Gunadasa Amarasekara
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| Gunadasa Amarasekara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1929 Galle District, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Mahinda College, Galle Nalanda College Colombo University of Ceylon |
| Occupation | Dental Surgeon |
| Known for | Short story writing, poetry |
Gunadasa Amarasekera (born in 1929) is a prominent Sinhala writer, poet, and essayist from Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Early life and education
Gunadasa Amarasekera was born in Yattalamatta in Galle District. He was educated at Mahinda College, Galle and Nalanda College Colombo.[3][4][5]
Dr Amarasekara was presented with Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2010 by his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo.[6]
Amarasekera is a graduate of University of Ceylon and is a Dental Surgeon by profession. He is one of the founding fathers of the Peradeniya school of literary tradition of modern Sri Lankan literature.[7]
Bibliography
- Jeevana Suwanda
- Rathu Rosa Mala
- Karumakkarayo
- Depa Nollado
- Asathya Kathawak
- Premaye Sathya Kathawa
- Gamanaka Mula
- Gamanaka Aga
- Gamdoren Eliyata
- Ganaduru Madiyama Dakinemi Arunalu
- Ekatamen Polawata
- Amal Bisso
- Gandabba Apadanaya
- Asak Da Kava
- Arunaluseren Arunodhyata
- Anagarika Dharmapala Marxvaadida?
- Bhaava Gita
- Ekama Katava
- Gal Pilimaya saha Bol pilimaya
- Jathika Chinthanaya saha Jaathika Aarthikaya
- Katha Pahak
- Kavhandayaka Kathandaraya
External links and references
- ↑ Martin Wickramasinghe and modern Sinhala poetry
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- ↑ Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara nominated for Nalanda Keerthi Sri 2010
- ↑ Nalanda Keerthi Sri
- ↑ A novelist can’t detach from society
- Gunadasa Amarasekara, Library of Congress New Delhi Office.
- "Gunadasa Amarasekera: The dentist — philosopher rooted in Sinhala soil" an article by Malinda Seneviratne
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- 1929 births
- Living people
- Sri Lankan dentists
- Sri Lankan novelists
- Sri Lankan poets
- Sri Lankan writers
- Alumni of the University of Ceylon (Peradeniya)
- Sri Lankan Buddhists
- Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
- Alumni of Mahinda College
