Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama

Ananda Sastralaya National School
ආනන්ද ශාස්ත්‍රාලය ජාතික පාසල
Location
Matugama
,
Western Province

Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°31′20″N 80°6′52″E
Information
TypeNational School
Motto"Aaalooko Udapadi" ආලෝකෝ උදපාදි
Religious affiliation(s)Buddhist
Established1942
School districtKalutara
PrincipalRandun Jayalath
Grades6 to 13
GenderBoys & Girls
Age11 to 19
Color(s)Maroon, Yellow and Purple             
AffiliationMinistry of Education of Sri Lanka
Websitehttps://asm.lk

History

Ananda Sastralaya National School (asm.lk) Matugama[1] is a school in Sri Lanka. It was established on 22 February 1942. Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual was the founder of Matugama Ananda Sastralaya. He later became a parliamentarian and also a deputy minister. This school was started due to the prevailing war situation in Colombo City during World War II. At that time schools were closed in Colombo. Kotte Ananda Sastralaya was also closed due to the war situation and it was converted into an army camp. Eleven students from Matugama attended Kotte Ananda Sastralaya. Most of them were from Pasqual families. They had to come back as their school was closed. Daya T. Pasqual was among them. At that time he was a teacher. He decided to start a branch of Kotte Ananda Sastralaya in Matugama. His uncle Brampi Pasqual, Munasinghe, Wijegunawardanea and Dr E. W. Adikaram, principal of Kotte Ananda Sastralaya, helped him to start this school.

In the evening of 22 February 1942 Hon. Minister of Education C.W.W. Kannangara was the chief guest of the opening ceremony at Sri Sudarshanaramaya temple Matugama. Dr E.W.Adikaram also attended the ceremony.

At the beginning there were eleven students and three teachers in the school. Pasqual was also among them. School manager was Brumpy Pasqual.

Houses

All the students of Ananda Sastralaya are divided into four houses. Those are:

  • Anura

Colour -      Purple

  • Vijitha

Colour -      Blue

  • Tissa

Colour -      Green

  • Rohana

Colour -      Yellow

Notable alumni

Below is a list of notable alumni of Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama

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Name Notability Reference
G. D. Mahindasoma Member of Parliament for Kekirawa (1977–1988), Chief Minister of North Central Province (1988–1996)
Nirmala Kotalawala Member of Parliament for Kalutara (2004–present)
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References
  1. Ananda Sastralaya Archived 1 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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