List of Dharmaraja College alumni explained

This is a list of Old Rajans, they being the alumni of Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

NameNotabilityReference
Member of Parliament (Kandy District) (2001  - 2010)[1]
Lieutenant General / GOC, 3rd Division Sri Lanka Engineers[2] [3]
Author[4]
Major General/Master-General of the Ordnance at Sri Lanka Army[5]
Linguistics professor; author[6]
Member of Parliament (Kegalle District) (2008  - 2015)
President's Counsel
Commissioner of Assizes (1969  - 1970)
[7]
C. A. S. MarikkarMember of Parliament 1952, 1957 1960. Minister for Post, Broadcasting and Communication.
MBEPresident of Sri Lanka (1972  - 1978); Governor-General of Ceylon (1962  - 1972)[8]
Mayor of Colombo (1940  - 1943); Member of Parliament (Colombo Central District) (1947  - 1952)[9]
Buddhist scholar; author
Inspector General of Police (2016  - 2020)[10]
Legendary Film Actor (Most Popular Actor in 70s & 80s)[11]
International test cricketer (2006  - 2009)
Buddhist scholar
First-class cricketer[12]
Poet
Author; poet
Playwright; screenwriter; director[13]
Singer[14]
Film director; screenwriter[15]
commander of the Sri Lankan Airforce (2020-2023)[16]
Actor; producer[17]
Governor of Uva Province (1990  - 1993)
Meditation instructor
Linguistics professor; author[18]
Sir Member of the State Council; Member of the Senate of Ceylon; Mayor of Kandy[19]
Member of Parliament (Matale District) (1994  - present)[20]
Olympic swimmer
International test cricketer
Member of Parliament (Kandy District) (2010  - present)
Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo (1979  - 1989)[21]
Singer

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Old Rajans to fete distinguished old boys . The Island . 2004 . 2011-01-13.
  2. Web site: War Heroes of Dharmaraja . KandyNews.net . 2008 . 1 December 2011.
  3. News: Dharmaraja honours her war heroes . . 2009 . 1 December 2011.
  4. News: Hostage city (Wanasapu Mala) by Candraratna Baṇḍāra . . 1 December 2011.
  5. Web site: New MGO Major General Prasanna Chandrasekara Assumes Office at AHQ Sri Lanka Army . www.army.lk . 21 June 2021.
  6. News: Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Bangkok, Thailand . 2011-01-12 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071005121017/http://www.slmfa.gov.lk//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=478&Itemid=83 . October 5, 2007 .
  7. News: Living life to a different tempo . . 22 June 2003 . 17 April 2012 . Gunaratne, Ruwanthi Herath.
  8. Web site: William Gopallawa: First President of the Republic of Sri Lanka. Daily News. 2009. 2011-01-12. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008115945/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/01/30/fea02.asp. 8 October 2012. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Remembering A. E. Goonesinha: Father of the Labour Movement . . May 1, 2003 . April 17, 2012 . Jayasekera, Upali S. . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033822/http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/05/01/fea08.html . 5 June 2011 . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Pujith New IGP . . 2016 . 1 December 2011.
  11. News: Kalan, the simple guy . The Nation . 2009 . 2011-01-12.
  12. News: 'Kehel' - a 'born' pace bowler . The Sunday Observer . 1 March 2009 . 2011-01-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318055357/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/03/01/spo12.asp . 18 March 2009 . live .
  13. News: Works of Dharma Sri Munasinghe:SLRC . . 18 January 2009 . 1 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080313073742/http://www.rupavahini.lk/vinivida/darma%20sri/index.html . 13 March 2008 . dead .
  14. News: Keerthi: life in the limelight . . 22 January 2006 . 17 April 2012 . Kannangara, Nirmala.
  15. News: Pathi felicitated in Kandy . . 3 March 2007 . 17 April 2012 . Attanayake, Ranjith Bandara.
  16. News: Air Vice Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana takes command of SLAF . . 2020 . 27 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Good looks and charm drive him on. Daily News. 2006. 13 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142309/http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/06/10/fea11.asp. 18 October 2012. dead.
  18. News: Prof Anuradha Seneviratna made great contribution to Sinahala literature . Daily News . 2001 . 2011-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142302/http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=%2F2010%2F07%2F23%2Ffea11.asp . 18 October 2012 . dead .
  19. News: 113th Birth Anniversary : Sir Bennet Soysa - the philanthropist of the hills . . March 30, 2002 . April 17, 2012 . Dassanayake, M. B. . https://web.archive.org/web/20041226181528/http://www.dailynews.lk/2002/03/30/fea03.html . 26 December 2004 . dead .
  20. Web site: Janaka Bandara Tennakoon. The Daily News. 2001. 2011-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017162616/http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/pix/GE-Matale.html. 17 October 2012. dead.
  21. News: Educationist and administrator of high calibre . Sunday Times. 2005 . 12 January 2011.

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