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'''Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha''' ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]:කුමාරතුංග මුනිදාස මාවත) (formerly ''Thurstan Road'') is a road in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. Located in [[Cinnamon Gardens]], it was named after Rev. J. Thurstan, a missionary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel <ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/12/20/fea05.html Commemoration of 150 years at St. Michael's Polwatta]</ref> . In the 1970's, it was renamed after the Sri Lankan poet [[Kumaratunga Munidasa]]<ref>[http://sundaytimes.lk/051225/columns/political.html President goes to Vice-Rao]</ref>. |
'''Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha''' ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]:කුමාරතුංග මුනිදාස මාවත) (formerly ''Thurstan Road'') is a road in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. Located in [[Cinnamon Gardens]], it was named after Rev. J. Thurstan, a missionary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel <ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/12/20/fea05.html Commemoration of 150 years at St. Michael's Polwatta]</ref> . In the 1970's, it was renamed after the Sri Lankan poet [[Kumaratunga Munidasa]]<ref>[http://sundaytimes.lk/051225/columns/political.html President goes to Vice-Rao]</ref>. |
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It separates [[College House, Colombo]] from the main campus and sports grounds of the [[University of Colombo]] and it forms the western border of [[Royal College Colombo]] and its junior cricket grounds. The Senior Government School located on the road, was named after the road as [[Thurstan College]]. <ref>[http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&sugexp=les;&pq=%22thurstan+college+colombo%22+map&cp=14&gs_id=1e5&xhr=t&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1280&bih=709&q=%22thurstan+road+colombo%22+map&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x3ae25963bdeed881:0x1941a21ed01cef92,Thurstan+Rd,+Colombo,+Sri+Lanka&gl=au&sa=X&ei=lRpmUKm3HePOmAXcpoGwAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CB8Q8gEwAA Map of Thurstan Road]</ref> |
It separates [[College House, Colombo]] from the main campus and sports grounds of the [[University of Colombo]] and it forms the western border of [[Royal College Colombo]] 7 and its junior cricket grounds. The Senior Government School <ref>[http://www.thurstancollege.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=37 Thurstan Our Alma Mater '''Thurstan College Colombo 7''']</ref> located on the road, was named after the road as [[Thurstan College|Thurstan College Colombo 7]]. <ref>[http://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&sugexp=les;&pq=%22thurstan+college+colombo%22+map&cp=14&gs_id=1e5&xhr=t&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1280&bih=709&q=%22thurstan+road+colombo%22+map&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x3ae25963bdeed881:0x1941a21ed01cef92,Thurstan+Rd,+Colombo,+Sri+Lanka&gl=au&sa=X&ei=lRpmUKm3HePOmAXcpoGwAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CB8Q8gEwAA Map of Thurstan Road]</ref> <ref>[http://www.thurstancollege.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=37 Thurstan Our Alma Mater]</ref> |
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Located on Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha are [[India House, Colombo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcicolombo.org/index.php?option=com_pages&id=162 |title=High Commission of India |publisher=Hcicolombo.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref>, the [[Geoffrey Bawa]] -designed house belonging to [[Upali Wijewardene]] and the Flower Drum Chinese Restaurant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flowerdrum.net/contact.php |title=Flower Drum Restaurant |publisher=Flowerdrum.net |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref>. |
Located on Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha are [[India House, Colombo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hcicolombo.org/index.php?option=com_pages&id=162 |title=High Commission of India |publisher=Hcicolombo.org |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref>, the [[Geoffrey Bawa]] -designed house belonging to [[Upali Wijewardene]] and the Flower Drum Chinese Restaurant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flowerdrum.net/contact.php |title=Flower Drum Restaurant |publisher=Flowerdrum.net |date= |accessdate=2012-09-29}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 00:04, 15 February 2013
Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha (Sinhala:කුමාරතුංග මුනිදාස මාවත) (formerly Thurstan Road) is a road in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Located in Cinnamon Gardens, it was named after Rev. J. Thurstan, a missionary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel [1] . In the 1970's, it was renamed after the Sri Lankan poet Kumaratunga Munidasa[2].
It separates College House, Colombo from the main campus and sports grounds of the University of Colombo and it forms the western border of Royal College Colombo 7 and its junior cricket grounds. The Senior Government School [3] located on the road, was named after the road as Thurstan College Colombo 7. [4] [5]
Located on Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha are India House, Colombo[6], the Geoffrey Bawa -designed house belonging to Upali Wijewardene and the Flower Drum Chinese Restaurant[7].
A roundabout at the junction between Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha, Flower road and Rajakeeya Mawatha was removed after Kumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha was made a one way road in 2006. Located at this junction is the Ministry for Power and Energy. Since the late 1980s, this building and its grounds housed the Joint Operations Command (JOC) of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. In 1991, the LTTE detonated a van filled with explosives in a suicide bombing targeting the JOC[8][9].
References
- ^ Commemoration of 150 years at St. Michael's Polwatta
- ^ President goes to Vice-Rao
- ^ Thurstan Our Alma Mater Thurstan College Colombo 7
- ^ Map of Thurstan Road
- ^ Thurstan Our Alma Mater
- ^ "High Commission of India". Hcicolombo.org. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "Flower Drum Restaurant". Flowerdrum.net. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ When and why high-profile investigations fail
- ^ My journey with Anton, Adele Balasingham and Yogi in 1991