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Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero (Sinhala: අග්ග මහා පණ්ඩිත බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්රෙය මහා නා හිමිපාණන් වහන්සේ) (23 August 1896 — 18 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who was one of the most distinguished scholars and expositors of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century.
Hemasiri Dhanawatha Liyanage (Sinhala: හේමසිරි ලියනගේ, born December 25, 1942), is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater, and television. [1] He is well known for the dramatic roles in Thattu Gewal [2] and Thaththa teledramas and films Sankranthi, Sthuthi Nawatha Enna and Madhura Charika.
Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda ( Sinhala: අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people and Tamil population of Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the Sinhalese and Tamil people but by most Sri Lankans.
2016 (Monday) 2015 (Saturday) 2014 (Friday) October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 82 days remain until the end of the year.
Anagarika Dharmapala was born on 17 September 1864 in Colombo, Ceylon to Don Carolis Hewavitharana of Hiththetiya, Matara and Mallika Dharmagunawardhana (the daughter of Andiris Perera Dharmagunawardhana ), who were among the richest merchants of Ceylon at the time. He was named Don David Hewavitharane. His younger brothers were Dr Charles ...
During his school times, he engaged in several educational as well as extracurricular activities such as Secretary of the Sinhala Literary Association (1965), President of the Theater Council (1966), President of the Sinhala Association (1967–68) and Committee member of the Drama Board and Gandharva congregation (1969).
For example, Argentina has commemorated Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 's death on 11 September as Teachers' Day since 1915. [ 1] In India, the birthday of the second president Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 5 September, is celebrated as Teacher's Day since 1962. [ 2] Teacher Appreciation Week decoration at a school in Florida.
Tawume Iskole (The Town School) ( Sinhala: ටවුමේ ඉස්කෝලේ) is a 2018 Sri Lankan Sinhalese children's drama film directed by Sunil Premaratne and produced by Dhammika Atapattu for Eyon Films. [1] It stars Bimal Jayakody and Tharuka Wanniarachchi in lead roles along with child artists Prabhashi Palliyage and Melisha Yenuli. [2]