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t. e. The policy of standardization was a policy implemented by the Sri Lankan government in 1971 [1] to curtail the number of Tamil students selected for certain faculties in the universities. [2][3][4] In 1972, the government added a district quota as a parameter within each language. [1]
Joseph Stalin (trade unionist) Joseph Stalin (Sinhala: ජෝසප් ස්ටාලින්, Tamil: ஜோசப் ஸ்டாலின்) is a Sri Lankan trade unionist. As of 2022, serving as general secretary of the Ceylon Teachers' Union. [1][2] He has led campaigns against the militarisation of education in Sri Lanka. [3][4][5]
Education in Sri Lanka has a long history that dates back two millennia. While the Constitution of Sri Lanka does not provide free education as a fundamental right, the constitution mentions that 'the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels" in its section on directive principles of state policy ...
The surviving JVP members campaigned in the 1994 elections, but eventually withdrew and supported the nationalist Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the main opposition party at the time. In 2004, it joined the government as a part of the United People's Freedom Alliance and supported the government in its war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ...
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party was founded in 1951, when long-standing United National Party stalwart S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike defected from the party and crossed over to the opposition with several of his other close associates.
Wesley College has since established two branches to accommodate its growing number of students. One branch is situated in Havelock Town, Colombo while the other is in Thampola, Katunayake. Wesley College is named after John Wesley (1703–1791), the founder of the Methodist Church.
It was established on 10 February 1967 with R. I. T. Alles as the founding principal, [1][2] and was named after the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake. It provides education from Grades 1 to 13 in Sinhalese, Tamil and English languages. It is the second-largest multi-ethnic school in the country.
Upeka Chitrasena. Upeka Chitrasena is a Sri Lankan dancer and dance teacher. [1] She is one of the dancing duo Varija and Chitrasena who pioneered the introduction of Sri Lankan ballet in the 1950s. Manori Wijesekera in 2011 called her "Sri Lanka’s finest female dancer", and described her relationship with the drums as unique. [1]