ARTISTES, WRITERS AND JOURNOS
J’PURA UNIVERSITY FELICITATES
An assortment of artistes, writers and journalists - all part of the Alumni of the University of Sri Jayewardenapura - were bestowed with the ‘Sri Jayewardenapura Pradeepa’ awards at the university’s President annual Awards Maithripala of Excellence Sirisena held gracing at the the Waters event Edge as the recently, chief guest. with
Writer and academic Ven. Prof. Pathegama Gnanissara Thera, Ven. Gemunupura Somawansa Thera, Ven. Kongasdeniye Ananda Thera, Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne, Cyril Wickremage, Dr Praneeth Abhayasundara, Janak Premalal, Buddhadasa Galappatti, Dr. Premadasa Sri Alawattage, Edward Mallawaarachchi, Gunapala Rathnasekara, Mahinda Kumara Dalupotha, Ananda Amarasiri, Anula Wijerathne Menike, Upali Ubayasekara, Shyam Sukumar Dissanayake, Sena Athugala, Eric Illeyaparachchi, Chandana Gunawardana, Asanga Priyanath Jayasuriya, Hema Chandrika Liyanage, Chulananda Samaranayake, Wasantha Liyanage, Nilar N. Cassim, Wasantha Bandara Dukgannarala, Shyam Nuwan Ganewatte, Sudheera Jayaweera, Mangala Priyanath Bandara, Indika Sampath, Ruwan Bandujeewa, S. M. P. S. Muthukudaarachchi, Ramesh Werellagama, Kamal Kariyawasam, Anuradha Devapriya, Harindra Jayalal and veteran cricket commentator Premasara Epasinghe were among this year’s recipients of the awards of excellence. Meanwhile, four journalists from Wijeya Newspapers Ltd bagged awards in the category of journalists. Daily Mirror Consultant Editor and former Editor Champika Liyanaarachchi, Daily Lankadeepa Associate Editor Indrani Peiris, Sunday Lankadeepa Deputy Editor Prasanna Sanjeewa Tennekoon and Daily Lankadeepa Associate News Editor Ajantha Kumara Agalakada were among those who received awards from President Sirisena at the gala event.
Four journalists from Wijeya Newspapers Ltd bagged awards in the category of journalists