Draft:C.M.Austin De Silva

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Declined by Karnataka 10 months ago. Last edited by NXDeS 5 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Colamba Muhandiramge Austin De Silva (සිංහල, කොළඹ මුහන්දිරම්ගේ ඔස්ටින් ද සිල්වා; Born on 23rd of March 1910) is a Sri lankan Anthropologist, Historian, former Lecturer at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and a former Assistant Director at the Colombo National Museum.

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