C. W. W. Kannangara.....❤️

Dr. Christopher William Wijekoon Kannangara was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He became the first Minister of Education in Sri Lanka. He was born on 13 October 1884 in Hikkaduwa. The Kannangara youth entered the famous Richmond College in Galle. After school he worked as a teacher of Mathematics at Wesley College, Colombo and Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa. He excelled as a lawyer in the Southern Province. He later joined the National Movement for Independence. Kannangara was first elected to the Ceylon Legislative Assembly in 1923 and later to the State Council. He also served as the President of the Ceylon National Congress.
As Minister of Education, Kannangara made significant changes to the education system in Sri Lanka in the 1940s. By providing free education to all students, they have benefited thousands of privileged students in rural areas of the country. He also initiated a Central College Proposal Scheme which established high quality secondary schools in the rural areas of the country. At that time he was considered the father of free education in Sri Lanka.
He died on 23 September 1969 at the age of 84 in Colombo.

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