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Ratwatte Family
Ratwatte () is a Sinhalese people, Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Anuruddha Ratwatte (1938–2011), Sri Lankan soldier and politician *Barnes Ratwatte (1883–1957), Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and a headman *Barnes Ratwatte II (1918–2004), Sri Lankan lawyer and judge *Charitha Ratwatte III (born 1948), Sri Lankan lawyer and bureaucrat *Clifford Ratwatte (1927–2009), Sri Lankan politician *Cuda Ratwatte, Ceylonese, the first elected mayor of Kandy, awarded a knighthood from the British, appointed Adigar *Harris Leuke Ratwatte (1900–1964), Ceylonese legislator *J. C. Ratwatte II, Ceylonese legislator *Lohan Ratwatte (born 1968), Member of Parliament representing the Kandy District in Sri Lanka *Mackie Ratwatte, Sri Lankan physician *Mahendra Ratwatte, Sri Lankan politician and Mayor of Kandy from 2011 to 2015 *Nigel Ratwatte (born 1990), Sri Lankan rugby union player *Ratwatte Nilame (died 1827) courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy *Sirimavo Ratwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhalese People
The Sinhalese people (), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 15.2 million. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala language, Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language. Sinhalese people are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a significant minority of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity in Sri Lanka, Christianity and Religion in Sri Lanka, other religions. Since 1815, Sinhalese people were broadly divided into two subgroups: the up-country Sinhalese of the Central province, Sri Lanka, central mountainous regions, and the low-country Sinhalese of the coastal regions. Although both groups speak the same language, they are distinguished as they observe different cultural customs. According to the ''Mahavamsa'', a Pali chronicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Ratwatte
Mahendra Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan politician and former Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015. He is the current Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara. Early life He is the second son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte & Carman Rangala Ratwatte, Mahendra Ratwatte's father was ex acting Diyawadana Nilame and former Cabinet Minister. His grandfather Harris Leuke Ratwatte who was former Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy. Politics Ratwatte entered active politics from |
Rawat (other)
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Rawat may refer to: * Rawat (surname), an Indian surname * Rawat language, a Sino-Tibetan language of India * Rawat Fort, early 16th century fort built by the Gakhars in Punjab, Pakistan * Rawat Fault, geological fault in Pakistan * Rawat, Islamabad, a town in Islamabad * Rawat, Murree, a town in Punjab, Pakistan * Rawatsar, (Rawat-sar) city in Rajasthan * Rawatpur, (Rawat-pur) suburd in Kanpur Uttar Pradesh * Rawatpara (Rawat-para), a place in Uttar Pradesh See also * Raut (other) * Raval (other) * Panwar (other) Panwar is a Rajput clan found in Northern India. Panwar may also refer to: People * Aalisha Panwar (born 1996), Indian television actress * Arvind Panwar (born 1990), Indian cyclist * Harpal Singh Panwar (born 1945), Indian politician, membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratte (other)
Ratte can refer to: * Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte, a prototype heavy German war tank designed during World War II * Ratte potato, a variety of potato from France * Ratte, Saône-et-Loire, France * Étienne-Hyacinthe de Ratte (1722–1805), French astronomer and mathematician {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred A
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Wilfred may refer to: * Wilfred (given name), a given name and list of people (and fictional characters) with the name * Wilfred, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States * ''Wilfred'' (Australian TV series), a comedy series * ''Wilfred'' (American TV series), a remake of the Australian series * ''Wilfred'' (Thames barge) * Operation Wilfred, a British Second World War naval operation People with the surname * Harmon Wilfred, stateless businessman in New Zealand * Thomas Wilfred (1889–1968), Danish musician and inventor See also * Wilf * Wilfredo * Wilfrid ( – ), English bishop and saint * Wilfried * Wilford (other) Wilford is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. Wilford may also refer to: Places * Wilford, Arizona, a ghost town in the United States * Wilford, Idaho, an unincorporated community in the United States *Wilford, a townland in County Mayo, Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharinda Ratwatte
Tarinda Ratwatte also known as Tari (born 12 December 1995) is a Sri Lankan rugby union and sevens player who plays as a fly-half. His father Ashan Ratwatte was also a rugby union player having played for both Kandy SC and Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. His granduncle Anuruddha Ratwatte was a politician. Career He captained Trinity College rugby team in 2014 and soon after schooling he joined Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club. In 2014, he was appointed as the captain of the Sri Lankan Youth rugby team for the Junior World Rugby Tournament (JWRT) – Asian edition. He was named in Sri Lankan men's rugby sevens squads for both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Asian Games. Sri Lanka would eventually finish at fourth position in men's rugby sevens tournament during the 2018 Asian Games thereby narrowly missing out on a bronze medal after going down 36-14 to South Korea in bronze medal 3rd place match while Sri Lanka finished at fifteenth position in men's rugby sevens t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (; ; ; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. She was the world's first female prime minister when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then the Dominion of Ceylon) in 1960. She chaired the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from 1960 to 1994 and served three terms as prime minister, two times as the chief executive, from 1960 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1977, and once again in a presidential system from 1994 to 2000, governing under the presidency of her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga. Born into a Sinhalese Kandyan aristocratic family, Bandaranaike was educated in Catholic, English-medium schools, but remained a Buddhist and spoke Sinhala as well as English. On graduating from secondary school, she worked for various social programmes before marrying and raising a family. Playing hostess to her husband S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, who founded the socialist SLFP in 1951 and became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratwatte Nilame
