Peddle a cycle - Ragging @ Uni of Pera

I don't think that there would be any one who hasn't paddle a bike. Well there is some thing different about this type of a bike ride. Actually it isn't a bike ride but a psycho bike ride. You don't ride a bike at all in this case and it is part of ragging that takes place in the Akbar canteen of the Engineering Faculty - University of Peradeniya.

When you are seated in the chair you are asked to do the action of some one peddling a bike. It is crazy isn't it? But it exists as a form of ragging through out universities in the country.

One so called senior asked one of my batch mates to do it and his reaction was the finest any thing could be.

He started paddling at the pace the senior asked him to paddle and carried on for some time. There after he was paddling the bike quite hard. The senior whom was puzzled asked "Junior, what's happening?". My friend replied "dear senior sir, its a hill. I am finding it difficult to paddle". The senior smiled and kept watching. There after he paddled quite freely and yet the senior asked the same question. "dear senior sir, the climb is over and now it is flat land" he said in reply.

Finally he sat back and relaxed. The senior was dammed thinking that the junior didn't follow his orders. He asked "Why the heck are you relaxing?". He said, "dear senior sir, I am going down hill and the other village is right at the bottom of the hill". The senior was pissed but as the answer was perfect, he could do nothing.

Every one enjoyed the scenario and it became one of the scenes I never will forget.

Well, have you come across any thing like this? Let me know.

Change of side: I’m with the Muslims :: RAG MADE THE CHANGE

I have been with the Sinhalese since the beginning of the ragging at E - Fac, University of Peradeniya. There are 3 groups in the Akbar Halls of Residence and Canteen.

  1. Sinhalese
  2. Tamils
  3. Muslims

The Sinhalese are the largest in number. It comes to an approximate 210 boys and 39 girls. Thereafter are the Tamils and finally the Muslims. There are 35 Muslim boys in the Akbar excluding me.

I had some problems staying with the Sinhalese and as a so called Sinhalese senior had requested me to contact Muslim seniors; I was interested in making a conversation. A couple of days later at the gym I met Imash whom is a Muslim in my batch. We had a chat and there after I got to know some more Muslim boys and they asked me to come have lunch with them.

Thereafter I was able to find and be with the Muslim brothers for the first time. Since then I am with the Muslims and the Sinhalese have been trying to make a scene out of it. It may be because all the Kurunegala students go and join the Sinhalese. But I am not going to change my position. Sinhalese are the Majority but I'm not afraid of those Sinhalese.

There is a threatening point that is brought by the some Sinhalese seniors.

  1. I will be with a small group
  2. I will not be able to have a Kuppi (will explain later)
  3. Will get neglected by both sides

They call to be massive than the Muslims and I agree that in number it's true. But qualitatively they are wrong. I can be deadly as any man could be and surely can take down a large number of students in a fight. There is lot about me, nobody knows.

This was the first time i felt Sinhalese students who come to University of Peradeniya are RACISTS or made RACISTS by so called Senior Students. I felt the country is going from bad to worse.

A Kuppi is sort of a class held by seniors to help the juniors who don't understand a subject or to have a better understanding. They say I will be a failure without it. I promise to challenge them in this matter. I have always studied alone and am sure that I can carry it on.

They say that I will get neglected by both sides. I have felt a very warm welcome from the Muslims. That attention is more than enough and they are helping me to study my religion. That's all I'd been looking for and that's worth any trouble that I have to face. It is because I aim the real world and to be able to achieve it. This imaginary world has no effect on me, I would like to live a luxurious life though. My priority is haven and only haven.

Other than that I am now going to the Mosque and no one is forcing me. Isn't that enough for a strong example for a positive change?

I am now with my kind. I may be Malay and the rest to be Moore. But that's not a problem as both of us are Muslim brothers and sisters.

Anti-Raggers been assaulted Bravo

There is a long history for collisions between raggers and anti-raggers in the University of Peradeniya. The Raggers believe that they are strong brave men, but that belief is very controversial. I hope to explain about the claims of these raggers in a future documentary. But reading this article, you could imagine the difference of the 2 groups and see who the real brave is.

Talking about the Engineering faculty 2007 Batch (I am a student of the 2007 batch) there are about 65 Anti-Raggers and about 360 Raggers. I am sure you know the math that is necessary to calculate who is the big side?

This large side always attempts to prevent the Anti-raggers form using University Facilities. Anti Raggers are better than the most Raggers in the case of Education and sports.

Recently when these Anti Raggers were on their way back to the faulty form the Gym they had been assaulted by the Raggers. This may not be exactly what happened, but something similar.

A group of about 60 raggers had scolded them with raw filth and had assaulted those causing physical injuries. The brave raggers had thrown stones and objects towards a small group of girls. It is reported to even gone in News Papers. What a shame.

Who do you think are the brave? It is for the first time I have seen that it takes a big number of armed brave men to scare a small group of cowards. I leave it to you to label who is brave, the Raggers or the Anti Raggers.

Rakia Al-Gassra of Bahrain & Univerisity of Peradeniya Students Culture


I am a Sri Lankan Muslim who isn’t much interested in Sports. But I am a fan of Rakia Al-Gassra. When she is on the track, I support her than those who run representing my country. Why do I support Al-Gassra? Let me tell you why.

Well we Sri Lankans also cover most of our bodies and don’t act like the sluttish west. But this Susanthika Jayasinghe and the rest wear like they are going to have sex in the track, which I disgust a lot. They can easily war some thing long and as far as I am concerned it will have very little effect and Al-Gassras’ achievements are proof for this.

Al-Gassra of Bahrain honers her traditions (of her country) and religion. Thats the person who earn my respect.

In the name of Allah, The most gracious and most merciful, i pray that my heroine Rakia Al-Gassra of Bahrain will win a Gold meddle.

At university of Peradeniya basically there are three student unions (SU).
  1. Sinhala Students' Union (Peradeniya Students Union - PSU)
  2. Tamil Students' Union
  3. Muslims' Students' Union
All these SU's has branches of its representation in each faculty like ESU (Engineering Students' Union) for Sinhala students' in E-fac. They formulate rules & regulations to favour their own benefits and force the students' to follow.