{"id":96595,"date":"2019-12-18T17:09:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T00:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=96595"},"modified":"2019-12-18T17:09:56","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T00:09:56","slug":"death-of-d-d-m-waidyasekera-former-commissioner-of-inland-revenue-and-social-historian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2019\/12\/18\/death-of-d-d-m-waidyasekera-former-commissioner-of-inland-revenue-and-social-historian\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of D.D.M. Waidyasekera – former Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Social Historian"},"content":{"rendered":"

by<\/strong> Senaka Weeraratna<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

D.D.M. \nWaidyasekera, former Commissioner of Inland Revenue, and author of several books \npassed away on December 16, 2019. His remains were cremated on December 17, 2019 \nat the Galkissa (Mt. Lavinia) Cemetery. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waidyasekera \nwas a Past President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Taxation and \nEditor\/Consultant, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka. He was also \nPresident of the Theosophical Society of Sri Lanka. He is a graduate in \nEconomics (Hons.) from the University of Peradeniya, and served as the Secretary \nof the 1990 Presidential Taxation Commission.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He \nhas written extensively to books, journals and magazines published in Sri Lanka \nand abroad. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He \nwill be especially remembered for his ground breaking research on the life and \nwork of Devendra Mulachari, one of the most brilliant designers and artificers \nproduced by the Kandyan Kingdom in Sri Lanka.  It<\/em><\/strong> was later \npublished as a book \u2018The Great Royal Artificer of the Kandyan Kingdom\u2019 (Stamford \nLake: 2017). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author D.D. M. Waidyasekera\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSee Book Review\nhttp:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/article\/BOOK-REVIEW-Taking-a-peep-into-the-life-of-a-royal-artificer-143796.html<\/a>
\nA \ntale of the Kandyan royal architect and court intrigue\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.sundaytimes.lk\/170305\/plus\/a-tale-of-the-kandyan-royal-architect-and-court-intrigue-231157.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D<\/strong>evendra \nMulachari was the designer and builder of some of the most historic monuments in \nthe Kandyan Kingdom including the Pattirippuwa or Octagon of the Dalada \nMaligawa, the highly original concept of the Cloud Wall, the Kandy Lake, the \nMagul Maduwa or Audience Hall, and a number of other architectural constructions \nand intricate arts and crafts. He lived and worked under three Kandyan Kings. \n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waidyasekera\u2019s \nresearch and writings on Devendra Mulachari influenced the oil colour painting \nof Ms. Avanti Sri Nissanka Karunaratne <\/em><\/strong>depicting \nthe ceremonial opening of the Octagon or Pathirippuwa in the presence of King \nSri Wickrama Rajasinghe and the designer Devendra Mulachari, in 1802. She \npresented this painting to Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep Nilanga Dela on April, 25 \n2018. It is now on display at the Museum of the Dalada Maligawa. \n<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artist \nAvanti completes difficult mission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.dailymirror.lk\/article\/Artist-Avanti-completes-difficult-mission-150885.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oil Painting on ceremonial opening of the Paththiruppuwa by the last King Sri Wickrema Rajasinghe in 1802,\u00a0 handed over to the Sri Dalada Maligawa<\/a><\/blockquote>