The Sinhalese, also known as Hela are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They constitute about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number greater than 16.2 million. The Sinhalese identity is based on language, historical heritage and religion. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan language and are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a small percentage of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity. The Sinhalese are mostly found in North Central, Central, South and West Sri Lanka. According to the 5th century epic poem Mahavamsa and the Dipavamsa, a 3rd–5th century treatise written in Pali by Buddhist monks of the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese descend from the Indo-Aryan settlers who came to the island in 543 BCE from Sinhapura, in India, led by Prince Vijaya.
Mother Mary Veronica of the Passion, O.C.D. was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel, a religious congregation of the Discalced Carmelite Third Order for women based in India.
Bharatha People also known as Bharatakula and Paravar, is an ethnicity in the island of Sri Lanka. Earlier considered a caste of the Sri Lankan Tamils, they got classified as separate ethnic group in the 2001 census. They are descendant of Tamil speaking Paravar of Southern India who migrated to Sri Lanka under Portuguese rule. They live mainly on the western coast of Sri Lanka and mainly found in the cities of Mannar, Negombo and Colombo.
Negombo is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, 38 km from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway.
The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist is a Catholic female religious institute of diocesan right following the charism of the Dominican Order based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was founded in 1997 by four members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia. As of 2018, it has 137 members.
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a cabinet Minister and a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka. He was a Roman Catholic and hailed from a minority ethnic group Colombo Chetties.
St. Thomas' College, Matale, or (STC), is a secondary school for only boys; located in Matale, Sri Lanka.
Francisca del Espíritu Santo de Fuentes is a Spanish Roman Catholic religious figure. She was the first Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena in the Philippines.
Margaret Hallahan was an English Catholic religious sister, foundress of the Dominican Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena ;
De Mazenod College (DMC), founded in 1914, is a Catholic school in Kandana, Sri Lanka, managed by the De La Salle Brothers. De Mazenod College is a mixed school and has classes from grade 1 to grade 13. Classes are conducted in Sinhala as well as English. Girls are admitted to the school from grade 6 upwards.
Ja-Ela is a suburb of Colombo, located approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of the Colombo city centre. Ja-Ela lies on the A3 road which overlaps with the Colombo – Katunayake Expressway at the Ja-Ela Interchange.
Kanupulage Ugo Singho, popularly known as Hugo Master or Hugo Fernando, was a Sri Lankan film personality. Debuting in the first Sinhalese film Kadawunu Poronduwa, Fernando had an over 30 year career as a character actor, lyricist, assistant director and music director.
Dinesh Subasinghe is a Sri Lankan composer, violinist, and music producer. He composed Karuna Nadee, a Buddhist oratorio, and re-introduced a lost, ancient musical instrument known as the ravanahatha to Sri Lanka. He is also a film and television composer whose works integrate western and eastern classical music with electronic music, Buddhist music, folk music, traditional orchestral arrangements, and world music genres. From 2002 to 2009 he led the pop classical band, Dee R Cee Members.
St. Mary's Convent is a very famous girls school in Matara, Sri Lanka
Bethany Convent Senior Secondary School is a Catholic private school situated on the banks of river Ganga (Ganges) at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, India. It teaches students from kindergarten to Intermediate. It is one of the senior secondary schools in Allahabad with education provided by a convent-run organization, The Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany, Mangalore.
Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala is a leading Catholic girls school in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1870. It provides primary and secondary education.
The St. Sebastian’s Church, Negombo also known as St. Sebastian’s Church, Wellaweediya is a Roman Catholic church in Negombo, in Sri Lanka. It is patterned on the Reims Cathedral in France, and is built in Gothic Revival style. Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of the city of Negombo.
St. Peter’s College is a Roman Catholic school in Negombo, Sri Lanka with a history of over a century.
Udari Chamika Warnakulasooriya is a Sri Lankan actress in Sri Lankan cinema and television. She is best known for the roles in television serials such as Bonda Meedum and Pini.
