A.T. Ariyaratne Born November 5, 1931, Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne is the founder of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement of Sri Lanka. A former high school teacher at Nalanda College, conducted the first shramadanawork camp in 1958, eventually leading the largest non-government organization in the country. The father of six distinguished adult children, he has led tens of thousands of “family gatherings” and meditations with millions of people throughout Sri Lanka and other parts of the world.

Education Doctor of Humanities (D.H.) degree, Emilo Aguinaldo College, Philippines Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree, Sri Jayawardenapura University, Sri Lanka Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Economics, Sinhala and Education, Vidyodaya University, Sri Lanka International Awards Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize, India, 1996 Hubert H. Humphrey Award, USA, 1996 IL-GA Memorial Award for Public Service, Korea, 1995 Niwano Peace Prize, Japan, 1992 Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Propagating Gandhian Values outside India, 1990 August Forel Award, Good Templar Movement for Promoting Temperance, Denmark, 1990 Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Award, Brown University, USA, 1986 King Boudouin Award for International Development, Belgium, 1982 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership, Philippines, 1969 Honorary International Appointments President of World Parliament of Religions, 1993 International President, World Conference on Religion and Peace, 1994 Member, Club of Budapest, Hungary Fellow, World Academy of Arts and Science, Minnesota, USA Advisor Interaction Council – Ex heads of states Board of Director Peacemaker Circle International Advisor e parliament Former Chair, Asian and Pacific Bureau of Adult Education Former Chair, Approtech Asia, Philippines Former Chair, Asian Institute of Rural Development, India International Advisory Council, Auroville (India) 1999-present Sri Lankan Awards Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Deshabandu Award for Distinguished National Service from the President, Sri Lanka Vishwa Prasadini Award from the Prime Minister, Sri Lanka, 1996