Our country has many famous people. Among them, C.W.W Kannangara was a great son of our country. He was born in Ambalangoda on October 13, 1884. He went to Richmond College, Galle. He was a very clever student, but faced lot of problems.
He started his profession as a teacher. He became a lawyer and was a clever politician too. He did a great service to Mother Lanka. He was the first Minister of Education in our country. He started the scholarship examinations in our schools. He also gave a mid-day meal to the needy children. Today we enjoy free education because of him. He is known as the ‘Father of Free Education.’ He was a very brave social worker. He passed away on September 23, 1969. We are proud of this great son of our soil. We are in debt to him.
H.A. Ayumi Thathsari Hangawaththa,
Grade 9,
Dudley Senanayake A.M.V,
Mirigama.