautiful....now too late:(( anyways what a meaning to match the clips...

[ims16rp]

i wish too

[harshimanju]

bring back all the lovely moments, life goes too fast

[prabashbala]

Its a wonderful creation. Matching video. I now only realised the meaning of this song. I was confused about the meaning for a long time.Thanks

[athulamalli]

The moments that you can never forget

[thusithagunawardena]

Great video. Great University. Was in the Agriculture faculty 90-95 (88/89 Batch).

[palithasubasinghe]

what a wonderful creation !!!!!! its really take me back to those lovly memories we had at this worlds best university forever!!! THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!!!

[guitarmanaruna]

Nice...!!!!

[esala28]

Nice video clip with a wonderfull music..!

thanks brother..!!!

This pictures & music is realy amazine..Great work..

[ik2keg]

the best university ever...!!

[buddhika216]

yup

[deepsishere]

really enjoyed

[redmalli]

Very nice work. campus jeewithe harima sondurui.

[Nishadi82]

very beautiful video, beautiful university, nice creation.

[rajith0314]

This was the place enjoyed I most. we love our university , the most beautiful place in srilanka.

[shashikaratwatte]

great...i have no words to my feelings about this

[sameeratm]

The best 5 years of my life was spent there. This reminds me the happy, free life I used to have. The life long friends I made. Hours spent on the Akbar bridge,Near Arts theatre, Gemba and WUS...... it was a good life..thanks

[pmjaya111]

GREAT !!!

[iserena]

Brought tears to my eyes...

[rosegirlmau]

coolllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sanjayaedirisinghe]

Nicely done . good work guys. .. credits goes to the creator... it took me to the most exiting and glorious 4 years in ma life.. cheers.

It is the BEST university that I have ever seen in the whole world..

San, USA

[lsliyanage]

Its excellent Yasith...thanks for sharing. Now I'm studying in Durham, one of the nicest and oldest universities in UK. Whatever the facilities we have here,Peradeniya is still the best for me. Glad that I spend four years of my joyful and meaningful youth there. Keep on your good work!

Lakshika (1997-2001)

[beaudygaya]

Wow exellent..! thanks for sharing this beautiful vedio with us.I love this.

[wacken911]

Pretty good. Nothing can compare to Peradeniya. My four years were in Engineering in the 80's. Now I live in the US and every now and then I meet graduates from various other Lankan universities. I have yet to meet someone who would not attend Peradeniya if they can do it all over again. Some don't admit it but you can see it in their eyes...

[devisewvandi]

Gear work .Thanks a lot It reminds me all the beautiful memories I had in there.Now living so far away from that beautiful country.Miss everything.anyway nice work.

[rasika959]

wow.....suddenly i went my joyfull life forgeting all.good job. Thanks to remind our past memories for ever.

[TikkaNohothTudor]

This embrases our heart bring back and strengthen everlasting love of our place of our youth was born and matured. All best brains, unpresedented talents, huge variation of ideologies, all has come together in to a one place, that gave us the possibilities, oppertunities to learn, explore ideas, conflicts, nevertheless mixture of love and happyness. your creation touches us, bring back us to the memories of a life time. it is the best ever place we been to and ever will be.

[janakasomaratne]

This clip took me 3 years back. It makes me still i live there. All the memories became reality. The places where we were remind our beutiful past and makes us so sad as now i live far away from this. there will be no other place like this around the world.

We ever love our Pera and the memories you gave to us.

thanks for your nice creation!

[nandanalali]

It suddely took me my past. Oh..What beautiful time i had that four years. I like that breeze even. what more.....

[malsha92]

wow peradaniya iz such a nice place cnt belive i've never went 2 see it even after livin yrs n yrs in SL 'n'i luv da song it reali goes wiv da pictures.diz iz a ded ded ded nice video it jst make me realise hw much i luv srilanka fnx 4 uploadin it

[anuperera]

Nice work mate.

I only went to Peradeniya Uni for two weeks. But I still remember it most of the time. This place is one of the most memorable places of my life. keep up the good work. Well done!

[snowwhitew2]

This is the place my youth was born, grew up and died. I could smile,feel the love I had and could walk again from Hilda and Marcus halls to the Arts faculty. I could cry again at the place where cried when destiny put us apart. I could feel the emptiness of my heart again, when I hear her favourite song Aradhana....

Your creation touched the long hidden sensitivity of my heart. You've got a long way to go. Good Luck!!!

[suneth01]

great work man.

It reminds me everything, the gud old days..... Pera is one of the most beautiful univs of the world.

[lilacdream2002]

This is enchanting......

[slusdude]

A very nice video. BEAUTIFUL pictures, never seen some of them. Thanks for sharing

[llnandre]

You aroused my thirsty for my studies.Oneday I'll go to the Peradeniya University for my higher studies.Nice video.Thanks a lot.Keep up good work.

[littlecrown5719]

excellent video thanks for sharing

[crazytownboo]

The first part of the video is like the Travel intro that is on iDVD.....

