Don Baron Jayatilaka
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Don Baron Jayatilaka (13 February 1868 - 29 May 1944) (known as D.B Jayatilaka) was a Sri Lanka
n educationalist, politician and diplomat.
Born at Waragoda, Kelaniya
, he was the eldest male child of Don Daniel Jayatilaka, a government contractor, and his wife Liyanage Dona Elisiyana Perera Weerasinha. He had two brothers, and two sisters, both of whom died young.
When he was seven years Jayatilaka was sent to the Vidyalankara Pirivena
, where he learned Sinhala, Pali
and Sanskrit
by Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera. To study English
and other subjects in the English medium, he was sent to the local Baptist
school from where he was sent to Wesley College
in 1881, there he passed the junior and senior Cambridge examinations, traveling daily by cart from Kelaniya to the Pettah
. He served as the Principal of Dharmaraja College and Ananda College
.
Jayatilaka was knighted
in 1943.
Sir
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Don Baron Jayatilaka (13 February 1868 - 29 May 1944) (known as D.B Jayatilaka) was a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n educationalist, politician and diplomat.
Born at Waragoda, Kelaniya
Kelaniya
Kelaniya is a small town near Colombo, Sri Lanka in the Gampaha District. It is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which runs through the town...
, he was the eldest male child of Don Daniel Jayatilaka, a government contractor, and his wife Liyanage Dona Elisiyana Perera Weerasinha. He had two brothers, and two sisters, both of whom died young.
When he was seven years Jayatilaka was sent to the Vidyalankara Pirivena
Vidyalankara Pirivena
Vidyalankara Pirivena is one of the largest Buddhist pirivenas in Sri Lanka. Located in Peliyagoda, it is nearly 100 years old. Under the pirivena's leadership, several schools were started in the region; one is Sri Dharmaloka College, one of the primary colleges in the region....
, where he learned Sinhala, Pali
Páli
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and Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
by Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera. To study English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and other subjects in the English medium, he was sent to the local Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
school from where he was sent to Wesley College
Wesley College, Colombo
Wesley College, Colombo is a Methodist educational institution in Sri Lanka.In 1858 Rev. Joseph Rippon wanted to establish a superior educational institution for the Wesleyan Methodist Mission in South Ceylon. On March 2 1874 Wesley College, Colombo is a Methodist educational institution in Sri...
in 1881, there he passed the junior and senior Cambridge examinations, traveling daily by cart from Kelaniya to the Pettah
Pettah
Pettah is an urban neighbourhood of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala.-Location:Pettah is on the way to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and Shanghumugham Beach. Private and KSRTC buses connect Pettah to most parts of the city.The railway station at Pettah is...
. He served as the Principal of Dharmaraja College and Ananda College
Ananda College
Ananda College , Colombo which is considered as the leading National school in Sri Lanka, was established on November 1, 1886, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
.
Jayatilaka was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in 1943.