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Amanya Atukorale wins bronze medal at Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition Source:Dailymirror Amanya Atukorale, a 14-year-old student of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, won the bronze medal at the recently held Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. This is an annual event organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society where a record number of over 20,000 entries were considered before adjudicating the winners of 2021. The theme for this year was ‘Community in the Commonwealth’, and Amanya’s essay revolved around communal harmony and compassionate actions. The winner and runners-up were from South Africa and India.   A few weeks ago, Amanya launched her first children’s novel co-authored by her classmate Nemindi Wijayaweera titled “Who will take the crown?”. Vijitha Yapa Publications published the book, and the profits from sales will be donated to “Little Hearts” and “Thuru” reforestation campaigns.    ...