Sir Arthur C. Clarke - A Great Sri Lankan

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Sri Lankabhimanya (The Pride of Sri Lanka) is the highest National Honor of Sri Lanka awarded by the President of Sri Lanka on behalf of the Government. It is conventionally used as a title or prefix to the name of the person who received the award. It is the highest civil honour conferred for exceptionally outstanding and most distinguished service to the nation. It can be conferred posthumously. The title is also referred to as Lankabhimanya (Pride of Lanka).


Sir Arthur C Clarke made his home in Sri Lanka in 1956, he claimed the island jewel of the Indian Ocean was the best place in the world from which to view the universe.

How did you originally come to move to Sri Lanka?

ACC: Well, I went to Australia to visit the Great Barrier Reef when I got involved in scuba diving, and on the way, I stopped at Colombo and met the local divers. They said, "Why don't you come back after you've dealt with Australia?" And that's just what I did. I wrote my book on the Great Barrier Reef, and then I came back here with my late partner, Mark Wilson, to do a book on Sri Lanka. He married one of the local beauties, and we just sort of settled down here.

O: What appealed to you about the country?

ACC: The quick answer I give to people who ask me about Sri Lanka is "40 English winters." [Laughs.] So it's a beautiful country. Historically, very interesting in every respect. Very nice people. All of my friends are here now.
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2009
The war in Sri Lanka is now over and the country is developing faster than ever.

Newsweek magazine has ranked Sri Lanka as the best country in Asia to offer a healthy and prosperous life to its citizens.

Sri Lanka has the same facilities as other developed countries and in some aspects, better.

In a recent survey for world gender equaltiy, Sri Lanka was ranked 14, while the U.S. came in 21st place.Women of all ages in Sri Lanka are greatly respected.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, became the world's first elected woman prime minister on 20 July 1960.

Sri Lanka has the lowest divorce rate In the WORLD.Couples are not forced in to marriage.

Sri Lankans are one of the world's most generous nations which Awarded 9th place around the world.(India ranked at 134 and China at 147 )

Sri Lanka has the world's best army. This army has defeated the world's most rulthless and powerful terrorist group, the Tamil Tigers LTTE. The Sri Lankan army is currently aiding other countries such as the U.S. on how to cut down and defeat terrorism.

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