Nandadasa Kodagoda

Deshabandu Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda
Born	31 October 1929 Hikkaduwa Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Nalanda College Colombo Mahinda College Galle
Occupation	Vice Chancellor Professor
Known for	Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo
Religion	Buddhist

Deshabandu Professor Nandadasa Kodagoda MRCP, MD was the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo.

He was graduated as a doctor in 1956 and initially worked for government hospitals of Galle, Colombo, & Karawanella. Later in 1958, he joined the academic staff of the Colombo Medical School as a junior lecturer.

Subsequently, he held the positions of Professor of Forensic Medicine of the University of Colombo, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine before becoming the Vice Chancellor of the Colombo University.

He was educated at Nalanda College Colombo and Mahinda College Galle.

General references

• "A post-war challenge for Sri Lanka: Dismantling the LTTE overseas and rebuilding a Sri Lankan identity". Sri Lanka Guardian. 4/8/2010. http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2010/08/post-war-challenge-for-sri-lanka.html. Retrieved 4 April 2011. 

• "National Tree and National Flower: how they came to be selected". "The Island" by UPALI NEWSPAPERS (PVT) LTD. December 13, 2010. http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=13371. Retrieved 4 April 2011.