Chandra Wickramasinghe

Chandra Wickramasinghe

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Chandra Wickramasinghe is a seasoned hotelier and the visionary behind Amba Yaalu resort. Inspired by the strength of women, particularly his mother, he established the resort to enable women to take on leadership roles in the tourism industry, which has traditionally marginalized them.

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Chandra Wickramasinghe is the founder of Amba Yaalu, Sri Lanka’s first hotel fully managed and staffed by women.

From the Gobi to Ghana: 10 of the best community tourism trips around the world | Travel
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-21
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Chandra Wickramasinghe co-developed the theory of panspermia with Fred Hoyle.

Jutarnji list - Astronomi su uzbuđeni, stigao je novi međuzvjezdani glasnik: Poznati hrvatski astronom pojašnjava zašto je on važan
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2025-07-14
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Wickramasinghe founded Amba Yaalu to boost female participation in the tourism workforce.

From Sri Lanka to Tanzania: the pioneering hotels run entirely by women | Global development
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-05
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Chandra Wickramasinghe conceived the idea for the resort, inspired by the power of women.

Resort run by women in Sri Lanka seeks to break gender barriers
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-03-08
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