Buddhika Kurukularatne
Hon. Buddhika Kurukularatne | |
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| Ex Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Galle District | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1943 Ceylon |
| Died | 9 June 2021 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Malini Kurukularatne (nee Manikku Wadu) |
| Children | Praveena Sharadindu, Udyama Jagatapriya, Dr.Changa Prabhakara |
| Alma mater | Maha Ambalangoda Methodist School, Dharmasoka Primary School St. Thomas' School, Bandarawela, Dharmasoka College, St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Daluwatte Hewa Buddhika Kurukularatne (19 June 1943 – 9 June 2021) (known as Buddhika Kurukularatne) was a journalist, author,[1] lawyer, and Sri Lankan politician.[2] He served as representative of Galle District for the United National Party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Early life[]
Buddhika Kurukularatne was born on 19 June 1943 to a well known family in Ambalangoda, he was the only child of Daluwatte Hewa Henry de Silva Kurukularatne and Manana Hewa Senehelatha Piyaseli of Duwa in Ambalangoda. Kurukularatne had his early education at Maha Ambalangoda Methodist School, Dharmasoka Primary School and St. Thomas' School Bandarawela. Later, he received his secondary education from Dharmasoka College and St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa.
Journalist career[]
In 1965 Kurukularatne served as a grade 1 journalist in editorial staff of Sun (English Daily) and in 1966 editorial staff of The Observer (English Daily). Then he served from 1966 to 1970 in the editorial staff of Virakesari and Janata (Sinhala Daily). There he was in charge of the foreign news page. As freelance columnist he wrote articles on regular basis for weekly Sunday English and Sinhala newspapers on his experiences as a parliamentarian in lighter vein and was widely read and acclaimed by both government and opposition Sri Lankan parliamentarians. Kurukularatne authored 6 books, 2 in English, 'Student Days 1', 'Student Days down Memory Lane and four books in Sinhala which have been approved by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education as 'Readers'.
References[]
- ^ From old to the young: Getting to know the country. Sunday Times, Retrieved on 26 September 2010.
- ^ An open letter to Ranil Wickremesinghe Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Sunday Observer, Retrieved on 23 July 2006.
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