He made some wise decisions in his youth.
Eng. Malraj Balapitiya, the CEO, RAINBOW PAGES, Sri Lanka’s most comprehensive business directory, is a product of Joseph Vaz College Wennapuwa. He was a brilliant student at School, topping his batch. Today he is the CEO of SLT Digital Info Services (Pvt) Ltd with a portfolio including business directory, digital marketing, web development, event management and activation services.
Born to a middle-income family from the town of Sirigampola close to Wennapuwa, his parents were both teachers. His father was a school principal and later an Officer in the Education Department, before retiring as Director of Education.
Besides his academic achievements, young Malraj excelled in sports, becoming a champion in javelin, basketball and badminton events at School and a gold medallist at many national level school sports events. He was also recognised as the School’s best senior basketball player. Malraj was also in his School’s physical education/training (PT) team and was a member of the School’s teams that won the national championship in PT for three consecutive years.
The effervescent schoolboy Malraj was also a prominent member of his school’s drama club. Meanwhile, badminton was his passion and besides being the School’s champ, he also was in the forefront of organizing many tournaments for the School. He has rendered a great service to his College as an efficient school prefect and house captain.
As a College student, Malraj Balapitiya has already begun to display key characteristics of a leader, proving his prowess with passion and commitment, both in the classroom and on the field.
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