About Me

ස්වස්ති ශ්‍රී

Swasthi shri…

This is a small note for those who wish to get to know me and my background. 

In Short...

I am a Raja Bandara, a Royalist and a Sri Lankan. 

Paternal Legacy

My father Dr. Harsha Athularaja Bandara was born in 1964 at the Jayanthi Walawwa, Mandawala. He worked both in the private and public sectors of Sri Lanka for many years. In the Public Sector he held crucial positions such as the Chief Financial Officer of the National Lotteries Board for 20 plus years and as a Director of the Resettlement Authority, and in the Private Sector he has worked as, inter alia, a General Manager as well as the Executive Director of the HelpAge Sri Lanka. 

My paternal grandfather, Mr. Ananda Rathnaraja Bandara, who I had a great bond with, hailed from Yatawaka Walawwa. He served Sri Lanka as a Deputy Inspector General of Sri Lanka Police. Among many of his postings, he was appointed as the Coordinating Officer of Batticaloa District during the First Eelam war, by the First Executive President of Sri Lanka, Mr. J. R. Jayawardena, where he led the coordinated efforts of the elite Special Task Force, Sri Lanka Police, Armed Forces, the IPKF and other state agencies against the brutal separatist militias within his Area of Responsibility.

(Vide Extraordinary Gazzette No. 497/28 in 1988)

My paternal grandmother, Mrs. Leela Bandara (nee Jayawardana) hailed from Jayanthi Walawwa, Mandawala. 

Maternal Legacy

My mother, Mrs. Renuka Bandara was born in Kandy and dedicated her entire life to be a caring family lady. Her intellect, charm and kindness shaped me always and I am lucky to have a wonderful mommy like her. 

My Maternal grandfather, Mr. Bamunu Arachchige Wijesena hailed from Kandy and worked as a government official even during the bleak hours of the JVP uprising in the late 80s despite life threatening challenges.  

My Maternal grandmother, Mrs. Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Bandara Manike, hailed from Bambaradeniya Walawwa in Kandy. She was a very efficient, courageous and an educated lady. 

(Vide Lona Dewaraja's book on "The Kandyan Kingdom of Sri Lanka 1707 - 1782" for interesting details about Bandaras and Rathnayaka Mudiyanse from Bambaradeniya)

I'm always grateful to my legacy which instilled great values and an unshakeable love towards Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean, in me. 

My self (RBIII)

Apart from being a darling to my 11.16, some of the interesting achievements are as follows

• Receiving the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Award of the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute of Course No. XXVI for the year 2022/23. 
• Representing Sri Lanka at the Prestigious Jean Pictet Mooting Competition on Law of War in year 2021. 
• Senior Deputy Head Prefect of Royal College in 2019. 
• Senior Troop Leader of RC in 2016. 
• Youngest President's Scout in RC history. 
• Leading the Troop 4E which won the Prestigious Milroy Paul Challenge Shield for the Best Troop of RC in 2016, as its Instructor.
• Leading the Anacondas Patrol of Troop 4E which won the Prestigious LT Prathapa Abeywickrama Challenge Shield for the Best Patrol of RC in 2013, as its Patrol Leader and Troop Leader. 
• Chairman of the RC Red Cross Society in 2017, which was graded as an A Grade club.
• Karate 1st Dan Black Belt (Shotokan). 
• Winning several scholarship including to IIT, Horizon etc. 

Currently as a Law graduate and a Diplomacy post graduate, I am working as a Research Officer to the Former Judge Advocate General of Sri Lanka Army Brigadier Upali Weerasinghe, Attorney at Law. 

So, thank you for visiting this blog and I sincerely hope that you enjoy the content!

You can reach me via - buwaband@gmail.com

Jayaweva!