- Lady Evadne De Silva
Senator Lady Evadne de Silva was one of the first female Senators in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and a prominent Philanthrophist.She was married to the
Cambridge -educated philanthropistSir Ernest de Silva . She, together with her husband Sir Ernest, considered to be the wealthiest man in Ceylon, constructed a temple and two major schools in Sri Lanka.She also founded many orphanages such as the Parakrama Home and Angela Children's Home. Along with Mrs. H.M. Gunasekera, she started the inaugural orphanage in Sri Lanka: 'The Gamini Matha'. Lady Evadne was the inaugural President of the All Ceylon Women's Buddhist Congress.
Such was the great philanthrophy of her husband, regarded as Sri Lanka's greatest philanthrophist of the 20th Century, that the Former President of Sri Lanka, The Late Hon.R.
Premadasa , stated that "if there was a Buddhist Temple or school that He (Sir Ernest) did not help, it was not in Sri Lanka".Her daughter, Sita, married Construction Magnate Mr.
U.N. Gunasekera .References
^ Shanika Ratnayake, "He owned much but gave away even more: Remembering Sir Ernest de Silva (1887 - 1957)", The Sunday Times Online, v. 41 no. 51 (May 20, 2007).
See also
Sir Ernest de Silva
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