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The Dull Rose is a Ceylonese (modern-day Sri Lanka) postage stamp that is considered to be the rarest and most valuable stamp issued in the country. [1] [2] 7000 stamps were issued on 23 April 1859, bearing a face value of four pence.
Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 km off the southern coast of India. After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before control of the entire country passed to Britain in 1815.
Muruggapillai Nallathambi was a Sri Lankan Tamil poet, scholar and teacher. He was born on 13 September 1899 and died on 8 May 1951. He was born on 13 September 1899 and died on 8 May 1951. He is popular for translating the Sri Lankan national anthem into Tamil which is an official language of the country along with Sinhalese .
Danister Thomas Fernando (9 February 1909 – 14 October 2004 ) is a pioneer Sri Lankan lyricist. Some of the pioneers, whose names most people could not even remember were honoured. The oldest lyricist, D. T. Fernando, was a forgotten name. [1] He first wrote the lyrics to "Shanthame Rathriye" for the film Asokamala in 1947. Later he wrote the ...
He composed all of the music and lyrics on the album himself. The album won the Most Popular Album award. In 2008, he released his second album, Dreamz 2 – My Life, which includes lyrics and music composed by other musicians. Shihan released his first music video, "Ada Thaniyen Maa" which was a great hit in Sri Lanka. Later, it won the most ...
Nandasiri was born on 15 February 1942 in Gothatuwa, Sri Lanka as the third child to businessman and building contractor, H. M. William Perera and Dona Amalin Katugampola, a housewife. [5] He completed his primary education from Gothatuwa Maha Vidyalaya and St. Matthew's College, Dematagoda for O/Ls. [ 6 ]
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Fernando was born on 28 January 1921 in Uyana Road, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka. [n 1] [4] He later grew up in Nawalapitiya. [5]He educated at St. Mary's College, Nawalpitiya. As a student C.T. showed interest in the arts participating in school dramas and singing with the local church choir.