Ridgeway Tillakaratne was civil servant of repute & a broadcaster in Sri Lanka. He was chairman and Director-general of the then Ceylon Broadcasting CorporationGnanam Rathinam - a pioneer Radio Ceylon broadcasterRidgeway Tillekeratne
Early life and education Ridgeway was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. Two of his famous classmates at Nalanda were Chitrananda Abeysekera and Karunaratne Abeysekera and contemporaries being Henry Jayasena, Stanley Jayasinghe and Gunadasa Amarasekara .Chithrananda Abesekara - චිත්රානන්ද අබේසේකර Biography
Career Ridgeway Thilakeratne also has held posts of being Government Agent of Pollonnaruwa, Hambanthota, Ratnapura Districts and Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Information and Broadcastingbrief history of radio and radio drama
See also Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
References
Reflections on Karunaratne Abeysekera
Notable Old Boys of Nalanda College Colombo