![]() He was later elected as the president of Sri Lanka and acts as the prime minister to the current government. A noted employee of at this time was Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was chairman of the United Corporations and Mercantile Union local on the campus. Rahula Thero left the university in 1969, linguist Prof. Walpola Rahula Thero was the vice-chancellor, the university grew significantly in stature. ![]() This was not all that changed the vice chancellor position of the universities’ were no longer restricted to be assumed by the Maha Sanga. Universities were open for female admission. In 1966, the university scene changed for the better under the Higher Education Act No. The vice-chancellor invited the Department of the Government Archives to establish its archives within the campus, close to the university library, to encourage research. The shift of the university to the new site was effected on 22 November 1961, under the direction of Ven. ![]() Part of these lands belonged to the nearby Sunethradevi Pirivena, associated with King Parakramabahu VI (1412–1467). This road connects Colombo to Ratnapura and beyond. In 1961, a new location was selected at Gangodawila, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast from the center of Colombo and in walking distance of the main trunk road known as the High Level Road (A4).
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