List of Dharmaraja College alumni
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This is a list of Old Rajans, they being the alumni of Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Name | Notability | Reference |
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Amarasiri Kalansuriya | Legendary Film Actor (Most Popular Actor in 70s & 80s) | [1] |
Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon | Member of Parliament (Kandy District) (2001 – 2010) | [2] |
Nalin Angammana | Lieutenant General former GOC, 3rd Division Sri Lanka Engineers | [3][4] |
Chandrarathna Bandara | Author | [5] |
J. B. Disanayake | Linguistics professor; author | [6] |
Lalith Dissanayake | Member of Parliament (Kegalle District) (2008 – 2015) | |
Sarath Dissanayake | Rear Admiral | |
T. B. Dissanayake | President's Counsel; former Commissioner of Assizes (1969 – 1970) | [7] |
C. A. S. Marikkar | Member of Parliament 1952, 1957 1960. Minister for Post, Broadcasting and Communication. | |
William Gopallawa MBE | President of Sri Lanka (1972 – 1978); Governor-General of Ceylon (1962 – 1972) | [8] |
A. Ekanayake Gunasinha | Mayor of Colombo (1940 – 1943); Member of Parliament (Colombo Central District) (1947 – 1952) | [9] |
Ananda W. P. Guruge | Buddhist scholar; author | |
Pujith Jayasundara | Inspector General of Police (2016 – 2020) | [10] |
Major General Prasanna Chandrasekera | Former Master-General of the Ordnance at Sri Lanka Army | [11] |
Chamara Kapugedera | International test cricketer (2006 – 2009) | |
W. S. Karunaratne | Buddhist scholar | |
T.B. Kehelgamuwa | First-class cricketer | [12] |
Wimalaratne Kumaragama | Poet | |
Sunanda Mahendra | Author; poet | |
Dharma Sri Munasinghe | Playwright; screenwriter; director | [13] |
Keerthi Pasquel | Singer | [14] |
Dharmasena Pathiraja | Film director; screenwriter | [15] |
Roshan Pilapitiya | Actor; producer | [16] |
Tilak Ratnayake | Governor of Uva Province (1990 – 1993) | |
Godwin Samararatne | Meditation instructor | |
Anuradha Seneviratna | Linguistics professor; author | [17] |
Sir Bennet Soysa | Member of the State Council; Member of the Senate of Ceylon; Mayor of Kandy | [18] |
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon | Member of Parliament (Matale District) (1994 – present) | [19] |
Heshan Unamboowe | Olympic swimmer | |
Eric Prasanna Weerawardena | Member of Parliament (Kandy District) (2010 – present) | |
Stanley Wijesundera | Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo (1979 – 1989) | [20] |
Sandun Weerakkody | International test cricketer |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Kalan, the simple guy". The Nation. 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Old Rajans to fete distinguished old boys". The Island. 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "War Heroes of Dharmaraja". KandyNews.net. 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Dharmaraja honours her war heroes". The Island. 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Hostage city (Wanasapu Mala) by Candraratna Baṇḍāra". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Bangkok, Thailand". Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ Gunaratne, Ruwanthi Herath (22 June 2003). "Living life to a different tempo". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "William Gopallawa: First President of the Republic of Sri Lanka". Daily News. 2009. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ Jayasekera, Upali S. (1 May 2003). "Remembering A. E. Goonesinha: Father of the Labour Movement". Daily News. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Pujith New IGP". Daily Mirror. 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "New MGO Major General Prasanna Chandrasekara Assumes Office at AHQ | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "'Kehel' - a 'born' pace bowler". The Sunday Observer. 1 March 2009. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Works of Dharma Sri Munasinghe:SLRC". Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Kannangara, Nirmala (22 January 2006). "Keerthi: life in the limelight". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ Attanayake, Ranjith Bandara (3 March 2007). "Pathi felicitated in Kandy". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Good looks and charm drive him on". Daily News. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Prof Anuradha Seneviratna made great contribution to Sinahala literature". Daily News. 2001. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ Dassanayake, M. B. (30 March 2002). "113th Birth Anniversary : Sir Bennet Soysa - the philanthropist of the hills". Daily News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Janaka Bandara Tennakoon". The Daily News. 2001. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Educationist and administrator of high calibre". Sunday Times. 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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