▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Atlas ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁committee ▁charged ▁with ▁creating ▁it . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁S ik ham ani ▁title , ▁a ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁national ▁honour , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁this ▁work . ▁ ▁Som ase kar am ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Survey ors ' ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁( 1 9 8 5 – 8 7 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁and ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁J aff na . ▁He ▁was ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Organisation ▁of ▁Professional ▁Associ ations ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ge om at ics . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Som ase kar am ▁wrote ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books ▁after ▁ret irement . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Fitz will iam ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁J aff na ▁H indu ▁College ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁Category : Oh io