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Jayewardene, Jayawardene or Jayawardena, is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amal Jayawardane, Sri Lankan historian * A. S. Jayawardene (born 1936), Sri Lankan economist and civil servant * Asoka Jayawardena, Sri Lankan army officer * Athula Jayawardane, Sri Lankan army officer * Dilan Jayawardane, Sri Lankan American engineer * Dommie Jayawardena (1927–1979), Sri Lankan actor and singer * Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene (1874–1932), Ceylonese lawyer and judge * Harry Jayawardena (born 1942), Sri Lankan businessman * Hector Alfred Jayewardene (1870–1913), Ceylonese lawyer and politician * Hector Wilfred Jayewardene (1916–1990), Sri Lankan lawyer * J. R. Jayewardene (1906–1996), Sri Lankan politician * Jayalath Jayawardena (1953–2013), Sri Lankan physician and politician * John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene (1877–1927), Ceylonese lawyer and judge * Kasun Kalhara Jayawardhana (born 1981), Sri Lankan Sinhala vocalist, guitarist, rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 2 million people as of 2001. It is written using the Sinhala script, which is a Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada Buddhist literature. The early form of the Sinhala language, is attested as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions with long vowels and aspirated consonants is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle Indian Prakrits that has been used during the time of the Buddha. The closest relatives are the Vedda language (an endange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumari Jayawardena
Kumari Jayawardena ( si, කුමාරි ජයවර්ධන; born 1931) is a leading feminist activist and academic in Sri Lanka. Her work is part of the canon of Third-world feminism which conceptualizes feminist philosophies as indigenous and unique to non-Western societies and nations rather than offshoots of Western feminism. She has taught at the University of Colombo and the International Institute of Social Studies. In the 1980s Jayawardena published ''Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World'', which has become a classic work on non-Western women's movements. She has published other books including ''The White Woman's Other Burden'' and written many articles. She founded the Social Scientists' Association in the 1970s and plays an active role in Sri Lankan civil rights movements. Early life Jayawardena was born in Colombo in 1931, to a Sinhala father and a British mother, Eleanor Hutton. His father Agampodi Torontal Paulus de Zoysa popularly known as A. P. de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesara Jayawardane
Thesara Jayawardane ( Sinhala:තෙසාරා ජයවර්ධන) is a Sri Lankan film and teledrama actress, singer, dancer , TV Presenter and author. Personal life Thesara is married to Jeeth Sumedha Samarasekara. The wedding was celebrated at Eagles Lake Side Banquet & Conventional Hall in Attidiya, Ratmalana. Beyond acting Thesara is a full-time Senior Lecturer at the University of Moratuwa (''Vidyaayev Sharvadhanam'') , motto_lang = Sanskrit , mottoeng = Wisdom is all Wealth , established = , type = Public , chancellor = K. K. Y. W. Perera , vice_chancellor = N. ... and is also a visiting Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CASL), Edulink Campus, Imperial Institute of Higher Education, Saegis Campus and CFPS Law School. She has won the World Prize for her academic achievements in marketing in 2012. This award was presented to her for the outst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene
Colonel Theodore Godfrey Wijesinghe Jayewardene, VD, JP, CLI (June 17, 1872 – 1945; also known as T. G. Jayewardene) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) engineer, politician and military officer. A member of the State Council of Ceylon, he was the first Ceylonese commanding officer of the Ceylon Light Infantry. Early life and education Born to James Alfred Jayewardene, a Proctor who was the Deputy Coroner of Colombo. His brothers were Hector Alfred Jayewardene, Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC and Justice John Adrian St. Valentine Jayewardene. Jayewardene was educated at the Royal College, Colombo. Career After becoming an engineer, he joined the Public Works Department in 1895 as an assistant engineer and in 1900 became a fully qualified Civil Engineer. He was elected to the State Council of Ceylon in 1933 from the Balangoda seat and held it till 1936. Military service He joined the Ceylon Light Infantry, a reservist regiment of the Ceylon Defence Force, in 1889 as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarath Jayawardene
Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene, usually known as Sarath Jayawardene (born 22 July 1969) is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has also played for Malaysia. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he had two stints playing first-class cricket in Sri Lanka, one from 1989 to 2002 and the other from 2005 to 2007.First-class matches played by Sarath Jayawardene at CricketArchive He played for Malaysia in 2003 and 2004. at CricketArchive Biography Initial Sri Lankan first-class career Born in |
Sahan Jayawardene
Sahan Jayawardene (full name Mathsahan Liyanajayawardene; born 25 July 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club. He was born in Mahamodara. Jayawardene, who made his cricketing debut for the Under-23s team in 2009, in both the two-day and one-day form of the game, made his List A debut for the side during the 2009-10 Premier Limited Overs Tournament season, against Panadura Sports Club Panadura Sports Club is a first-class cricket team based in Panadura, Sri Lanka. Their home ground is the Panadura Public Ground History Panadura Sports Club has been in existence since 1924. The team has played first-class cricket since 1988– .... He scored 2 runs with the bat, and conceded 22 runs from eight overs with the ball. External linksSahan Jayawardeneat CricketArchive 1990 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club cricketers Cricketers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Jayawardhana