[lilacdream2002]

This is absoulately wonderful......You are a such a wonderful creation of the God......Simply the BEST... I love this clip....

Dhananjanie

[Silverklockan]

Very beautiful pictures and nice music

[sinhaleseking]

niyamai

[yasaruwan]

I'm currently studying at Pera. This is great!

[Remote18]

what sadly sweet meemories!!!just want to hold them forever!

[peragraduate]

Great work!!! thanks a lot

Lost in memories of that beautiful time

[lankaiXX]

that is really beutiful.. you graduated right??

[chammal]

Guys ... there is no place like home...

[chemanthie]

This is a wonderful work, Yasith, we are very much obliged to you for giving us an opportunity to recall our great joyful days in Pera! We hope that we can see this beauty of our beloved university one day in peaceful environment. Let's do whatever possible to achieve that day in our life time! Thanks again!!

-Chandana

[lloydha]

Great work..The most beautiful university in Sri Lanka..

Thnks..

lloyd harischandra - UOC undergrad..

[kosalayb]

Hi Dear Friend,

After a long time, I could find you from this video. What a creation ...I am very proud of you as a very good friend of you. This video takes me to my university life in Peradeniya. Well, we miss a lot. I wish you to create more creations. This is wonderful. I rate this 100%.

[kosalayb]

Hi Dear Friend,

After a long time, I could find you from this video. What a creation ...I am very proud of you as a very good friend of you. This video takes me to my university life in Peradeniya. Well, we miss a lot. I wish you to create more creations. This is wonderful. I rate this 100%.

[tharindumayadunna]

Hi,

I'm sorry abt my decision. I was selected to Pera Uni but I selected another one. Why did I do this foolish work. How nice it is.

[nilendras]

Thanks a lot for creating this video clip. I just got lost with my undergraduate memories.

Regards

Sanjeewa Senadheera

[nilendras]

Thanks a lot for creating this video clip. I just got lost my undergraduate memories.

Regards

Sanjeewa Senadheera.

[NilupaS]

Thanks for sharing these wonderful memories with us.

Keep it-up...

[emalkin71]

My father (Benil/Gregory Fernando) went to Peradeniya, back in the 60's and did Civil Engineering. And I reckon its better looking place than UNSW plus because its very difficult to get into university in Sri Lankan, its got a touch of prestige. So all you passed graduates should definitely be proud of yourselves.

Regards,

Gihan Fernando.

[ranmenike]

gihan do u hav a brother rajith?

[ROHITHA652000]

very beautiful place

thanks

Rohitha Moderage

[ttgamage]

Thank you for sharing these wonderful memories. Where ever we go, PERA would always be the best. It's just "Naturally the best"

[ttgamage]

thank you for sharing these wonderful memories. Where ever we go Pera would always be the best.

[Ratnayake31]

Thanks for showing us how the Peradeniya University looks like now.

I was one of the supervisors of the initial buildings of the University in 1956 !!! Quite a long time back !!!

[BuddhiDhammika]

Thanks a lot to give me this great opportunity. I have watched it several times. If you have any experiece of Pera uni life, you might feel it deeply.

[EMALI81]

Thanks for bringing back the lovely memories.When I go back, I am going to wonder around the uni for a whole week. Simply I am proud to be a graduate of Peradeniya.

Great work.

[pk789034]

Excellent job; keep it up -- Priyantha Gunawardana

[sakauk]

I bet it would bring a tear to anyone who studied there. Its so wonderful place, the loveliest place i've been to and ever will be. Thanks a lot for the video, its amazing work. There is a yahoo group called "pera_life", if you studied there between 1990-2000 , you are welcome to join and share thoughts and discussions over emails.

Sanjeewa Kalupahana

[gayajaya]

Hi Sanjeewa, are you a vet?

[sakauk]

science

[gayajaya]

wich year you passed out?I was in 1992 from fac of vet

[sumu88]

I've never been there. But it brought back alot memories from Lankawa. Very lovely video. Thanx Yasith

[yasithn]

It's a great pleasure for me that, after 7 days this clip has been watched nearly 1,500 times.This shows how much we love our Alma Mater.Thanks for the appreciative comments and for the e-mails...!

Yasith Nanayakkara

[sonaling]

Thanks! It is enchanting You know P'deniya is refered to as the most picturesque univ of SE asia. WE were very fortunate indeed.

[jiraaccount]

Excellent. Still feel the smell & cannot even forget the memories. It's hard to stay out of such a beautiful & lovely place. THUSITHA

[ErandaCM]

Excellant, Great.... So how can we forget this most beautiful place in our motherland.. It won't be wrong to say that this place is one of it's best kind in the world. Thanks so much for giving me tears and memories...

From ERANDA MALIGASPE

[Goonawarna]

Thank you very much for the nice video.

We can never forget this place and its memories.

[chathu77]

beautiful! brings back lots of memories