Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The 52nd Commemorative lecture of the National Hero Philip Gunawardena, founder of the Ceylon Socialist Movement, who took responsibility for creating an anti-imperialist and independent Sri Lanka was held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI),Colombo recently. The Philip Gunawardena commemorative lecture 'Environment and Development' was delivered by Prof. Ranil Senanayake. President Ranil Wickremesinghe was the Chief Guest on the occasion, which was presided over by Chancellor of Sri Jayewardenepura University and Mahanayaka of Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha, Most Ven. Dr. Ittepane Dhammalankara Thera.

Philip Gunawardena was a product of a time when this nation had focused on social upli...