Ridgeway Thilakeratne
| Ridgeway Thilakeratne | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
14 August 1931 Sri Lanka |
| Died | 19 August 1981 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | Broadcaster & Civil Servant |
| Employer | Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Ridgeway Thilakeratne was civil servant of repute & a broadcaster in Sri Lanka. He was Chairman and Director-general of the then Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation[1][2]
Early life & education
Ridgeway was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. Two of his famous classmates at Nalanda were Chitrananda Abeysekera and Karunaratne Abeysekera and contemporaries being Henry Jayasena, Stanley Jayasinghe and Gunadasa Amarasekara .[3]
Career
Ridgeway Thilakeratne also has held posts of being Government Agent of Pollonnaruwa, Hambanthota, Ratnapura Districts and Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting[4]
See also
References
- Reflections on Karunaratne Abeysekera
- Inter-dynastic rivalry between ascendant and declining dynasties
- Notable Old Boys of Nalanda College Colombo
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.