Anula Vidyalaya

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Anula Vidyalaya
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Anula Vidyalaya

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Type National
Motto Pali: Uththitta Nappa majjeyya
(Arise and be Diligent)
Religious affiliation(s) Buddhist
Established4 January 1941;83 years ago (1941-01-04)
Founder E. W. Adikaram
PrincipalM.S.R.Irangani
Grades1-13
GenderFemale
Age range6 to 19
EnrollmentOver 5000
Color(s)Black and Gold
  
Website www.anulavidyalaya.org

Anula Vidyalaya is a national girls' school in Colombo. It was established in 1941 by E. W. Adikaram with 38 students and five teachers. [1]

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Currently,[ when? ] the school has a student body of over 5,000 girls. The principal and the staff guide the pupils on the Buddhist principles of non-violence and self-discipline. [1]

History

The founders of Anula Vidyalaya were E. W. Adikaram, a scholar, educationist, writer, philosopher and a humanist, and the pioneer principal, P. B. Fernando. The school was started on 4 January 1941 under the patronage of D. S. Senanayake, then the Minister of Agriculture. The Board of Governors were:

Pioneer Principal - P. B. Fernando - served the school from 1941 till 1956. She donated her total salary towards obtaining a block of land for the school and a scholarship scheme.

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References

  1. 1 2 Miranda, Sujitha (15 March 2014). "Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda stands tall as an exclusive Buddhist girls' school". Wijey Newspaper. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

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