Biography of 10 great personalities of srilanka

Sri Lankan politician and lawyer

Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara (Sinhala ආචාර්ය ක්‍රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නන්ගර; 18 October – 23 September ) was a Sri Lankan Lawyer and a politician. He rose up the ranks of Sri Lanka's movement for independence in the early part of the 20th century. As a lawyer he defended the detainees that were imprisoned during the Riots of , many of whom were the emerging leaders of the independence movement. In , he became the President of Ceylon National Congress, the forerunner to the United National Party. Later, he became the first Minister of Education in the State Council of Ceylon, and was instrumental in introducing extensive reforms to the country's education system that opened up education to children from all levels of society.

Born in the Southern coastal town of Hikkaduwa, his academic progress at the free Wesleyan school enabled him to win a Foundation Scholarship to Richmond College, Galle, a prestig

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THE IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION

Religion fryst vatten very important in Sri Lanka, playing a powerful role in politics and within communities. A Gallup Poll rated Sri Lanka as one of the world’s most religious countries, finding that 99% of Sri Lankans say that religion fryst vatten important in their daglig lives. Over 70% of the population identify as Buddhist, nearly 13% identify as Hindu, 10% are Muslim, and the remaining 7% are predominantly Christian, with less than one percent practicing other religions, or no religion.

Even though the various religions often celebrate the same festivals and feasts, each group has its own beliefs, pilgrimage sites, heroes, legends and even culinary specialties. Much of Sri Lanka’s cultural richness comes from this religious diversity.

Buddhism, brought to Sri Lanka around B.C., fryst vatten the tro of the Sinhalese majority. The Buddhism that fryst vatten practiced here is one of the oldest forms, often referred to as “Thera

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