Nationality Sri Lankan Role Poet Name Siri Gunasinghe | Religion Buddhism Occupation University professor Movies Sath Samudura | |
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Born February 18, 1925 ( 1925-02-18 ) Ruvanwelle, Sri Lanka Known for WritingPoetryLiterary criticism Education Mahinda College, University of Ceylon Similar People D B Nihalsinghe, Vasantha Obeysekera, Swarna Mallawarachchi, Cyril Wickramage, Denawaka Hamine | ||
Happy 90th birthday professor siri gunasinghe
Siri Gunasinghe (Sinhala: Siri Gunasingha ; 18 February 1925 -25 May 2017) was an Sri Lankan academic, Sanskritist, art historian, author and film maker.
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- Happy 90th birthday professor siri gunasinghe
- Prof siri gunasinghe video documentary
- Early life and Career
- Sinhala
- Other languages
- References
Prof siri gunasinghe video documentary
Early life and Career
Siri Gunasinghe was born Ruwanwella in Kegalle District of Sri Lanka. He was educated at Mahinda College, Galle and University of Ceylon. He subsequently travelled to Paris where he continued his studies and wrote La technique de la peinture indienne d'après les textes du Silpa. 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. Siri Gunasinghe has lived in Canada since 1970.
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 2) the introduction of stream of consciousness narrative style in his award winning novel Hevanelle (The Shadow) in 1960 and 3) The writing and directing of the film Sath Samudura (The Seven Seas) which won eight Sarasavi awards including best picture and best director. Gunasinghe is one of the most important advocates of the use of spoken language instead of the literary language in Sinhalese literature (see diglossia).
He also designed costumes (e.g. for Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra's play Manamē). He is also considered a pioneer book cover designer in Sri Lanka and has hosted several radio programmes.