Mahakavi Kiwisuru Tennakoon Arachchige Don Raphael, popularly known as Raipiyel Tennakoon or Raphael Tennekoon, was a prominent Sri Lankan poet, teacher principal, historian and a writer.
13 Facts About Raipiyel Tennakoon
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Raipiyel Tennakoon was born in 1918 in Ganepola Walallavitigalle village in Negombo, Sri Lanka as the youngest child of the family with six siblings.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon's father Tennakoon Arachchige Don Suddappu was an Ayurvedic doctor.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon's mother was Kotarupe Abeysekera Wannaku Arachchige Dona Francesina Hamine.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon had one elder brother and five elder sisters.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon received his primary education from Raddoluwa Buddhist School in Negombo.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon died on 8 March 1965 in Parakum Deniya village, Gampaha.
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At the College, Raipiyel Tennakoon excelled in history, geography and literature.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon became a member of Hela Havula led by Munidasa.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon was forty years old at the time of writing of Wawuluwa.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon later won the competition and received the Opportunity to write the history of Sinhala nation in 2500 verses from the time Prince Vijaya came to Sri Lanka to the time of the Prime Minister Sir John Kotelawala.
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Raipiyel Tennakoon wrote commentaries on the Guttila, and Sandesha Kavya such as the Hansa, Gira and Selalihini.
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In 2013, the house where Raipiyel lived has been completed as the 'Raphael Tennakoon Memorial Studio' known as Susara Studio.