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Chitrasena. Deshamanya Chitrasena (born Amaratunga Arachige Maurice Dias) (26 January 1921 – 18 July 2005) was a dancer from Sri Lanka, internationally known for his work in establishing a modern Sri Lankan tradition of dance and popularising traditional Sri Lankan dance forms worldwide. He was awarded the Deshamanya award by the Sri Lankan ...
It includes all parliamentarians that were elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the United National Party from 1946 to present day. The names in bold are the members of the party that became the President / Prime Minister of Sri Lanka .
Known for. first Sri Lankan female Kandyan dancer. Spouse. Chitrasena (m. 1951 – 2004) Awards. Padma Shri (2020) Deshamanya Vajira Chitrasena (born 15 March 1932) is a veteran Sri Lankan traditional dancer, choreographer and teacher. [1] Vajira is regarded as Sri Lanka's first prima ballerina. She is the first Sri Lankan woman to practice the ...
No.3, 34th Lane, Queens Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka. Wajira Abeywardana (born 2 September 1960) is a Sri Lankan United National Party politician and a member of parliament for Galle District. He is currently the leader of the United National Party of Sri Lanka. Wajira Abeywardana is one of the most senior leaders with 38 years of political ...
Samaarasingha Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush. 1979–2020 [39] 2002–2020-10-20. Makandure Madush was an underworld leader and a drug kingpin, who led organized crime and drug trafficking in Sri Lanka. He was alleged on murder of Southern Development Authority Chairman Danny Hittetiyage in 2006.
Early life and family. Dissanayake was born in 1943. [1] [a] She was the daughter of Piyasena Lenaduwa from Galle in southern Ceylon. [2] She was educated at Ladies' College, Colombo. [2] After school Dissanayake joined Ceylon Law College where she met her future husband Gamini Dissanayake. [2] [3] They had two sons, Navin and Mayantha, both of ...
The school was established in 1917 by Celestina Dias as the Buddhist Girls College in a house called 'The Firs' in Turret Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was the desire of Dias to train the school girls according to the Buddhist moral values and principles.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 April 2004: Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs [32] [33] [34] Sarath Amunugama: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 November 2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa [35] Karu Jayasuriya: United National Party: 28 January 2007: 9 December 2008 [36] [37] [38] Sarath Amunugama: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1 January 2009 [39] [40 ...