Charles Henry de Soysa ( At the time of his death in 1890 he owned over 74 plantations totalling approximately 27,000 acres. His immovable assets also included valuable residential properties in Moratuwa, Kandy, the Colombo City and its suburbs; his capital investments lay distributed in plumbago mines, coir industries, coconut oil mills, and in the import-export business. ) Sir Baron Jayatilaka ( D. B. Jayatilaka was born on February 13, 1868, at Waragoda, Kelaniya, and was the eldest male child of Don Daniel Jayatilaka, a government contractor, and his wife Elisiyana. Sir Baron had two brothers and two sisters both of whom died young. ) Ananda Coomaraswamy ( Ananda Coomaraswamy was born 125 years ago on August 22, 1877 at Kollupitiya. His mother was English and his distinguished father, Sir Muttu Coomaraswamy, was a devoted Hindu and the first Hindu to be called to the English Bar. ) New Dr. Senarath Paranavitana ( Dr. Senarath Paranavitana was a rare Sri Lankan who was destined to explore the buried history and archaeology of our country and his monumental books contain a wealth of information of the pristine glory of this country) Pilimatalavuva Maha Adikaram ( His full name was Pilimatalavuva Vijesundera Rajakaruna Senaviratne Abhayakoon Panditha Mudiyanse alias Urulevatta Agra Senadhipathi alias Arave Pallegampaha Maha Adikaram III. His father and elder brother also served as Maha Adikaram before him.) ANAGARIKA DHARMAPALA ( THE FOUNDER OF THE LONDON BUDDHIST VIHARA & MAHA BODHI SOCIETY )