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The linguist sage of modern times

Professor Daya Rohana Atukorala
University of Colombo

[This article which appeared originally in the Ceylon Daily News on 02nd March 2016 was retrieved from: http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/03/02/features/linguist-sage-modern-times]

Any country is blessed with only a handful of academics, philosophers, thinkers and farsighted mentors. In a world where millions live and depart therefrom, only a limited number of persons are commemorated and honoured. Some are administrators, some are religious leaders and still others are writers or preachers. If not for these personalities, the history of a particular country, a nation or sometimes the entire world would have been different from what it is today.

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THE DOYEN OF SINHALA JOURNALISM

K. A. I. Kalyanaratne
Vice President/ Hela Havula

[This article which appeared originally in the Ceylon Daily News on 02nd March 2018 was retrieved from: http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/03/02/features/144361/cumaratunga-munidasa%E2%80%99s-74th-death-anniversary-falls-today-doyen-sinhala]

The origin of the Lak Mini Pahana, the premier Sinhala newspaper goes back to 156 years, and to be exact, its first appearance was on September 11, 1862. Its editor was pundit Koggala Dharmathike. During the next 42 years, its editorship changed from hand to hand including pundit M. Dharmaratne, during whose stewardship it was developed into a more advanced newspaper.

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