▁H indu ▁College . ▁ ▁After ▁school ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁C ey lon , ▁Col om bo ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁a ▁B Sc ▁degree . ▁ ▁Som ase kar am ▁married ▁S athan ith i . ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁( D am ay anth i , ▁Jay anth i ▁and ▁Ar j un ). ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁university ▁Som ase kar am ▁joined ▁the ▁Government ▁Survey ▁Department ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Sur ve ys . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁joined ▁Fitz will iam ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁Part ▁II ▁course ▁in ▁ge ography , ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁C ey lon ▁he ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁Survey ▁Department . ▁He ▁became ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁Sur ve ys ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Ass istant ▁Survey or ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Survey or ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁latter ▁position ▁made ▁in ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sur ve ying ▁and ▁M apping . ▁ ▁Som ase kar am ▁joined ▁the ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁on ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁Fellow ship , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁an ▁M Sc ▁in ▁Ge odes y ▁and ▁Cart ography . ▁ ▁Som ase kar am ▁became ▁Survey or ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁came ▁up