John’s the Principal put him to Grade Three instead of Grade One. The child Gunapala showed a remarkable intelligence from an early age. Influenced by the nationalism inspired by Anagarika Dharmapala, George Peiris Malalasekera changed his name to Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera. He was the second in the family and was named George Peiris Malalasekera originally. Malalage Siyadoris Peiris Malalasekera Seneviratne, a reputed Ayurvedic physician, and his mother was Dona Selestina Jayawardene Kuruppu. Malalasekera was born on Novemat Malamulla, Panadura in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Malalasekera) was a very learned, much respected teacher, Buddhist scholar and writer. This was also the year in which Sri Lanka obtained independence from British Rule. It has since undergone many revisions and is used by many thousands of Sri Lankans today. This first edition had 1,056 pages and 45,000 words and cost Rs. The Malalasekera English-Sinhala dictionary was originally published in 1948 by M.D Gunasena and Company (Pvt) Limited.
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