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Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva | |
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Born | 29 July 1929 |
Died | 19 June 2010 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation | Dr |
Known for | Founder of Saukyadana Movement of Sri Lanka |
Dr Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva ( Sinhala:වජිරනාත් ලක්ෂ්මන් ද සිල්වා) is the founder of Saukyadana Movement of Sri Lanka.
Vajiranath who received his education from Nalanda College, Colombo graduated as a Medical Doctor by obtaining MBBS degree University of Colombo's Medical Faculty and later further studied at University of London. [1]
Whilst on a pilgrimage to Sri Pada (Sri Lanka) in 1959 by Dr Vajiranath he observed the difficulties that pilgrims faced along the trek and as a result he decided to set up the voluntary medical assistance unit to help them paving the way to establish the Saukyadana Movement of Sri Lanka being established in March 1960.
![]() | This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (August 2015) |
Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva | |
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Born | 29 July 1929 |
Died | 19 June 2010 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Education | Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation | Dr |
Known for | Founder of Saukyadana Movement of Sri Lanka |
Dr Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva ( Sinhala:වජිරනාත් ලක්ෂ්මන් ද සිල්වා) is the founder of Saukyadana Movement of Sri Lanka.
Vajiranath who received his education from Nalanda College, Colombo graduated as a Medical Doctor by obtaining MBBS degree University of Colombo's Medical Faculty and later further studied at University of London. [1]
Whilst on a pilgrimage to Sri Pada (Sri Lanka) in 1959 by Dr Vajiranath he observed the difficulties that pilgrims faced along the trek and as a result he decided to set up the voluntary medical assistance unit to help them paving the way to establish the Saukyadana Movement of Sri Lanka being established in March 1960.