Loku Nilame Adikaram Ratwatte ( - 1827) (known as Ratwatte Nilame) was a courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy. He was the 2nd Adigar (Adigaram) from 1825 to 1827 during the British rule. He was one of the signatories of the Kandyan Convention which made the Kandyan Kingdom part of the British Empire. Early life He was born to a Radala family of courtiers, his father Ratwatte Loku Nilame Adigar, mother Meegastenne Amunugama Medduma Kumarihamy . His paternal grand father Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte. Royal and government service He joined the Royal court as part of the Royal household. Ratwatte was appointed Dissawa of Matale in 1815. In this capacity he signed the Kandyan Convention as one of the Chiefs of the Kingdom of Kandy. He held this post during the Uva Rebellion until 1824. In 1825 he was appointed to the post of 2nd Adigar and the year before through a proclamation his ancestral lands were exempted from tax. Family He married, Abeykoon Amunugama kumarihamy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Ratwatte
Nigel Ratwatte (born 30 April 1990) is a Sri Lankan rugby union player who is the current captain of Kandy SC in Dialog Rugby League. He has represented Sri Lanka in both Rugby 7s and 15s. His usual position is Full-back but due to his versatility, he often covers Fly-Half and Inside Centre. Biography Ratwatte began his education at Trinity College in Kandy, Sri Lanka, where he captained the school's under-13 team. At the age of thirteen his family moved to Mauritius, where he played competitive rugby at St. Nicholas' Grammar School and at the Black River Rugby Club. In 2007 he was selected to represent the national under-18 team during a tour of Madagascar. At eighteen he was selected to play for the Mauritius national rugby union team, becoming the first Sri Lankan national to play for a foreign national rugby team. Ratwatte completed his schooling in South Africa at the King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. He was successful in completing the Matrix Examination which is e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackie Ratwatte
Dr Mackie Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan physician. He was a former Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Director General and Secretary of the Fifty Summit Conference of Non-Aligned Countries. Ratwatte was born to a prominent Radala family, who were descended from Ratwatte Dissawa, Dissawa of Matale, a signatory on behalf of the Sinhalese to the Kandyan Convention of 1815. Born to Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa and Rosalind Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy of Mahawelatenne Walauwa, Balangoda, his eldest sister was Sirimavo Bandaranaike the first female prime minister in the world. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and the Colombo Medical College. See also *List of political families in Sri Lanka References External links The Ratwatte AncestryTravelling in a Capitalist Vehicle Through Socialist Crowds in an Earlier Era 1910s births 2004 deaths Sinhalese people Sri Lankan medical doctors Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy Mackie Mackie may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuruddha Ratwatte
General Anuruddha Leuke Ratwatte (14 July 1938 – 24 November 2011), frequently referred to as Anuruddha Ratwatte, was a Sri Lankan politician and a retired army officer. He was a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence. Early life Born in Kandy to the old Radala Ratwatte family, he was the sixth of nine children born to Harris Ratwatte Dissawa and Mallika Katugaha Kumarihamy. A colonial era politician, Harris Ratwatte was a member of the State Council in 1936 to 1947 for Kegalle and United National Party Member of Parliament for Mawanella 1947 to 1952 Anuruddha Ratwatte was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, where he played rugby for his school. Following his schooling, he volunteered in the Central Ceylon Youth Council, serving as the administrator of the Council office and library in Kandy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He gained a commission as a volunteer officer in the rank of second lieutenant in the 2nd (V) Battalion, Ceylon Sinha Regiment (2CS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohan Ratwatte
Lohan Evindra Ratwatte (born 22 June 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the State Minister of gem and jewelry and a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District. He is the eldest son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte, former cabinet minister and deputy defense minister. Early life and education Born on 22 June 1968 in Kandy to Captain Anuruddha Ratwatte and Carman Ratwatte ''nee'' Rangala, he was the eldest with one younger brother, Mahendra Ratwatte. The Ratwattes were an old Radala family descending from the courtiers of the Kingdom of Kandy, with Ratwatte, Dissawa of Matale singing the Kandyan Convention. His grandfather Harris Leuke Ratwatte was a colonial era legislator. Lohan Ratwatte was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, where he played rugby and represented the Kandy Sports Club and Upcountry. Political career Ratwatte was elected to the Central Provincial Council in 2009 and was elected to parliament in the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from Kand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
