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‘DHARMADASA WALPOLA RASIKA SAMAJAYA’ REERECTS THE ROAD NAMEBOARD DAMAGED BY RUFFIANS – By Sunil Thenabadu It is a pity that even many reputed artistes in native Sri Lanka, after their demise had not been felicitated or saluted by our abundant governments having a responsible Cultural Ministry too. Dharmadasa Walpola is one such example having expired at the age of fifty six years on the 25th December 1983.After his demise a group of his ardent fans in Kandy had formed a society named ‘Dharmadasa Walpola Rasika Samajaya” based at number 96B Kotugodella Veediya ,Kandy. This was interestingly more predominantly as Dharmadasa Walpola was a native of Deiyannawea, Kandy. Many events and commeroration programs of the fan club were organized at intervals to falicitate for late Dharmadasa Walpola by organizing ‘pinkamas’, almsgivings, blood donation campaigns with the backing of all key members of the Dharmadasa Walpola Rasika Samajaya”.  In year 2013 the members ...