The Hela Havula is a Sinhalese literary organization founded by Munidasa Cumaratunga

Cumaratunga Munidasa

Kumaratunga Munidasa was a pioneer Sri Lankan linguist, grammarian, commentator, writer, poet, and journalist. He founded the Hela Havula movement which sought to remove Sanskrit influences in the Sinhala language promote its correct usage. He was one of the most eminent scholars Sri Lanka has...

 in 1941. The movement advocates the replacement of Sanskritic words with Hela

Elu

The Elu language is the name given to the ancient form of the Sinhala variant of the Middle Indo-Aryan languages...

 (native) versions. It was incorporated in 1985. Besides Munidasa Cumaratunga, other prominent members included Sunil Shantha (musician), Amarasiri Gunawadu (poet) Rev. Fr. Moses A. Perera, Raphael (Raipiyel) Tennekoon (poet), Ven. Tirikunamale Ananda Anunayaka Thera, Fr. Marcelline Jayakody

Marcelline Jayakody

Fr. Marcelline Jayakody was a well-known Sri Lankan Catholic priest, musician, lyricist, author, journalist and patriot, and an exponent of indigenous culture who, according to a former High Court Judge, directed the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka towards the mainstream of national life...

 (poet, hymn writer), Arisen Ahubudu

Arisen Ahubudu

Kalasuri Arisen Ahubudu was a writer, orator, scholar, playwright, teacher , Sinhala lyricist, author and poet in Sri Lanka, born in Mudiyallagahawatta in Malalaga, Koggala. He is a member of the Hela Havula...

 (poet), Jayantha Weerasekera (journalist), Jayamaha Wellala (poet), Hubert Dissanayake (poet) Alau Isi Sebi Hela (Writer), Ven. Kodagoda Gnanaloka, Prof. Nandadasa Kodagoda (Doctor, singer, lyricist), Mohotti Don David (journalist), Prof. Vinnie Vitharana (author), W. J. M. Lokubandara

W. J. M. Lokubandara

Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara , commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, is the current Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province and former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a lawyer by profession, and is also an author of several books and a song writer...

(former Speaker), Sandadas Coperahewa (teacher, author & poet), D.V. Richard De Silva (teacher, author) Anandapiya Kudathihi (journalist), and Gunapala Senadeera (poet).