Dhamma Jagoda

Born(1941-01-28)January 28, 1941

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

DiedFebruary 4, 1988(1988-02-04) (aged 47)

Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital, Colombo

OthernamesDharmapala Kalahe Jagoda

EducationMahinda College Galle
Nalanda College, Colombo

Dhamma Jagoda ධම්ම ජාගොඩ
Born	(1941-01-28)January 28, 1941 Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka
Died	February 4, 1988(1988-02-04) (aged 47) Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital, Colombo
Other names	Dharmapala Kalahe Jagoda
Education	Mahinda College Galle Nalanda College, Colombo
Occupations	Film, Television and Stage director, Actor, Teacher
Spouse(s)	Sunethra Sarachchandra, Manel Jagoda
Children	4

Dhamma Jagoda (28 January 1941 – 4 February 1988) was the first Head of the Drama Unit at the National Television channel Rupavahini Corporation in Sri Lanka.^[1] He was a pioneer theater and television play director and actor in Sri Lanka. He inaugurated the first theatre school (the Lionel Wendt Kala Kendra Ranga Shilpa Shalika) at Lionel Wendt Art Centre, Colombo 7,^[2] in the 1970s and it was the foundation for many artists who have emerged in Sri Lanka in recent years.^[3][4] Dhamma Jagoda was educated at Mahinda College, Galle and Nalanda College, Colombo.^[5][6]