C.W.W.Kannagara

 C.W.W.Kannangara is known as the father of free educaticon of Sri Lanka. 

He was born on the 13th of October 1994-in Randobe. It is a village in Balapitiya.

He got his early educaion from Vaslian College at Randobe.

He won ascholarship to Richmond College and he had special interest in maths. 

He passed Cambridge senior examination in 1901 and became a teacher in Richmind College.

                                                                                       




He entered the law college and he qualified a lawyer in 1912.

He was the most popular young lawyer in Galle.

In 1931 he was able to become the education minister and he introduced free education to all in our country.

The establishment of central schools provided high quality education to the talented children in rural areas.

  

The central schools played a vital role in the field of education in Sri Lanka. 

The future of central schools is obscure in present capitalist orjented society.


We should pay a debt of gratitube to Dr.Kannangara for his invaluable contribution to the development of education in Sri Lanka



                                                                                              



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