Welikadawatte

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First co-operative housing scheme in Sri Lanka. Home of Professors Seneka Bibile, Osmund Jayaratne, S.R. Kottegoda, Advocate Mr. J.Kulatilleka, T.W. Wikramanayake, Stanley Dissanayake and Jayadeva Uyangoda, Cabinet Ministers Anil Moonesinghe and Kingsley T Wickremaratne, Member of Parliament Raja Collure, writers Vijita Fernando, B.J.B. ("Bonnie") Fernando, Herbert Keuneman and Jeanne Moonesinghe, slain human rights journalist Richard de Zoysa and his mother, human rights activist and Mother's Front founder Dr Manoranee Saravanamuttu, women's rights activist Sepali Kottegoda and such intellectuals Newton Gunesinghe and N.R. de Silva.

A most prestigious residential area within rajagiriya.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welikadawatte
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Coordinates:   6°54'18"N   79°53'50"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago