Bogoda Premaratne

Deshabandhu Bogoda Appuhamilage Premaratne (15 March 1921 – 26 December 2013) was a Sri Lankan youth educator who served in the Sri Lanka Department of Education in various capacities. Beginning as a teacher, he became the principal of secondary education schools and teacher training schools. He ended his civil service career as the Commissioner of Examinations, then served on the Fulbright Scholarships selection committee from 1976 to 1988. He was appointed chair of the Educational Reforms Committee of Sri Lanka in 1980, whose committee report was accepted and subsequently implemented. He wrote a number of books on Buddhism.

Early life and education Premaratne was born in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on 15 March 1921 as the youngest child of seven in a Buddhist family, and his elementary school education was in a rural setting, in the local Sinhala school. He attended Ananda College, passed the London Matriculation Examination, and then entered Ananda's teacher training program in English. He died on 26 December 2013 at the age of 92.

Authorship and Buddhism Premaratne was an active Buddhist, and a member of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress, where he served as secretary for a subcommittee on social welfare.