Buddhika, the youngest to receive a First Class Degree in BIT

Buddhika Anjalee Ratnayake received a First Class Degree in Information Technology (External) from the Colombo University.

She also received two gold medals for Best Performance Best Project – for Institute of National Education, Maharagama at the convocation held at BMICH, Colombo under the auspices of Vice Chancellor, Colombo University.

Ratnayake, a product of Musaeus College, Colombo received highest results at London O/L and A/L exams.

She is the youngest who received a First Class Degree (BIT) from Colombo University and she thanks her lecturers Ragukumar Steven Thanganathan, Sanas Ragukumar and Uditha Priyanga for the excellent support given throughout the degree programme.

She has shown her prowess in extra curricular activities in different fields. She was a player of the school oriental musical band. She has taken part in school dramas by performing and singing.

Ratnayake has studied music under Nanda Malini and launched a CD with her songs (Punchi Sindu) in which songstress Nanda Malini joined Ratnayake. She has written two books ‘Amalige Sihinaya’ and ‘Mukalane Holman.’

Ratnayake received an award for Amalige Sihinaya from First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa at the HNB – Handa Mama Children’s programme. Ratnayake is veteran media persons Dhammika R Ratnayake’s (Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation) and Deepanee Ratnayake’s second daughter.

Ratnayake is at present a software engineer in a private firm.