Senanayake Mudianselage Ranasinghe Arachchilage Ajantha Sarath Kumara Ranasinghe, popularly known as Dr Ajantha Ranasinghe, was a Sri Lankan journalist, lyricist, poet, and novelist.
14 Facts About Ajantha Ranasinghe
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Ajantha Ranasinghe was born on 30 May 1940 in Thalammahara, a small village in the Kurunegala district, as the second of five siblings.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe's father was a doctor and his mother was both a teacher and a postmaster.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe had one elder sister, two younger sisters, and a younger brother.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe left after completing the GCE Ordinary Level Exams.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe's uncle Asoka Pieris was a well known dramatist, and he came under his influence and through that got to showcase his talent over the airwaves.
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At a very young age, Ajantha Ranasinghe wrote Buddhist songs to the Lama Mandapaya, a program on Radio Ceylon hosted by Karunaratne Abeysekera.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe's first published work, Thivanka Rekha, a poetry collection, came out in 1964.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe wrote poetry and short stories for the children's pages of Silumina and Peramuna.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe's poetry was frequently published in Silumina, Vanitha Viththi, and Lankadeepa.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe earned several awards during his career, including the Sarasaviya, OCIC, State Literary, Raigam, Sumathi, and Kumaratunga Munidasa ceremonies.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe died at the Colombo National Hospital on 27 February 2016 after an accident three days prior.
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Dr Ajantha Ranasinghe contributed over 300 lyrics to Sinhala films since 1976 with his debut, Wasana.
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Ajantha Ranasinghe wrote more than 400 lyrics for singers across several generations.