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Vidya Niwas Mishra (28 January 1926 – 14 February 2005) was an Indian scholar, a Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan . Dr. Vidhyanivas Mishra being interviewed by Dr. Archana Dwivedi
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978.
Part 5. Puranas, History and Itihasa edited by Vidya Niwas Mishra. Volume 2. Life, Thought and Culture in India (AD 300 -1100) Volume 3. Development of Philosophy, Science and Technology in India and Neighbouring Civilizations; Volume 4. Fundamental Indian Ideas in Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences and Medicine; Volume 5. Agriculture in India ...
The Vidyodaya Pirivena was one of the prominent piriven (a monastic college, similar to a seminary, for the education of Buddhist monks) in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1873 by Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera and later in 1959, the pirivena was granted the university status by the Government of Sri Lanka. [1] [2]
The University of Sri Lanka was abolished and its six campuses were each elevated to independent, autonomous universities in their own right: University of Peradeniya, University of Colombo, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Vidyodaya), University of Kelaniya (Vidyalankara), University of Moratuwa (Katubedda) and University of Jaffna.
In 1995, it was elevated to university status. [5] Since 2021, following its transformation into a university, the institute has expanded its curriculum to include not only indigenous medicine but also modern medicine and technology, management, and other disciplines as outlined in the Sri Lanka University Grants Commission handbook.
Sri Lanka Rathna Award (2005) Narasimhan Ram (born 4 May 1945) is an Indian journalist and a prominent member of the Kasturi family that controls The Hindu Group of publications. Ram was the managing-director of The Hindu since 1977 and its editor-in-chief since 27 June 2003 until 18 January 2012. [ 2 ]
Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from University of Moratuwa (1979) [3] National Honour "Vidya Jyothi Class I" conferred by President Junius Richard Jayewardene on the Independence Commemoration Day, 4 February 1986 [9] Conferred the degree of Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by the Open University of Sri Lanka −2000