ISTORY IN BRIEFISTORY IN BRIEF Before the year 1913 there were two schools in Ambalangoda. One named “Weslyan” which was in the church at Randombe & the other named “Buddhist English School” in the main street of Ambalangoda. This Buddhist English school started by “Sugatha Sasanodhaya Samithi” in 1894 & later entrusted to the “Parama Vigragnartha Buddhist Society” of Colombo. It was a period that re-awakening of Buddhists was emerging. Another exculisive school was born in Ambalangoda city itself that making it evident. It is Dharmasoka College the popular, unique school of today’s that is started in the first in the 1913. According to the records this school was started in a house located at where the old Ranjani hotel of the Station road and was belong to a gentlemen named Jayasena. The founder of the school is “Mudalindu Santhiyagu Thomas de Silva who was a pensioner of the government service. The regional rulers of the Buddhist English School had started to construct a school building a land which had a cemetery belonged to “Liyanage Walawwa” adjoining Lasinton road in Ambalangoda itself. As it was stopped haltway Muddliar thatched to roof of that building spending his personal money. As a result of it Muddliar was able to established the new school which was held in Galle road on the day of the new term started in 1913. The case filed in Balapitiya court regarding that building was also won by the Mudliar. Even though the new school showed a clear progress from those two schools the authorities hadn’t taken steps to register it. But the well-wishers interests and majority requests were more powerful. Because of that the old school joined to new school and registered as Dharmasoka College on 2nd February in 1914. The first principal and the first manager of newly registered school was Muddliar. Headmaster was Mr. N.B Wimalasuriya who was held the same position of the old school. Muddliar gave up the post of principal after 1919 and held the manager post till he died on 10th April 1922. After his death the Sugatha Sasanodaya Samithi managed the school under number of managers till it assigned to the government in 1961. Today, this school is a centre of Education, which is like a university that open to all Sri Lankan children. It is a school that win oven not only streamed line Education but also sports, aesthetic fields too. COPPED Before the year 1913 there were two schools in Ambalangoda. One named “Weslyan” which was in the church at Randombe & the other named “Buddhist English School” in the main street of Ambalangoda. This Buddhist English school started by “Sugatha Sasanodhaya Samithi” in 1894 & later entrusted to the “Parama Vigragnartha Buddhist Society” of Colombo. It was a period that re-awakening of Buddhists was emerging. Another exculisive school was born in Ambalangoda city itself that making it evident. It is Dharmasoka College the popular, unique school of today’s that is started in the first in the 1913. According to the records this school was started in a house located at where the old Ranjani hotel of the Station road and was belong to a gentlemen named Jayasena. The founder of the school is “Mudalindu Santhiyagu Thomas de Silva who was a pensioner of the government service. The regional rulers of the Buddhist English School had started to construct a school building a land which had a cemetery belonged to “Liyanage Walawwa” adjoining Lasinton road in Ambalangoda itself. As it was stopped haltway Muddliar thatched to roof of that building spending his personal money. As a result of it Muddliar was able to established the new school which was held in Galle road on the day of the new term started in 1913. The case filed in Balapitiya court regarding that building was also won by the Mudliar. Even though the new school showed a clear progress from those two schools the authorities hadn’t taken steps to register it. But the well-wishers interests and majority requests were more powerful. Because of that the old school joined to new school and registered as Dharmasoka College on 2nd February in 1914. The first principal and the first manager of newly registered school was Muddliar. Headmaster was Mr. N.B Wimalasuriya who was held the same position of the old school. Muddliar gave up the post of principal after 1919 and held the manager post till he died on 10th April 1922. After his death the Sugatha Sasanodaya Samithi managed the school under number of managers till it assigned to the government in 1961. Today, this school is a centre of Education, which is like a university that open to all Sri Lankan children. It is a school that win oven not only streamed line Education but also sports, aesthetic fields too. COPPED
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