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P. A. Ediriweera
Piyadasa Ariyasena Ediriweera (1915–1985) was a Sri Lankan people, Sri Lankan travel agent, journalist and entrepreneur. Ediriweera Is credited as establishing Sri Lanka's first travel agency. Journalism Ediriweera was born in Ahangama, Sri Lanka in October 1915. He left school to work as a 'cub' reporter in the 'Daily News' as provincial correspondent in Ahangama and later joined ''The Times of Ceylon'' as a journalist in the Colombo office working his way up to being a war correspondent and making influential friends and contacts in the international press and in particular at The New York Times. His subsequent success is attributed to publicity stemming from a cocktail party held to receive him by his American war correspondent friends at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, to which members of the American travel industry were invited. Ediriweera is reputed to have generated interest through his contacts at The New York Times writing articles on Sri Lanka targeting the American reader, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahangama
Ahangama is a suburb of Galle. It is located within the Principality of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, Southern Province. It is located approximately away from the Galle within Galle District of the Southern Province. It is situated on the boundary of Galle District and Matara District. It is a major centre which connects Matara District with Galle District. It is a major suburb on the A02 highway, after Galle. It is a major centre on the road for the vehicles and long distance buses run on the route. Ahangama is surrounded by towns such as Habaraduwa, Koggala, Weligama and Imaduwa. History Ahangama was significantly affected by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, where the waters measured high. Approximately west of Ahangama is the birthplace of noted Sri Lankan author Martin Wickramasinghe and there is a museum, Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Art Museum, dedicated to his arts and popular traditions in the town. Approximately east of Ahangama is the Kataluva Purvarama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |