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Nalanda College Communication Unit[edit]

Nalanda College Communication Unit
  • නාලන්දා විද්‍යාලයීය ජනසන්නිවේදන ඒකකය
Location
Map
Sri Dhamma mawatha

Colombo

Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°55′20″N 79°52′29″E / 6.92222°N 79.87472°E / 6.92222; 79.87472
Information
TypeSchool Media Society
MottoSinhala: මුහුකුරා නැගෙන ජනසන්නිවේදනයේ අභිමානය
(Beyond expectations)
Established1986; 38 years ago (1986)
LanguageSinhala,
English,
Tamil
Websitenccustudios.com

Nalanda College Communication Unit (Sinhala: නාලන්දා විද්‍යාලයීය ජනසන්නිවේදන ඒකකය), also known as The Communication Unit of Nalanda College or NCCU Studios, is the official school communication society of Nalanda College, Colombo. Established in 1986, Nalanda College Communication Unit has been working as an outstanding school communication society in Sri Lanka up to the present.[1][2][3][4]

History[edit]

Nalanda College Announcers

Nalanda College begins her ascension to media supremacy on 24th May 1926, by launching a school newspaper "Nalanda Pravurthi" (Sinhala: නාලන්දා ප්‍රවෘත්ති, lit: Nalanda News) in accordance to the ''Nalanda Kusum Dina'' Campaign by Prof. Gunapala Malalasekara, principal at that time.[5] In 1927, a school magazine "Nalanda Sangarawa" (Sinhala: නාලන්දා සඟරාව, lit: Nalanda Magazine) is launched.

The formation of an organized school communication network in Nalanda College, Colombo, takes place in 1986 and is established under the name "Nalanda College Communication Unit" with the motto "Muhukura Nagena Janasanniwedanaye Abhimanaya" (Sinhala: මුහුකුරා නැගෙන ජනසන්නිවේදනයේ අභිමානය, lit: The Pride of Emerging Mass Communication.) There begins the story of Nalanda College Communication Unit - a pioneer in school communication.

Evolution[edit]

In the journey from the very beginning, Nalanda College Communication Unit has evolved into an organized institution. The unit's membership extends to the students of Nalanda College from Grade 6 to Advanced Levels.

The communication unit continues its legacy through hosting Sri Lanka's well-known school Television/Radio Broadcasts, All-Island Media Day Competitions and is stepping into a new chapter of communication via online platforms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.

Achievements[edit]

(Nalanda TV) NTV 2019

Television Broadcasts[6][edit]

  • 2005 - Nalanda TV (Sri Lanka's first ever school TV broadcast)
  • 2008 - Nalanda TV (Sri Lanka’s first-ever school TV broadcast using Chroma Technology)
  • 2009 - Nalanda TV
  • 2012 - Nalanda TV (Sri Lanka’s first-ever school TV broadcast using IPTV Technology)
  • 2013 - Nalanda TV
  • 2019 - NTV

Radio Stations[7][edit]

  • 1996 – Ecstasy of Nalanda
  • 1997 – Nalandasara
  • 1998 – Nalandasara
  • 1999 – Nalandasara
  • 1999 – Broadcasting of a radio channel parallel to the 75th anniversary of Nalanda College
  • 2001 – Ecstasy of Nalanda
  • 2005 – Nalandasara
  • 2006 – Nalandasara
  • 2007 – Nalandasara (Sri Lanka’s first-ever school Web Radio broadcast)
  • 2008 – Nalandasara
  • 2010 – Nalandasara[8]
  • 2011 – Nalandasara[9][10]
  • 2012 – Nalandasara[11][12]

All-island Bilingual Announcing Competitions and Media Days[13][14][edit]

  • 2004 - Sambhasha
  • 2005 - Sambhasha
  • 2006 - Sambhasha
  • 2007 - Sambhasha
  • 2008 - Sambhasha
  • 2009 - Sambhasha
  • 2010 - Sambhasha
  • 2011 - Sambhasha[15]
  • 2012 - Sambhasha Twenty'12[16][17][18][19]
  • 2013 - Sambhasha[20][21][22][23]
  • 2014 - Sambhasha[24][25]
  • 2015 - Sambhasha[26]
  • 2016 - Sambhasha[27]
  • 2017 - Sambhasha[28]

Other Achievements[edit]

Magazine[edit]

