Category

Sinhalese writers

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Martin Wickramasinghe

Sri Lankan writer (1890-1976)

Shyam Selvadurai

Canadian writer

Nira Wickramasinghe

Sri Lankan historian

Sonali Deraniyagala

Sri Lankan writer

Savitri Goonesekere

Sri Lankan writer

Thushari Jayasekera

Sarath Amunugama

Sri Lankan politician

Gurulugomi was a Sinhalese literary figure, who lived in the 12th century in Sri Lanka. He is renowned as one of the rare masters of Sinhala classical diction and style. Gurulugomi was also proficient in other oriental languages such as Pali, Sanskrit and Prakrit. He was also fluent in Latin and Greek languages.

Sri Lankan poet (1746-1815)

Champika Ranawaka

Sri Lankan politician

Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera

Sri Lankan scholar and diplomat (1899–1973)

Sunila Abeysekera

Sri Lankan human rights campaigner

Harischandra Wijayatunga

Sri Lankan politician