Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama
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| Ananda Sastralaya National School ආනන්ද ශාස්ත්රාලය ජාතික පාසල | |
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| Coordinates | 6°31′20″N 80°6′52″E / 6.52222°N 80.11444°E |
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| Type | National School |
| Motto | "Aaloko Udapadi" ආලෝකෝ උදපාදි |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
| Established | 1942 |
| School district | Kalutara |
| Principal | Randun Jayalath |
| Grades | 6 to 13 |
| Gender | Boys and Girls |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Color(s) | Maroon, Yellow and Purple |
| Affiliation | Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka |
Ananda Sastralaya National School is a mixed public school in Matugama, Sri Lanka.[1]
History
[edit]The school was established on 22 February 1942 by Dayasena Pasqual, the founder of Matugama Ananda Sastralaya. He later became a parliamentarian and also a deputy minister. This school was established due to the prevailing war situation in Colombo City during World War II. At that time schools were closed in Colombo. Kotte Ananda Sastralaya was also closed due to the war situation and it was converted into an army camp. Eleven students from Matugama attended Kotte Ananda Sastralaya. Most of them were from Pasqual families. They had to come back as their school was closed. Daya T. Pasqual was among them. At that time he was a teacher. He decided to start a branch of Kotte Ananda Sastralaya in Matugama. His uncle Brampi Pasqual, Munasinghe, Wijegunawardanea and Dr E. W. Adikaram, principal of Kotte Ananda Sastralaya, helped him to start this school.
On the evening of 22 February 1942 Hon. Minister of Education C.W.W. Kannangara was the chief guest of the opening ceremony at Sri Sudarshanaramaya temple Matugama. Dr E.W.Adikaram also attended the ceremony.
In the beginning, there were eleven students and three teachers in the school. Pasqual was also among them. School manager was Brumpy Pasqual.[2]
Houses
[edit]All the students of Ananda Sastralaya are divided into four houses. Those are:
- Anura
Colour - Purple
- Vijitha
Colour - Blue
- Tissa
Colour - Green
- Rohana
Colour - Yellow
Notable alumni
[edit]Below is a list of notable alumni of Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama
| Name | Notability | Reference |
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| Palitha Thewarapperuma | Member of Parliament for Kalutara (2010–2020) | [3] |
| Nirmala Kotalawala | Member of Parliament for Kalutara (2004–2015) | |
| G. D. Mahindasoma | Member of Parliament for Kekirawa (1977–1988), Chief Minister of North Central Province (1988–1996) |
References
[edit]- ^ Ananda Sastralaya Archived 1 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ananda Sastralaya Matugama – Asm.lk". Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Pothupitiya, Rakshana Sriyantha; Bandaragama, Sumith Prematilaka; Jayasinghe, Bimal (16 April 2024). "Former Minister of State Palitha Thevarapperuma was electrocuted and died". Dinamina (in Sinhala). Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
External links
[edit]ASM Web, Designers. "Ananda Sastralaya". Ananda Sastralaya-Mahugama. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)