Dr Ranatunga Arachchige Dayarathna Ranatunga, popularly as Dayarathna Ranatunga, is a Sri Lankan singer and music director.
10 Facts About Dayarathna Ranatunga
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One of the most honored singers of Sri Lanka, Dayarathna is considered as an icon in Ragadhari music in Sri Lanka.
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Dayarathna Ranatunga's father, Charles Peter Ranatunga, was a school principal and his mother, Dona Maslin Kolombage, was a housewife.
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Dayarathna Ranatunga was the first male student of Heywood, whereas Amara was the first female student.
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Dayarathna Ranatunga later obtained Visharada along with his wife Amara.
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In 1984, Dayarathna Ranatunga became the Director of Music and Music Research where he was the in-charge of all four music units - Sinhala, English, Tamil, Hindi and Muslim, as well as all the regional services.
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Dayarathna Ranatunga continued to render the musical service and guidance to the music field through the SLBC and finally retired in 1996.
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Apart from music, Dayarathna Ranatunga wrote several classical books to the local students who sit for the Bhathkanda classical exams such as "Sangeetha Vimarshana" and "Sangeethaya".
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Dayarathna Ranatunga is the pioneer to introduce music as a therapy for the first time in Sri Lanka with his book "Music Mind Therapy".
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In 2019, The Janabhimani or Hela Maha Rawana Rajabhimani Awards Ceremony was held at the Jasmine Auditorium at the BMICH where Dayarathna Ranatunga won the Best Service Award.