Nalanda Magazine

'Nalanda' magazine started as a bimonthly magazine to bring forth the language skills of the outstanding Nalanda young journalists, presumably with the foundation introduced with 'Nalanda Pravurthi' and 'Nalanda Sangarawa' in the early days of Nalanda College. The magazine continued until its final issue in 1978. It started again as a newspaper in 1998 June following the guidance of the principal at that time: Mr. Edward Ranasinghe. Under the motto 'Sin: විමර්ශනාත්මක මනසකින් යුතු මාධ්‍යවේදීන් බිහි වේවා.' (Let journalists with an investigative mind be born) this newspaper captured peer fame as writers from surrounding schools were also encouraged to write articles for the magazine.

In October 2012, the first issue of 'Livseriya' (Sihhala: ලිව්සැරිය): a trimonthly newspaper, was published by Nalanda College Communication Unit under the directions of the principal Mr. J. H. M. W. Ranjith Jayasundara, only to be canceled after the first issue.

Despite the previous setbacks, Nalanda College Communication Unit relaunched the 'Nalanda' trimonthly magazine in 2018, this time with a steady foundation to ensure a continuous publication. The magazine continues to publish until the present while enabling to enforce the linguistic magnificence of students, teachers, and past pupils of Nalanda College.[29]

Board of Officials[edit]

The Board of Officials is responsible for the administration of the Nalanda College Communication Unit. Each year the old batch resigns after nourishing their successors with the customs and traditions of the supremacy since 1986.

Presidents[30][edit]

Name Year
Mahendra Padmakumara 2004/2005
Ruwan Kumanayaka 2005/2006
Dananjaya Weerasinghe 2006/2007
Tilan Liyanage 2007/2008
Thilina Disanayake 2008/2009
Shan Piyumal 2009/2010
Gihan Samarawickrama 2010/2011
Ranga Dunuwila 2011/2012
Eranda Sanchagodage 2012/2013
Yasas Vimukthi Gunawardana 2013/2014
Tharindu Ransika 2014/2015
Kanishka Nirmal 2014/2015
Ruchira Warnakulasooriya 2015/2016
Kasun Abeykoon 2016/2017
Sahan Vishwajith de Alwis 2017/2018
Chethiya Korala 2018/2019
Akila Arampath 2019/2020
Dasun Sankalpa 2020/2021

2020/2021 - Board of Officials[31][edit]

Position Name
Principal Mr. Thilak Waththuhewa
Chief Instructor Mr. Lakshman Amarasooriya
Chief Teacher In Charge Mr. Asoka Dharmadasa
Teachers In Charge Mrs. Wasana Payagala

Mrs. Ayomi Kandegedara

Mrs. Ramya Wanigasekara

President Dasun Sankalpa
Secretory Sahan Ranithra
Treasurer Nadil Jayakody
Vice President Chanul Withanage
Chief Organizer Aneegha Thambawita
Oraganizers Praveen Manupriya

Kavinu Wethmin

Basuru Hettiarachchi

Terran Lansakara

Chief Co-ordinator Chanith Liyanagamage
Co-ordinators Manodya Malshan

Naveen Tharusha

Yohan Kanchana

Pasindu Kalhara

Old Nalandians' Communication Unit[edit]

Nalanda College has gifted the world with many gifted alumni. Among them, there are many people associated with the industry of communication.

Name Notability
Denzil Peiris Editor of The Ceylon Observer (1961-1970)
Chitrananda Abeysekera Poet, former Director of Sinhala Service of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Karunaratne Abeysekera Poet, songwriter, created history in the world of radio by being the first-ever Sinhala cricket commentator over airwaves of Radio CeylonÄ
Kala Suri Premasara Epasinghe Cricket Commentator, Private Secretary and Media Consultant to Minister of Education, former Head of Public Relations Bank of Ceylon
Rajeewa Jayaweera Newspaper Columnist
Srimath Indrajith Liyanage Television and radio presenter; actor
Palitha Perera Former Deputy Director General (Commercial) of Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, former Director of Sinhala Service Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and a cricket commentator
Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri Columnist of Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada
Nalaka Vithanage Theatre, television and cinema director
U. A. Siri Perera QC "Siri Aiya" of Radio Ceylon
Gunadasa Amarasekara Writer, poet and a dental surgeon

See Also[edit]

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