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  2. Piyadasa Sirisena - Wikipedia

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    Piyadasa Sirisena was a skilled writer of both prose and verse in Sinhala and used the novel as a tool of educating the masses. [8] His objective was to raise their awareness of the lost glory of the Sinhalese people. His first novel on a happy marriage with Jayatissa and Rosalin as the main characters was a bestseller by any standard in Sri Lanka.

  3. Sinhalese people - Wikipedia

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    The Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. [15][16] They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more ...

  4. Daily FT - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Website. www.ft.lk. The Daily FT or the Daily Financial Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers. Its sister newspaper The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) and its Sunday counterpart Sunday Times are among the important newspapers in Sri Lanka. [1]

  5. University of Peradeniya - Wikipedia

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    The proposal for the establishment of University of Ceylon, the first university of Sri Lanka (the predecessor of the University of Peradeniya) goes back to 1899. [3] But no progress was seen until the formation of the Ceylon University Association in 1906 under the guidance of Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir James Peiris and Sir Marcus Fernando.

  6. Royal College, Colombo - Wikipedia

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    royalcollege.lk. Flag of Royal College. Royal College, Colombo also known as; Royal Colombo, [1][2] Colombo Royal College[3] or Colombo Royal[4]) is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started by Joseph Marsh in 1835, [5] it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in January ...

  7. Sumana Gomes - Wikipedia

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    Sumana Gomes. Sumana Gomes (born 23 May 1962: Sinhala: සුමනා ගෝමස්), is a Sri Lankan cinema actress. Often regarded as the "sexiest actress in Sri Lankan film history", [1] Gomes is credited as the premiere sex symbol and pioneer of blue film subculture in Sri Lankan cinema. [2] She began her acting career at a young age ...

  8. Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Society. Around 43% of sexual minorities in Sri Lanka report 'high life satisfaction' as opposed to 24% in Pakistan and 34% in India. 64% of LGBT polled were single and not in a relationship. At least 51% of LGBT were out to family, a number that is higher than the number out to friends and to their workplace. [49]

  9. Sex education - Wikipedia

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    Example of a pedagogical tool: a booklet intended to explain contraception during sexual education sessions (District Museum Josefstadt, Vienna, Austria). Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduction, safe sex, and birth control, sexual ...