Hasun

             a man of exceptional achievement                    Did you know that sigiriya has deen declared a world heri tare ancl the 8thwonder of the world?     But for Prof . Senarath Paranavithane, born over 100 years ago in a little known village called  Maetaramba in the Galle District we would not have still discovered the importance of  sigiriya fully. Prof. Senarath Paranavithane escaped belonging to the monolingual exclusive class, and became a true bilingual because he got a solid foundation in the oriental languages. This incul cated in him a love for country, an interest in ist hiory, and a disoipline which stood him in good stead wnen ne emda rked upon his career us a rchaelogical commissioner.