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Devapriya Valisinha
Devapriya is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Devapriya Roy (born 1984), Indian author * Isura Devapriya, Sri Lankan politician *Hemantha Devapriya Hettiwatte Hemantha Devapriya (born 12 April 1958) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their se ... (born 1958), Sri Lankan cricketer {{given name, type=both Sinhalese surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devapriya Roy
Devapriya Roy is an Indian author best known for her books, ''Friends from College, Indira'' and ''The Heat and Dust Project.'' She lives in New Delhi with her husband Saurav Jha. Early life and education Roy was born in Calcutta and studied in Calcutta Girl's High School. She earned her bachelor's degree and master's degree in English literature from Presidency College and Jawaharlal Nehru University respectively. She obtained a PhD on Bharata’s Natyashastra from Jawaharlal Nehru University under the supervision of award-winning poet and playwright H.S. Shivaprakash, and her co-supervisor was Prof Katia Legeret of the University of Paris VIII. Career Roy began her career with ''The Vague Woman’s Handbook'', a quirky novel that was published by HarperCollins in March 2011 and subsequently appeared on the ''India Today'' Bestseller List. Her second book was ''The Weight Loss Club: The Curious Experiments of Nancy Housing Cooperative'', yet another quirky novel publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isura Devapriya
Isura Devapriya is a Sri Lankan politician who was the Chief Minister of the Western Province. He was appointed to the position on 8 September 2015, following the election of his predecessor, Prasanna Ranatunga, to parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. .... References Chief Ministers of Western Province, Sri Lanka Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte {{WesternLK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemantha Devapriya
Hettiwatte Hemantha Devapriya (born 12 April 1958) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sri Lanka. In September 2018, he was one of 49 former Sri Lankan cricketers felicitated by Sri Lanka Cricket, to honour them for their services before Sri Lanka became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Early life He was educated at CMS Sri Jayawardenapura College - Kotte and Nalanda College Colombo and played cricket for the Nalanda college first XI team from 1976 to 79. After leaving school, Hemantha played cricket for Colts Cricket Club in Colombo. His first-class appearances were for Sri Lanka Under-25s (1980/81), Sri Lankans (1981 in England), Arosa Sri Lanka (1982/83), Colts Cricket Club (1988/89 to 1995/96) and Southern Province (1992). The rebel tour to South Africa from October–December 1982 scuppered any aspirations of official international recognition. Playing career The wicket-keeper batsman made his debut against Australia in 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |