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Anula Vidyalaya | |
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Type | National |
Motto | Pali: Uththitta Nappa majjeyya (Arise and be Diligent) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhist |
Established | 4 January 1941; 83 years ago (1941-01-04) |
Founder | E. W. Adikaram |
Principal | M.S.R.Irangani |
Grades | 1-13 |
Gender | Female |
Age range | 6 to 19 |
Enrollment | Over 5000 |
Color(s) | Black and Gold |
Website | www |
Anula Vidyalaya is a national girls' school in Colombo. It was established in 1941 by E. W. Adikaram with 38 students and five teachers.[1]
Currently,[when?] the school has a student body of over 5,000 girls. The principal and the staff guide the pupils on the Buddhist principles of non-violence and self-discipline.[1]
The founders of Anula Vidyalaya were E. W. Adikaram, a scholar, educationist, writer, philosopher and a humanist, and the pioneer principal, P. B. Fernando. The school was started on 4 January 1941 under the patronage of D. S. Senanayake, then the Minister of Agriculture. The Board of Governors were:
Pioneer Principal - P. B. Fernando - served the school from 1941 till 1956. She donated her total salary towards obtaining a block of land for the school and a scholarship scheme.
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