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Goodwill Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity - Sri Lanka. Ambassador Earth Hour - Sri Lanka. Website. otara.lk. Otara Gunewardene (Sinhala: ඔටාරා ගුණවර්ධන) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, animal welfare advocate, conservationist and philanthropist. [1] She is the founder of ODEL, Embark and Otara Foundation. [2][3]
Aban Pestonjee (Sinhala: අබාන් පෙස්ටොන්ජි) is the chairperson and founder of the Abans group of companies. She is known as one of the first entrepreneurs who initiated in first bringing Korean technology to Sri Lankan consumers. Pestonjee launched her business in 1968 in her home garage where she managed to restore ...
Women in society. Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. [7] Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture, although woman have been allowed to vote in elections since 1931. [8]
Most of them are based on Sri Lankan epic historical stories gain huge success. In 2017 Dharmayuddhaya earned 22.4 SL crores (224 million) and became the highest-grossing film in Sri Lanka replacing Aba.In 2023, Gajaman earned 610 million (LKR) becoming the highest-grossing film in Sri Lanka breaking Aba's record.
Female entrepreneurs. American entrepreneur, television host and media executive Oprah Winfrey receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President Barack Obama in 2013. Finnish entrepreneur Armi Ratia (1912–1979), founder of the Marimekko textile and home decorating company. Female entrepreneurs are women who organize and manage an ...
Sri Lankan. Occupation (s) Activist, Writer. Known for. Women's rights advocate. Shreen Abdul Saroor (born 1969) is a Sri Lankan peace and women's rights activist. [1] In 1990 as part of the Muslim minority in Sri Lanka, she was forcibly removed from her home in Mannar by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and placed in a refugee camp. [1][2 ...
Charlotte Chia, 26, is the director of communications at the Singapore Women's Association, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering women, children, and older people, according to her Miss Universe bio.
1994–present. Roshan Perera (born 2 April 1976) is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, business magnate, investor and philanthropist. [1] He was also the CEO of Bellucci Sri Lanka (pvt) Ltd in 1996, [2] which he made into Asia's largest ceramic figurine manufacturing company. [3][4] He eventually owned the company while employing over 5,000 staff ...