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Rakitha Malewana

Rakitha Malewana is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rakitha Malewana rather than just read about it. In short: Rakitha Dilshan Malewana is a Sri Lankan scientist and youth activist. He was awarded the Nalanda Puthra award in 2015 from his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo and received a presidential medal for innovation and social work from the government of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

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Reference excerpt

Rakitha Dilshan Malewana is a Sri Lankan scientist and youth activist. He was awarded the Nalanda Puthra award in 2015 from his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo and received a presidential medal for innovation and social work from the government of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. In 2016, he was awarded the prestigious Queen's Young Leaders Award by the Royal Commonwealth Society as an honor to his social work on behalf of the HIV positive community. He is one of the youngest honorees of Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2017.

Achievements Malewana does his medical research in collaboration with University of Colombo, Medical Research Institute Sri Lanka, National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Health and Government Analyst's Department Sri Lanka. He won a gold medal at the International Science Research Olympiad 2015 held in Jakarta, Indonesia in year 2015 and the same year he won another gold medal at the International Environment Sustainability Olympiad 2015, held in The Netherlands becoming the first Sri Lankan to win an Olympiad gold medal at an international competition. His research on development of novel drug to kill leukemic cells won a bronze medal at the International Science Projects Olympiad 2014 held in Jakarta, Indonesia selected to represent Sri Lanka at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) which is one of the most prestigious science and engineering events in the world calendar for high school students. In 2013, he became the national winner of Sri Lanka Science and Engineering Fair (SLSEF) for the second consecutive year for his preliminary study on developing an ayurvedic drug to treat thrombocytopenia and he represented his work at the Intel ISEF 2013 held in Arizona, USA.

Activism Malewana first started working with HIV/AIDS positive people in 2011 when he visited slum areas to teach sciences to the children of people living with HIV. In 2012, he founded ideanerd Sri Lanka, which encourages school children to get involved in science research and promote an innovation culture. So far, it has helped more than 50,000 students all over the country. In 2015, Rakitha co-founded United Youth Consortium to raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health issues and provide support and counseling to families living with HIV. His movements include fighting with the government to bring justice to HIV positive children who were banned to attend local schools. He is also an advocate for health disparities in developing countries. Malewana collaborate his social work with National STD/AIDS Control Programme Sri Lanka and UNAIDS Sri Lanka. For his grassroot activism, he was awarded the prestigious Queen's Young Leaders Award in 2016. The Queen's Young Leaders Award is designed to inspire and nurture the talent of exceptional young people from all over the Commonwealth and they can create and lead others towards securing positive changes in communities. The award was presented by her majesty the queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace.

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External links Sri Lanka fielded three young scientists to participate Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2014 President felicitates Sri Lankan students participated in Intel Science and Engineering Fair President felicitates winners of Intel ISEF 2014 Nalanda Student Finds A Remedy For Leukemia From Green Tea Nalanda College student invented a cure for AIDS International Environment & Sustainability Project Olympiad Gifted with a flair for science and doing country proud ලංකාවේ සිසුවකු ඒඩ්ස්වලට ඔෟෂධයක් හදලා උපහාර දක්වන්න බි්‍රතාන්‍ය අගමැතිගෙන් ලන්ඩනයට කැඳවීමක් Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine ඒඩ්ස් වෙනුවෙන් ඖෂධයක් නිපදවු නාලන්ද සිසුවාට බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය අගමැතිගෙන් ආරාධනා Archived 2015-05-29 at the Wayback Machine නෙත් එෆ්.එම් කලබල පැංචා ඒඩ්ස් වලට ඖෂධයක් සොයාගනී! කැමරන්ගෙන් ආරාධනා ලත් ලාංකික සිසුවාට තවත් රන් පදක්කමක් THE ARTY SMARTY PRODIGY

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rakitha Malewana

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rakitha Malewana claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rakitha Malewana before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rakitha Malewana ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rakitha Malewana

In research: Rakitha Malewana appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rakitha Malewana in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rakitha Malewana is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo, Living people, Sinhalese activists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rakitha Malewana outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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