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Dr E. W. Adikaram
Born	Kalutara Koralalage Don Edward Winifred Brito Adikaram (1905-03-29)29 March 1905 Sri Lanka
Died	28 December 1985(1985-12-28) (aged 80) Nugegoda
Alma mater	Wesley College, Colombo Colombo University University of London
Occupations	Educationalist and social activist
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Kalutara Koralalage Don Edward Winifred Brito Adikaram (29 March 1905 – 28 December 1985) was an educationalist, writer, social activist and a philosopher inSri Lanka.^[1][2] In 1931 he obtained an M.A degree from London School of Oriental Studies and in 1933 a PhD on the thesis "Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon" from the University of London.After returning to Sri Lanka he started to teach inAnanda Sastralaya, Kotte and in 1934, he became the principal of the school.^[3] He was a prominent non-violent activist in Sri Lanka.

Adikaram was born on 5 March 1905. Educated atWesley College, Colombo and succeeded toColombo University College to study Chemistry. Due to financial problems, he was unable to receive sufficient science education, then he started to follow BA (Bachelor of Arts) Degree after he completed his degree he join to Ananda Shasthralaya Kotte as a teacher . Adikaram won a Scholarship to London University to pursue MA (Master of Arts) and Phd, then he sailed to England. During the days at England he was with some other Ceylonese youths who became leading politicians like Dr.N.M.Perera and Dr. Colvin R. De Silva. He wrote severalSinhala-language science related books, magazines and newspaper entries.

• Schools:Anula Vidyalaya, Ananda Balika Maha Vidyalaya Kotte 1971 (co-founded with Prof. Mahinda Palihawadana);Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama; Vidyakara Vidyalaya, Maharagama; Nigrodha (now Mahamaya) Vidyalaya, Gangodawila and branches of Ananda Sastralaya at Ruwanwella and Malabe, now known as Madhya Maha Vidyalayas. All of these are state-run schools at present.
• Krishnamurti Centre, Sri Lanka, belongs to the network of study centres in various parts of the world, run by people who are interested in the teachings ofJiddu Krishnamurti.
• Taruna Sitivili Samajaya or Young Thinkers Forum, for the discussion of contemporary social, religious, ethical and ecological issues. At one time it had over 8000 members, mostly youths, drawn from all parts of Sri Lanka. Defunct since Dr. Adikaram's death.
• Sri Lanka Vegetarian Society, Colombo and Matara. The Colombo society was defunct between 1987 and 1997. It was revived and re-vamped in June 1997.^[4]

• Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon, 1946^[5]
• Catalogue of Pali and Sinhalese Manuscripts at the Theosophical Society Library, Adyar^[6]
• The Pali Reader
• The Dhammapada, an English Translation
• Asoka Lipi (Sinhala translation of the Inscriptions of Asoka)
• Paramanuva (A Sinhala work on The Atom)
• Sitivili
• Dr Adikaram also edited a Sinhala magazine on science named Navina Vidyava, wrote a series of school texts on General Science and numerous newspaper articles on a variety of subjects such as social criticism, physical and environmental sciences etc.

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