Patrick de Silva Kularatne
Sri Lankan (Sinhala Buddhist) educationist and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patrick de Silva Kularatne (31 March 1893 ā 16 November 1976) (known as P de S Kularatne) was a Sri Lankan (Sinhala Buddhist) educationist and politician. He was a Member of the State Council of Ceylon (1942-1947) and Member of Parliament (1960-1965). He served as Principal of Ananda College and Dharmaraja College and established Nalanda College Colombo, Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Moratuwa Vidyalaya and Dharmapala Vidyalaya. As a member of the executive committee on Education, he played an instrumental role in the realisation of free education from kindergarten to university.[1][2]
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Patrick de Silva Kularatne | |
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Born | (1893-03-31)31 March 1893 |
Died | 16 November 1976(1976-11-16) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Alma mater | Richmond College, Galle Wesley College, Colombo, University of London |
Occupation(s) | Teacher and politician |
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