LEGENDS OF BUSINESS
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MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
Dr. D. S. Jayasundera Hayleys Dr. Damithlal Senakumar Jayasundera (popularly known as ‘DSJ’) was a man well ahead of his time, for he understood the value of the triple bottom…
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AGILE ACCOUNTANT
Deshabandu Ajit Jayaratne Forbes & Walker Deshabandu Ajit Jayaratne has enjoyed a wide and varying career spanning the public and private sectors, and a stint as a diplomat. As a…
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METTLE AND MIND
Mahesh Hirdaramani Hirdaramani Group The legacy of the Hirdaramani Group began in the early 1900s when at the exuberant age of 16, Parmanand Hirdaramani set up the first Hirdaramani retail…
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BENEVOLENT BAKER
A. G. Hinniappuhamy Maliban Biscuit Manufactories As a young man of 17, Angulugaha Gamage Hinniappuhamy was ready to shed his rural beginnings in the Southern Province and seek a fortune…
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FARSIGHTED BUSINESSMAN
Don Carolis Hewavitarne H. Don Carolis & Sons In 1860, Mudaliyar Don Carolis Hewavitarne – also known as Don Carolis Appuhamy – married Mallika Dharmagunawardhana, the daughter of a wealthy…
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FATHER OF AYURVEDA
The knowledge of the island’s traditional Ayurveda practice is one that has been carefully guarded and secreted within practitioner-families. Its practices and rituals have been passed from one generation to…
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BEJEWELLING LIVELIHOOD
When her children were quite young, Mallika Hemachandra found herself widowed when her husband – who had worked in the government hospital as a psychiatrist – passed away. She found…
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CARAT CRAFTSMAN
Men and women through the ages have adorned themselves with decorative items we have come to collectively refer to as ‘jewellery.’ In Sri Lanka, jewellery made of gold is particularly…
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MILLER OF MILLIONS
In 1938, when he graduated from university with a degree in economics, Harischandra could have opted for a well remunerated job in the state sector. But the entrepreneurial call was…
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DISCIPLINED INDUSTRIALIST
Norman Gunewardene Aitken Spence Public service is certainly part of the Gunewardene gene pool. Norman Gunewardene saw examples of service and a strong work ethic in his parents, and imbued…
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