3. The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be"
| (a) to make known to the public the contributions made by Munidasa Cumaratunga to the progress and development of the Sinhala language and literature, as a grammarian, poet, commentator, journalist and critic ; |
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| (b) to evaluate the contribution made by Munidasa Cumaratunga towards the development of an awareness of the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka ; |
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| (c) to establish a Munidasa Cumaratunga Museum with a view to protecting and preserving the library, manuscripts and other items used by Munidasa Cumaratunga, and to make this institution a research centre for Sinhala language, literature and other aspects of the culture of Sri Lanka; |
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| (d) to make a concerted effort to impart, at national level, a consciousness as regards the important of language as a symbol of national Identity and to take all. possible steps for the improvement of the general standard of the usage of the Sinhala Language. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts