Ananda Sastralaya National School,
Matugama
Mathugama ( si, මතුගම, ta, மத்துகம) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the Kalutara district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located to the south of Colombo.
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is a school in
Sri Lanka
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.
History
The school was established on 22 February 1942 by
Dayasena Pasqual, the founder of
Matugama
Mathugama ( si, මතුගම, ta, மத்துகம) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the Kalutara district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located to the south of Colombo.
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Ananda Sastralaya. He later became a parliamentarian and also a deputy minister. This school was established due to the prevailing war situation in
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
City during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. At that time schools were closed in Colombo.
Kotte Ananda Sastralaya
''Appamaththā Namiyanthi''(Buddhist quote from the Apramadha
Vagga in the Dhammapada.
, established =
, type = National
, affiliation = Buddhist
, principal = Upul Jayarathne
, grades ...
was also closed due to the war situation and it was converted into an army camp. Eleven students from
Matugama
Mathugama ( si, මතුගම, ta, மத்துகம) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the Kalutara district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located to the south of Colombo.
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attended
Kotte Ananda Sastralaya
''Appamaththā Namiyanthi''(Buddhist quote from the Apramadha
Vagga in the Dhammapada.
, established =
, type = National
, affiliation = Buddhist
, principal = Upul Jayarathne
, grades ...
. 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
''Appamaththā Namiyanthi''(Buddhist quote from the Apramadha
Vagga in the Dhammapada.
, established =
, type = National
, affiliation = Buddhist
, principal = Upul Jayarathne
, grades ...
in
Matugama
Mathugama ( si, මතුගම, ta, மத்துகம) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the Kalutara district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located to the south of Colombo.
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. His uncle Brampi Pasqual, Munasinghe, Wijegunawardanea and Dr
E. W. Adikaram, principal of
Kotte Ananda Sastralaya
''Appamaththā Namiyanthi''(Buddhist quote from the Apramadha
Vagga in the Dhammapada.
, established =
, type = National
, affiliation = Buddhist
, principal = Upul Jayarathne
, grades ...
, helped him to start this school.
On the evening of 22 February 1942 Hon. Minister of Education
C.W.W. Kannangara
Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara ( Sinhala ආචාර්ය ක්රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නන්ගර; 18 October 1894 – 23 September 1969) was a Sri Lankan Lawye ...
was the chief guest of the opening ceremony at Sri Sudarshanaramaya temple
Matugama
Mathugama ( si, මතුගම, ta, மத்துகம) is a semi urban town surrounded by mountains. It is an electorate of the Kalutara district, in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located to the south of Colombo.
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. 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.
Houses
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
Below is a list of notable alumni of Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama
References
External links
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Buddhist schools in Sri Lanka
National schools in Sri Lanka
Buildings and structures in Matugama
Schools in Kalutara District