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Pictorials: Roman Szechowycz in the Dry Zone in the 1950s

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 Courtesy https://thuppahis.com/2024/04/06/pictorials-roman-szechowycz-in-the-dry-zone-in-the-1950s/ P ictorials: Roman Szechowycz in the Dry Zone in the 1950s Michael Roberts Dr Roman Szechowycz and  his brother served the newly independent island of Ceylon in its hydraulic agriculture projects in the Dry Zone in the period 1950 to 1961 …. mostly from a base at Inginiyagala in the Eastern Province where the Gal Oya Tank was constructed. We are fortunate to have some photographic ‘asides’ of a “personnel nature” — so to speak — associated with this work  The detailed descriptions presented elsewhere in TPS: viz.; ….. They were sent to me by Roman’s son Andreas, who is now residing in Chicago but has warm feelings or our country and also has a citizenship status because his father was honoured as a Citizen of “Ceylon” in 1956. The initiative taken by Andreas has stirred a clutch of ideas in my head . I plan to (A) develop a listing of the literature on the Vadda people; an...
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For Ceylon. Roman Szechowycz in Gal Oya, 1950-61

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Courtesy https://thuppahis.com/2024/03/29/for-ceylon-roman-szechowycz-in-gal-oya-1950-61/ ↓  Jump to Comments For Ceylon. Roman Szechowycz in Gal Oya, 1950-61 Andreas Szechowycz  … detailing his father’s dedicated work in the Gal Oya Project in the 1950s and in communication with  Michael Roberts   in ways that mark his deep attachment to the island Group Photo – Dr. Roman Szechowycz in middle. L-R: Mr. (not legible), Mr. P. W. Richards, Mr. Coel Menai North Wales UK, Dr. Roman Szechowycz, Dr. A. J. Kostreamaks Bongor, Mr.. Anwari Dilmy Indonesia, Mr. B. A. Abeyvickram   Colombo, Mr. R. A. DeRosaryro Colombo Dr. Roman W. Szechowycz was employed by the Gal Oya Development Board from 18 July 1950 to 1961. He arrived in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) with his wife Sabina (nee Czekan) Szechowycz and their 3-year-old daughter Maria. I was born in October 1951 in Colombo. During the time in Sri Lanka, we lived in Inginiyagala next to the post office. Dr Szechowycz with indigenous...
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Roman Szechowycz: A Discerning Eye for Past & Present in the Gal Oya’s History

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 Courtesy https://thuppahis.com/2024/04/19/roman-szechowycz-a-discerning-eye-for-past-present-in-the-gal-oyas-history/ Roman Szechowycz: A Discerning Eye for Past & Present in the Gal Oya’s History This is a presentation of an article entitled “ The “Rock River” Story”  by Roman W. Szechowycz in the   Loris Magazine ,   Vol. 8 No. 6  December, 1960.   Page 348. Its presentation here has been made feasible by my Aloysian pal   KK De Silva.   I have underlined aspects of this account with highlights. Let me stress here that Roman Szechowycz’s searching eye and mind leaves me amazed. This essay links the landscape to its medieval and ancient history and dwells on the history of Sinhalese civilization in revealing manner.  ROMAN’s ARTICLE : The “Rock River” Story   The Gal Oya river is full of interesting historical associations and if the river could talk, the story told by her would be worthy of record.  In recent times the name o...
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