Ediriweera Sarachchandra
Sri Lankan dramatist and playwright (1914–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Veditantirige Ediriweera Ranjitha Sarachchandra (born Veditantirige Eustace Reginold de Silva; 3 June 1914 – 16 August 1996), popularly known as Ediriweera Sarachchandra Sinhala: එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්ර), was a Sri Lankan playwright, novelist, poet, literary critic, essayist and social commentator.[1] Considered as the premier playwright in Sri Lanka, Sarachchandra produced several critically acclaimed theatre plays in a career spanned for more than four decades.[2] He also served as a senior lecturer at the University of Peradeniya for many years and as Sri Lankan Ambassador to France from 1974 to 1977.
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මහාචාර්ය එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්ර | |
Born | (1914-06-03)3 June 1914 Galle, Sri Lanka |
Died | 16 August 1996(1996-08-16) (aged 82) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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Years active | 1940–1996 |
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Children | 5 |
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Sri Lankan Ambassador to France | |
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