Dinesh Aluthge

Former Senior Lecturer @Colombouni. Past: Scientist @Green_Centre | Postdoc with the Bercaw group @Caltech |@UBC Ph.D. with @mehrkhodavandi| @ColomboUni grad.

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

CNA's The Mark Of Empire Series - Anuradhapura Kingdom, Sri Lanka #SriLanka https://t.co/wXNgEPjxm2

[D Prasanth Nair @DPrasanthNair]

Radio Ceylon celebrated it's 100th on December 16, 2025.
Why should it matter to India?
It's an interesting story
In the early 1950s, India’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting, B.V. Keskar, banned Hindi film songs on All India Radio (AIR), labeling them too "vulgar" and "Westernized."

Radio Ceylon seized this moment. Using powerful shortwave transmitters left behind by the Allied Forces after WWII (Radio SEAC), they beamed Hindi film music directly into Indian homes.
The most famous radio program in history, Binaca Geetmala was launched on Radio Ceylon in 1952.

Ameen Sayani’s iconic greeting, "Behno aur Bhaiyo" (Sisters and Brothers), reached millions of Indian listeners every Wednesday.

To this day, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) houses one of the world’s largest libraries of Hindi film music.

���Fun Fact: When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were climbing Mount Everest in 1953, the only radio station they could clearly receive at the summit was Radio Ceylon!
@SLBCnewslk @Mahishini @airnewsalerts

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Tuning the Degradability Profiles of Polyesters with Indium-Catalyzed Incorporation of Poly(ε-thiocaprolactone) Blocks | Journal of the American Chemical Society @UBC https://t.co/4XREG3wMa4

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

@UmeshMoramudali This is a real problem. I knew someone from a different university who was bonded to the full foreign scholarship amount (again the university played no part in it). They even included the living allowance in their calculation. The person just quit and left.

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

@DalrympleWill Welcome to Sri Lanka! Happy Birthday, William!

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

@DalrympleWill I can share some sources. I learnt about this from Prof. Osmund Bopearachchi's work.
Lecture (51 m): https://t.co/PpEbOxbyW2
https://t.co/oZVh7ZtDx5

[Brett Fors @brett_fors]

Please donate to help the Robb family who lost their house in the California fires.
https://t.co/jO6ejMZfP1

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

@lew1ya I am sure it will be a hit! Honestly don't see anything wrong with the menu.

[Caltech Chemistry & Chemical Engineering @CaltechCCE]

Exciting news!
A $30 million lead gift – from former Caltech postdocs Drs. Jack Zhang and Mary Luo – endows the Rudolph A. Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry. This gift pays tribute to the decades of friendship and support provided by Prof. Marcus.

https://t.co/bxyWhfARtO

[UBC Chemistry @UBCChem]

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce @LaurelSchafer as our new Head. Dr. Schafer has served as the Associate Head, Research since 2016 and is the first woman to be appointed as Head of the UBC Chemistry Department.
🔗https://t.co/fKWXB50vpW

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

@wpiers1 @cathleencrudden So no BCF in DCM?

[UVic Science @UVicScience]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of UVic chemistry professor Ian Manners earlier this week. Ian was a world-leading scientist and an outstanding member of our Faculty, and will be profoundly missed. https://t.co/8oyAkk4jR6

[UBC Chemistry @UBCChem]

Profs. Corinna Schindler & Corey Stephenson will join UBC Chemistry, jointly appointed with @UBCbiochemistry in the summer of 2024. Both are award winning researchers, with Stephenson being appointed as a Canada Excellence Research Chair at UBC. Read more: https://t.co/a67OWjSoQq

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

Great to see all the love Harry is getting from people who know him! #HBG

[Dinesh Aluthge @Dinesh_CAl]

RIP Jeff. You will be missed. Thank you for you grace and kindness.

[Diaconescu Group @DiaconescuLab]

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved friend, colleague, and mentor, Professor Jeff Byers. You will be missed forever, may you rest in peace!

[Caltech Chemistry & Chemical Engineering @CaltechCCE]

Last Friday, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Prof. Rudy Marcus! A symposium featured a myriad of colleagues & former students honoring his mentorship & his lasting academic career.

Thank you all who attended this special celebration.
Congrats, Rudy on your centenary year!

[Frances Arnold @francesarnold]

Celebrating Rudy Marcus’ 100th birthday ⁦@Caltech⁩ ⁦@CaltechCCE⁩ ⁦@NobelPrize⁩ . Still loving #chemistry!!