Sunanda Mahendra
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Sunanda Mahendra’s Ogha Tharanaya (The Crossing of the
Torrential Stream) won the State Literary Award for the best
Sinhala poetry collection, 2006. Many poems from the
collection are now translated into English. He has won the State
Literary Award for the best original play script (1993), the best
research work (2002) and the best two Sinhala novels (1964
and 2002 respectively). He is a Sinhala Radio Play writer in Sri Lanka.
Mahendra was formerly a professional broadcaster at home as
well as the BBC’s World Service based in London, where he also read for his doctorate.
He was a visiting fellow in Mass Communication attached to the Leicester University,
UK, and presently holds the emeritus professorship at the University of Kelaniya
, Sri
Lanka. The outstanding contribution to his expertise field of Mass Communication made
him the recipient of the covetous UNESCO
Copernicus award for Social Sciences in
1983. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College, Kandy
.
Sunanda Mahendra, at present, is a regular contributor to the Sinhala and English Press in
Sri Lanka.
Torrential Stream) won the State Literary Award for the best
Sinhala poetry collection, 2006. Many poems from the
collection are now translated into English. He has won the State
Literary Award for the best original play script (1993), the best
research work (2002) and the best two Sinhala novels (1964
and 2002 respectively). He is a Sinhala Radio Play writer in Sri Lanka.
Mahendra was formerly a professional broadcaster at home as
well as the BBC’s World Service based in London, where he also read for his doctorate.
He was a visiting fellow in Mass Communication attached to the Leicester University,
UK, and presently holds the emeritus professorship at the University of Kelaniya
University of Kelaniya
The University of Kelaniya is a state university of Sri Lanka. Situated just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the ancient and historic city of Kelaniya, the University has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties and four institutions....
, Sri
Lanka. The outstanding contribution to his expertise field of Mass Communication made
him the recipient of the covetous UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Copernicus award for Social Sciences in
1983. He is an alumnus of Dharmaraja College, Kandy
Dharmaraja College, Kandy
Dharmaraja College , founded in 1887 is a premier Boys' School in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist school with around 175 teaching staff and around 4,500 students. The school has many renowned figures in its alumni including William Gopallawa, A. E...
.
Sunanda Mahendra, at present, is a regular contributor to the Sinhala and English Press in
Sri Lanka.