Arisen Ahubudu
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Kalasuri Arisen Ahubudu (1920–2011) was a writer, orator, scholar, playwright, teacher (Guru
), Sinhala lyricist, author and poet in Sri Lanka
, born in Mudiyallagahawatta in Malalaga, Koggala. He is a member of the Hela Havula
. He has received three government awards for literary works, the title of Kalasurihttp://www.imagelanka.com/site_index/more_info.php?i=833&c=26 from the Government of Sri Lanka, and the Sarasavi Award film award for best composer.
He had his early education at the Kataluwa government school and joined the Nittambuwa Teacher Training College. It was after his close association with Hela stalwarts Vellala Jayamaha and Cumaratunga Munidasa in the thirties and forties that he sharpened his language skills. The name change to Arisen Ahubudu was also the result of this association.
Ahubudu served 42 years as a teacher. Having first taught at Holy Trinity College in Nuwara Eliya
, he moved to Mahinda College
, Galle and later to Maha Bodhi College, Maradana
. His longest stint came even later at S. Thomas' College from 1952 until 1979. To promote the use of Sinhala at a time when prominence was given to English, he began a free correspondence course for students whom he had never met or seen. St Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. Prior to his death Arisen Ahubudu was the last surviving prominent member of Hela Havula as well as the last surviving prominent Sri Lankan lyricist
Ahubudu died on 26 May 2011.
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
), Sinhala lyricist, author and poet in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, born in Mudiyallagahawatta in Malalaga, Koggala. He is a member of the Hela Havula
Hela Havula
The Hela Havula is a Sinhalese literary organization founded by Munidasa Cumaratunga in 1941. The movement advocates the replacement of Sanskritic words with Hela versions. It was incorporated in 1985. Besides Munidasa Cumaratunga, other prominent members included Sunil Shantha , Amarasiri...
. He has received three government awards for literary works, the title of Kalasurihttp://www.imagelanka.com/site_index/more_info.php?i=833&c=26 from the Government of Sri Lanka, and the Sarasavi Award film award for best composer.
He had his early education at the Kataluwa government school and joined the Nittambuwa Teacher Training College. It was after his close association with Hela stalwarts Vellala Jayamaha and Cumaratunga Munidasa in the thirties and forties that he sharpened his language skills. The name change to Arisen Ahubudu was also the result of this association.
Ahubudu served 42 years as a teacher. Having first taught at Holy Trinity College in Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya , meaning "city on the plain " or "city of light", is a town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m and is considered to be the most important location for Tea production in Sri Lanka...
, he moved to Mahinda College
Mahinda College
Mahinda College is a Buddhist boys' school in Galle, Sri Lanka. It is a national school, which provides primary and secondary education. The school was established on March 1, 1892 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott...
, Galle and later to Maha Bodhi College, Maradana
Maradana
Maradana is a suburb of Colombo city, Sri Lanka. Maradana is the site of Maradana Railway Station, one of the primary railway hubs in the country, serving intercity rail and commuter rail. Maradana also has many railway yards and running sheds...
. His longest stint came even later at S. Thomas' College from 1952 until 1979. To promote the use of Sinhala at a time when prominence was given to English, he began a free correspondence course for students whom he had never met or seen. St Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. Prior to his death Arisen Ahubudu was the last surviving prominent member of Hela Havula as well as the last surviving prominent Sri Lankan lyricist
Ahubudu died on 26 May 2011.
Some of his works
- Hela Derana Vaga
- Koggala Pavata
- Mangala Kinkini
- Dam Rasa Dehara
- A-Sammataya Raja Vima
- Arisen Ahubudu Harasaraniya
- Sakviti Ravana
- Lanka Gam Nam Vahara
- Atu Aga Dili Vana Mal