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Siri Gunasinghe was born on 18 February, 1925 in Kegalle, Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan poet and historian (1925–2017). Discover Siri Gunasinghe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?
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University professor |
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92 years old |
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Aquarius |
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18 February, 1925 |
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18 February |
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Kegalle, Sri Lanka |
| Date of death |
25 May, 2017 |
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British Columbia, Canada |
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Sri Lanka
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Siri Gunasinghe Height, Weight & Measurements
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Siri Gunasinghe Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Siri Gunasinghe (Sinhala: සිරි ගුණසිංහ ; 18 February 1925 – 25 May 2017) was a Sri Lankan academic, poet, Sanskritist, art historian, author and filmmaker.
He played a crucial role in honing the creativity of free Sinhala poetry.
Gunasinghe was one of the most important advocates of the use of spoken language instead of the literary language in Sinhalese literature (see diglossia).
Siri Gunasinghe was born Ruwanwella in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka.
He was educated at Mahinda College, Galle and University of Ceylon.
At Sorbonne University, he completed his PhD on 'Techniques of Indian painting'.
Later Siri Gunasinghe became a university lecturer and taught at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada where he was a Professor in the Department of History in Art.
He subsequently travelled to Paris where he continued his studies and wrote La technique de la peinture indienne d'après les textes du Silpa.
His brother Dharma Gunasinghe, is the former Principal of Nalanda College, Colombo.
His most outstanding achievements are: 1) the introduction of free verse into Sinhalese poetry with the publication of the collection of poems Mas Lea Nati Ata (Bleached Bones) in 1956; this publication was a major revolutionary force in the literary community at the time. He published 'Hewenella' in 1960, which is considered to be the first Sinhala novel to be written according to the rules of consciousness narrative style. In his writing, Gunasinghe discarded the Sinhala letters 'N' and 'L' (මූර්ධජ ‘ණ‘ සහ ‘ළ‘).
He wrote his poems on themes that were very different from the themes such as Mee Haraka and Rathu Kekula.
But he became the first to introduce illustrations into Sinhala poetry.
His other poetry collections include Abi Nikmana (1958), Rathu Kekula (1962) and Alakamandawa (1998).
He wrote the research article titled as "Sinhala Contributions to the Buddha Statue" which drew attention to the gradually waning murals of most temples.
In 1968, he made the script and directed critically acclaimed film Sath Samudura.
The film won eight Sarasavi awards including best picture and best director.
He is also considered a pioneer book cover designer in Sri Lanka and has hosted several radio programs.
Gunasinghe had lived in Canada since 1970.
In 2010, he published the work "Sigiriya: Kashyapage Saundarya Pranamaya" which was earlier translated to "Kassapa’s Homage to Beauty" in 2008.
He died on 25 May 2017 at the age of 92.