Ray Jayawardhana is the Harold Tanner Dean of the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences and a Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, effective September 1, 2018. He was formerly Dean of Science and a Professor of physics & astronomy at York University. Prior to that, he was a Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, and an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at the University of Michigan. An award-winning science writer, his primary research areas include the formation and early evolution of stars, brown dwarfs and planets. . His current research focuses on characterizing exoplanets using telescopes on the ground and in space. As a graduate student at Harvard, he led one of the two teams that discovered a dusty disk around the young star HR 4796A with a large inner hole, possibly carved out by planet formation processes. His group has played a key role in establishing that young brown dwarfs undergo a T Tauri phase, similar to young Sun-li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranil Jayawardena
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (born 3 September 1986) is a British politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he served under Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from September to October 2022. He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade from 2020 to 2022. Born in London, Jayawardena moved to Hampshire before starting school. His education was at his local comprehensive in North East Hampshire, Robert May's School, followed by Alton College. Jayawardena graduated from the London School of Economics and worked for Lloyds Banking Group, where he became a senior manager. Early life and career Jayawardena was born on 3 September 1986 in London, England. His father, Nalin Jayawardena, is of Sri Lankan origin and moved to the United Kingdom in 1978 to pursue a career in accountancy. His mother, Indira Das Jayaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasanna Jayawardene
Hewasandatchige Asiri Prasanna Wishvanath Jayawardene ( Sinhala: හේවාසන්දච්චිගේ ආසිරි ප්රසන්න විශ්වනාත් ජයවර්ධන) (born 10 September 1979), commonly known as Prasanna Jayawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Test and ODIs for Sri Lanka Cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper, where he served as the permanent wicketkeeper in tests. Though he hasn't yet announced his retirement from international cricket, he has not played international cricket after April 2015. From 2021, Jayawardene has represented Woodhall Spa Cricket Club, in the Lincolnshire Premier League, made famous by Can You Cricket's videos on YouTube. Domestic career Having toured England in 1998 as a 19-year-old, Jayawardene was touted for a long career as a Sri Lankan cricketer, but soon found himself out of play thanks to the emerging talent of Kumar Sangakkara in 2000. His caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasad Jayawardene
Prasad Jayawardene (born 17 April 1980) was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler who played for Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. He was born in Katugastota. Jayawardene made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 2000–01 season, against Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club is a first-class cricket team based in Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO () .... From the tailend, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and a single run in the second. He bowled 12 overs in the match, taking figures of 1-46. External linksPrasad Jayawardeneat CricketArchive 1980 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers People from Kandy District {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuwan Jayawardene
Nuwan Jayawardene (born Sanjeewa Nuwan Jayawardene on 24 October 1978) was a Sri Lankan cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Colts Cricket Club. He was born in Colombo. Jayawardene made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1999–2000 season, against Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club. He failed to score a run in either innings in which he batted. Jayawardene bowled two overs in the match, conceding a single run. External links * 1978 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Colts Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Colombo {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalin Jayawardena
Nalin Jayawardena (Sinhala : නලින් ජයවර්ධන) (born 18 April 1957) is a popular Sri Lankan singer and vocalist. He was the first Sri Lankan singer to release an internet based audio album in Sinhala allowing his fans from around the world to download the album free of charge. This album titled Kanda Paamule was released in 2004. Nalin Jayawardena lives in Perth, Australia. He has released more than 21 CDs including several tribute CDs for the legendary singer HR Jothipala . Nalin Jayawardena has sung over 350 original songs and over 20 videos of his songs are available online. These songs were composed in collaboration with talented sinhala lyric writers such as Dr Vicumpriya Perera who wrote most of Nalin's songs, Sunil Govinnage, Sriya Kumarasingha and Chrishanthi de fonseka . Musical composition for Nalin's songs were done by popular Sri Lankan musicians including Nimal Mendis , Jayanga Dedigama, Dhammika Edusooriya, Multi award winner Visharada Dhara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
