Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene, usually known as Mahela Jayawardene, ( is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former cricketer. Jayawardene made his Test cricket debut in 1997 and his One Day International debut the following season. In 2006 he made the highest ever score by a Sri Lankan in Test cricket, scoring 374 in the second Test of Sri Lanka's home series against South Africa. He has a test cricket average of just under 50 and a One Day average in the 30s. He is the first player in the history of Sri Lankan cricket to score over 10,000 Test runs. He is also the second Sri Lankan player to score more than 10,000 runs in ODIs. Mahela is also the Chairman of Sri Lanka National Sports Council.
Fernando is a given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
Manjula is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "lovely" and "beautiful".
Rājīb is a popular Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Nepalese male name, also spelt Rajeev, Rajive, Rajiv, Rajeeb, Rajiva and Rajiba.
Jayasuriya or Jayasooriya is a Sinhalese name. It derives from Sanskrit and consists of two parts: Jaya, which means victory in Sinhalese and is also the name of a Hindu demigod, and suriya (sun). The name may refer to the following notable people:
Dinesh is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word dineśa is a compound of dina 'day' and īśa 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include:
Subramaniam, Subrahmanyam, Subramanyam or Subramanian is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is from Sanskrit; however, a common translation is "dear to Brahamam", or "of good deeds." An alternative proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words supri-ya (सु), meaning "good" or "dear," and man-ya, meaning jewel; the name translates loosely as "worthy jewel". Subramaniam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Karthikeya, also known as Kumara or Murugan.
Sujith Fernando is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer, active 1998–99, who played for Panadura Sports Club.. A left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler, he made a single first-class appearance for Panadura against Colombo scoring 8 runs in the first innings one in the second.
Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The Sanskrit word sunīla means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of Krishna.
The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great ruler". It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of Shiva.
Sujith Ariyapala was a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Moors Sports Club.
Justice Priyasath Dep PC is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He was the 45th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka and a former Solicitor General of Sri Lanka.
Amal is a unisex given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:
Manoj is a name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include:
Sujith Sanjaya Perera is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected from Kegalle District in 2015. He is a Member of the United National Party. He is the son of Vincent Perera.
Kaushal is a Hindu given name and surname common in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Lakshman or Laxman is a common Indian name, most commonly used as a masculine given name. It derives from Lakshmana, the character of the Ramayana epic.
Sujith Vaassudev is an Indian cinematographer and film director who works in Malayalam cinema.
Sujith Wilson was a two-year-old who died on 26 October 2019 after falling into an abandoned deep bore well by his house in Nadukattupatti, a village near Trichy. He fell into the borewell on 25 October 2019 at around 5:45 pm while his mother was attending his elder brother. The rescue operations commenced on 25 October 2019 around 8:00 pm and went in full swing continuously for more than 80 hours. The rescue operation was affected by rain. The operations to rescue Sujith went viral across the country as prayers were conducted for the rescue operations of the boy. Around 2:00 am, 30 October 2019 officials confirmed the death of the boy, and the last rites were held six hours later. Following and the sensitive and tragic aspect of the two year boy's incident, politicians and celebrities across India paid tribute and offered their condolences for Sujith Wilson.
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