The Burma Education Extension Association () was a

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(Yangon)-based educational organization founded by JS Furnivall to promote "the intellectual advancement of the country", and the predecessor organization to the

Burma Translation Society Sarpay Beikman (; ) originated as the Burmese Translation Society. Its first President was Prime Minister U Nu, who started a Burmese translation job at Judson College (now University of Yangon). The purpose was to translate world culture, literat ...

.Allott 1996: 17 The association aimed to encourage the publication of translations into

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, establish public libraries, form reading circles and study classes throughout the country, and to publish a monthly periodical to include articles on literary topics, social problems, political economy, and the modern world. The association took over the publication of '' The World of Books'', which Furnivall had published since February 1925, and spun off a Burmese language version called ''

Ganda Lawka ''Ganda Lawka'' (, , lit. "World of Books") was a Burmese language monthly magazine published by the Burma Education Extension Association. The magazine was a sister publication of '' The World of Books'', the English language monthly started by ...

'' ("World of Books" in

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) in February 1930. The Burmese monthly, which "welcomed modern Burmese prose, original ideas and criticism", was edited by a succession of young Burmese writers, including Zawgyi,

Min Thu Wun Thiri Pyanchi Min Thu Wun (; 10 February 1909 – 15 August 2004) was a Burmese poet, writer and scholar who helped launch a new age literary movement called Khit-San (Testing the Times) in Burma. He is the father of Htin Kyaw, president of M ...

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, and

Nwe Soe Myo Min (, ; 7 April 1910 – 21 September 1995) was a Burmese academic, journalist and writer, who wrote under the pen names of Nwe Soe (, ), U Myo Min and Myint Win. He was one of the founders of the ''Khit-San Sarpay'' movement, the first mode ...

.Nwe Soe 2010: 5 The association was restarted after

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U Nu Nu (; ; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995), commonly known as Burmese names#Honorifics, U Nu and also by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a prominent Burmese people, Burmese statesman and the first Prime Minister of Union of Burma. He was ...

in 1947 as the

, which exists today as

Sarpay Beikman Sarpay Beikman (; ) originated as the Burmese Translation Society. Its first President was Prime Minister U Nu, who started a Burmese translation job at Judson College (now University of Yangon). The purpose was to translate world culture, litera ...

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* * {{cite book , author=Nwe Soe , title=Sein-lan-thaw Taung-gon: Selected works of Nwe Soe , publisher=Ya-Pyei Publishing , year=2010 , language=Burmese Educational organisations based in Myanmar

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