Indrani Iriyagolle (c. 1933-2015) was a well-known figure in Sri Lanka for rehabilitation, welfare, women's rights and humanitarian work. Indrani Jayasinghe was born in

Badulla Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is ...

. Her grandfather, William Jayasinghe, established the first Buddhist English School for boys in Badulla. After gaining her primary education at

Nalanda College Colombo ''Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā'' , motto_translation = Character Illumines Wisdom , established = , founder = Patrick de Silva Kularatne , type = National , grades = 1 ...

, she went to Musaeus College, Colombo during the World War for her secondary education. She is a graduate of

University of Ceylon The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the Univer ...

and

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

in United Kingdom. She was also a teacher at

Visakha Vidyalaya Visakha Vidyalaya () is a girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is a National School managed by the central government providing primary and secondary education. History The school was established in 1917 by Celestina Dias as the Buddhist G ...

Colombo. Iriyagolle was also the President of Lak Vanitha, Vice President of the Prisoners Welfare Association. She was the former Chairperson of National Committee of Women. She served as the Vice President and also the President (2015) of Sri Lanka Women's Conference. She founded the Sinhala Women's Foundation for Welfare and Development (SWF) in 1985 which carries out work in rehabilitation, enterprise for women, educational programmes for rural schools and other volunteer projects in Sri Lanka. She was also Vice President of the Prisoner's Welfare Association and board member of the Licence Board, Sri Lanka Prisons. She was married to Gamini Iriyagolla (c.1936-2003), a lawyer, civil servant, diplomat and writer, the son of former Minister of Education I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla. They have two children Nayanee and Rohan.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iriyagolla, Indrani Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo Sinhalese activists Sri Lankan women activists 1933 births 2015 deaths Alumni of Musaeus College