In 1933, he came third in the British Empire at the Cambridge Senior Examination gaining a scholarship to the University College, Colombo and graduated in 1939 with a first class in mathematics.
[1][2] He accepted an invitation from P. de S. Kularatne to serve as Acting Principal of Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya and thereafter served as Deputy Principal of Sri Sumangala Vidyalaya, Panadura.
On his return, he joined the Government Teacher Training College, Maharagama as a lecturer in mathematics.
He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and from time to time as acting Vice Chancellor until his retirement in 1971 to join UNESCO as the Regional Advisor in Population Education based in Bangkok.
At the end of his contract he returned to Sri Lanka, where he spent his last days writing and researching.