Tissa Devendra

Tissa Devendra
Born 1929
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Residence Sri Lanka
Nationality Sri Lankan
Alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo
Ananda College, Colombo
University of Ceylon
University of Cambridge

Deshamanya Tissa Devendra [1] is a writer of repute besides being a top retired civil servant in Sri Lanka.

Childhood & education

Devendra received his education from Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Nalanda College, Colombo and Ananda College Colombo. He later graduated from University of Ceylon and University of Cambridge.

Career

Devendra's career in the public service started in 1953 as a District Land Officer. Later was General Manager of the River Valleys Development Project in Walawe.

Devendra served 40 years in the public service and was the Government Agent in Matara, Trincomalee and Jaffna. He also held positions as Chairman of Public Service Commission, Chairman of Salaries Commission. First President of the Colombo University Alumni Association. Tissa also served as National Expert for the FAO and United Nations.

Author

Devendra is a book writer of repute and authored many books both in Sinhalese and English. His book Tales from the Provinces was short-listed for the Gratiaen Prize in 1998. Devedra was also a reviewer of English films along with the Regi Siriwardena, Donald Abeysinghe, and Mervyn De Silva.

Devendra scripted an acclaimed TV documentary on George Keyt in 1987. His published books include:

References

  1. ↑ "National Honours – 2017". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.


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