MY FAVOURITE PERSON
The second youngest of twelve siblings,
Kumarathunga Munidasa was born on 25 July 1887,
in Idigasaara village, Dickwella, Matara, Sri Lanka.
[2] His mother was Palavinnage Dona Gimara Muthukumarana (or Dona Baba Nona Muthukumarana)
and his father was Abious (or Abiyes) Kumaranatunga.
His father, a physician who practiced indigenous medicine,
kept Pali and Sanskrit manuscripts on Ayurveda medicine, Astrology, and Buddhism.[3]
Munidasa originally attended Wewurukannala Pirivena to learn Pali and Sanskrit in order to become a Buddhist monk,
but his family disapproved.
He then switched to the government teachers'
college in Colombo,
graduating in 1907 after two years of training.[2]
In 1921, Munidasa married Lilly Laviniya.
Kumarathunga Munidasa died on 2 March 1944,
at the age of 56.
He was of the Dravidian origin Durava coastal caste which was Sinhalized later.
This is seen as the reason for his promotion of Ravana from the Shaivite cultural remnants of his Dravidian migrant ancestors.
* Books written by Mr.Kumarathunga Munidasa
*Novels written by Munidasa Kumaratunga
(1)Hathpana,
(2) Heenseraya,
(3)Kiyawana Nuwana,
(4)Magul Keema,
*Poetry written by Munidasa Kumaratunga
(1)Kriya Wiwaranaya,
(2)Kumara Gee,
(3)Kumara Rodaya,
(4)NelawillaPiya Samara,
(5)Virith Vekiya,
(6)Vyakarana Vivaranaya.
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