The story
The former Mudliar of Kegalle, D. M. Senevirathne, took the initiative in establishing a school in Kegalle for teaching English on a Buddhist basis.
The foundation stone laying ceremony took place on 20 August 1937 and construction of the school was completed by February 1942. A notice was issued by the principal of Ananda College, L. H. Meththananda, stating that Kegalu Vidyalaya would open on 14 February 1942 as a branch of Ananda College. The first edition of the school newspaper was published that month as well. In 2004 it was converted into a national school by President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kegalu Vidyalaya, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4