A. T. Ariyaratne
A.T. Ariyaratne is the founder and Executive Director of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, the largest and most established NGO in Sri Lanka. He won the Gandhi Peace Prize in 1996, the Niwano Peace Prize, the King Beaudoin Award and many other international honors for his work in peace making and village development.
Born November 5, 1931, Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne was a high school teacher at Nalanda College. He has led tens of thousands of “family gatherings” and meditations with millions of people throughout Sri Lanka and other parts of the world.