Name: Nalanda College
Address: Sri Dhamma Mawatha, Colombo 01000, Sri Lanka, LK
Telephone: +94 112 695 227

Nalanda College is a school, located at Sri Dhamma Mawatha, Colombo 01000, Sri Lanka. They can be contacted via phone at +94 112 695 227, visit their website www.nalandacollege.lk for more detailed information.

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Sri Dhamma Mawatha, Colombo 01000

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Added by Jopie, at 21 January 2017

Monday 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Friday 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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Anuradha Kudagoda

05 May 2018

A highly recognized boy's school in the country where the decipline standards are well maintained. If you're a passers-by it's highly unlikely you'll be able to walk in. Even as past pupils we have trouble getting access to school. The swimming pool is open to members though.
Sewwandi Gunathilake

20 April 2018

Nalanda College is a leading Buddhist national boys school in Colombo, Sri Lanka which is controlled by the central government.
It has a proud history about 90 years.The school was established by P. de S. Kularatne as an offshoot of Ananda College Colombo and was registered as a separate school on 1st November 1925.
It gives birth to enormous number of heros & leaders to the country who has done immense service to the island. Great academic records too are made by students since the beginning of the school.
Chanupa Malnuk

13 March 2018

Good school. Good in the sports education and other etc.
Praveen Bhawantha

09 March 2018

The best place to have a school life.. the best education with the best facilities. ..
Chira M Sirikumara

09 March 2018

Nalanda college is one of the best boy's school in Sri Lanka. i t has more than 80 years of history. it population is around 4000 and operates from primary to advance level in all the sections.
Malika Niroshana

19 January 2018

Nalanda College is one of famous leading Buddhist, national, boy's school in Sri Lanka which gives quality education with excellent extra-curricular activities. The school has a strong OBA also which helps for the school development. I am proud to be a Nalandian.
Kasun Ranasinghe

15 January 2018

One of the greatest national schools in Sri Lanka, had produced many outstanding internationally recognized individuals including scientists, national heroes, Sportsmans and leaders for the country as well as to the world. Still rising and shining among top schools in SL.

A well maintained school with great history and have buildings that reminds colonial age architecture.

Students here can enjoy all the facilities including large play ground, indoor court, labs and swimming pool. Teachers and education here is also not second to anything.
Janaka Neranjan

27 October 2017

My second school.Love lot.Best Buddhist school in SL
Rakindu Randiv Wickramarathne

11 October 2017

Best school ever.
No doubt.
Uthsara Malaweera Arachchi

07 October 2017

One of the greatest schools in sri lanka
Vipul Guruge

29 September 2017

The best school in ever. Its best school in Sri Lanka. I love mother Nalanda
Mahesha Chamani Amarathunga

17 September 2017

Great school for sl children. Best for buddhist education.
Pasindu Malshan

01 July 2017

Best Buddhist boys school in Sri Lanka. 🇱🇻Mother Nalanda.
Gayan Kalhara

28 March 2017

One of the best buddhist boys school in Sri Lanka! Proud to be a Nalandian!!!
Suvendu Das

13 March 2017

It was a time when the English rulers kept Buddhists under colonial heel. A time when Buddhist parents were compelled to send their children to missionary schools since there were no indigenous schools of their own. It is in this context, that the foreigners like Sir Henry Steel Olcott, Madame Blavatsky and Miss. Marie Musaeus Higgins arrived in this country, to help the few Buddhist leaders in their quest for moral and philosophical freedom.

When Ananda College was established in 1886, it attracted the attention of many Buddhists. Thus in no time students were drawn in from all corners of the island, craving for education catered to suit their own culture. As a result by the end of 1923, it was quite conspicuous that the infrastructure that was present could no longer cope, with the ever-increasing demand.
During the time of the Second World War, Nalanda was split into two separate institutions. One was moved to Maharagama and the other to Minuwangoda. Though Nalanda was restored, once the insecure period was over, Ven. Hinatiye Dhammaloka registered the institution that started in Minuwangoda as a separate school. It was also named "Nalanda".

Nalanda College, Colombo an icon in the education system of Sri Lanka is a prestigious institute in the forefront of holding out the nation's rich cultural heritage. Inspired by Buddhism and Cherished by Scholars Nalanda College has set the standards for independent national education. "Nalanda" was a university in India at the time of Lord Buddha (650BC); long lost and forgotten by the decay of time it's name somehow lived on. Even after 2000 years of human evolution, the morals and social etiquette taught by Buddhism still remained true as ever. It almost seemed as if education had to wait 2000 years for the finished product.

At a time of cultural renaissance in an exotic tropical Island in 1923, Nalanda was reincarnated as an educational institute. It was fate that brought Colonel Henry Steel Olcotte, the founder of Nalanda to Sri Lanka on his quest to find the ultimate truth. Upon his arrival from America, he became a Buddhist, and devoted his life to preserve it. Long before Sri Lanka won it's independence in 1948 from the British Empire,

The founders of Nalanda College had to work within the limits set by the government. It was pure will power, patriotism and personality shown by men like venerable Sri Sumangala thera and Anagarika Dhamapala that has made Nalanda the crown jewel of Sri Lankan schools today.

At the beginning, Nalanda was nothing more than a classroom in a humble bamboo shaded hut. We started out with about 20 students and a few volunteers as teachers. Everything was done with the help of generous public donations to the Buddhist Theosophical society set up by Colonel Olcotte. Negligence of Buddhism and Buddhist culture in the early 20th century made Nalanda a godsend to the people.

The opportunity to get equally good education without going to a missionary school to have Christianity imposed upon themselves was a liberty they never had before. Despite the strains of British colonial rule in Sri Lanka at that time Nalanda never looked back on it's course in providing independent national education for the children of tomorrow. From the very beginning the "Buddhist Theosophical Society" headed by colonel Henry Steel Olcotte was facing a trivial problem in fighting to to keep up with the influential missionary program sponsored by the government. However, Nalanda had the one thing that it will ever need; the blessing of the common people.
Namitha Wishwajith

01 March 2017

This is the best school in the world. Thank you mother Nalanda.. we all had such a beautiful memories when we were students at our Nalanda.
Kushen Thimira

18 February 2017

After pre school any students arround the school and children of some government employers eligible to educate in this school till the higher education. Best leading school in the Sri Lanka. All the students and teacher are buddhist. School ground, Classes, sport complex, labs..etc are excellent. Washrooms are not good but hoping they will repair soon.
Hansana Nilwakka

28 January 2017

One of the leading boys school in Sri Lanka. Student can learn here after the pre school upto his higher studies. Place which gives excellent education with excellent extra curricular activities.