A need of the era, in the British colonial period, an English education for the children of majority Buddhists of the country became a reality, when on 1st November, 1886, a daily English school was opened at No: 64, in Maliban Street, Pettah, pioneered by Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thero and inspired by Col. Henry Steele Olcott, the founder of Buddhist Theosophical Society ( popularly known as BTS ). Starting with a mere student population of 37, it was soon re-located at Paranavadiya in Maradana, where it blossomed into present day pristine glory, accommodating over 6000 students. Re-named “ Ananda College “, after Buddha’s chief disciple Arahat Ananda, it earned reputation as island’s Premier Buddhist Educational Institution for boys. Ananda College along with many fee-levying Private Schools, came under government’s control in 1961.
Company Details
- Employees
- 37
- Founded
- 1886
- Address
- Kularathne Mawatha, Colombo 10,western Province,sri Lanka
- Industry
- Higher Education
- NAICS
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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Website
- anandacollegeoba.org
- Keywords
- Maliyadeva Girls College.
- HQ
- Colombo 10, Western province
- Competitors
- Earndeck Shipping (Pvt) Ltd, Old Anandians' 2016 Group, Maliyadeva Girls' School - මලියදේව බාලිකා විද්යාලය, Sri Lanka Life Saving, D. S. Senanayake College, Old Anandian Engineers' Guild, Maliyadeva Girls College, President's College Union, Ananda College Old Boys' Association, Maliyadeva Girls College.
Ananda College Questions
Ananda College's website is anandacollegeoba.org
Ananda College's LinkedIn profile is https://lk.linkedin.com/company/ananda-college
Ananda College has
37 employees.
View email and phone details for 37
employees at Ananda College.
Ananda College's industry is
Higher Education
Ananda College's top competitors are
Earndeck Shipping (Pvt) Ltd,
Old Anandians' 2016 Group,
Maliyadeva Girls' School - මලියදේව බාලිකා විද්යාලය,
Sri Lanka Life Saving,
D. S. Senanayake College,
Old Anandian Engineers' Guild,
Maliyadeva Girls College,
President's College Union,
Ananda College Old Boys' Association,
Maliyadeva Girls College.
Ananda College's categories are Higher Education
Ananda College's founding year is 1886
