| 词条 | Tissa Devendra |
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| name = Tissa Devendra | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = 1929 | birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka | death_date = | death_place = | residence = Sri Lanka | nationality = Sri Lankan |alma_mater=Nalanda College, Colombo Ananda College, Colombo University of Ceylon University of Cambridge | work_institution = | website = }} Deshamanya Tissa Devendra [1] is a writer and retired civil servant. Childhood & education{{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2017}}Devendra received his education from Dharmaraja College, Kandy, Nalanda College, Colombo and Ananda College Colombo. He later graduated from University of Ceylon and University of Cambridge. Career{{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2017}}Devendra's career in the public service started in 1953 as a District Land Officer. Later was General Manager of the River Valleys Development Project in Walawe. Devendra served 40 years in the public service and was the Government Agent in Matara, Trincomalee and Jaffna. He also held positions as Chairman of Public Service Commission, Chairman of Salaries Commission. First President of the Colombo University Alumni Association. Tissa also served as National Expert for the FAO and United Nations. Author{{BLP unsourced section|date=March 2017}}Devendra is an author and wrote a number of books, in both Sinhalese and English. His book Tales from the Provinces was short-listed for the Gratiaen Prize in 1998.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} Devendra was also a reviewer of English films along with the late Regi Siriwardena, Donald Abeysinghe, and Mervyn De Silva. Devendra scripted a television documentary on George Keyt in 1987. His published books include:
References1. ^{{cite news|title=National Honours – 2017|newspaper=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|language=English|publisher=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=21 March 2017|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/National-Honours--125878.html|access-date=21 March 2017}}
6 : Living people|Sri Lankan Buddhists|Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo|Sinhalese civil servants|Deshamanya|1929 births |
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