Bandara Wijethunga
Sri Lankan lyricist and radio announcer
Senarath Bandara Ananda Kulathilaka Wijethunga (born 28 January 1939 – 3 January 1990) (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාර විජේතුංග), popularly known as Bandara K. Wijethunga, was a poet, short story writer, creative publisher, songwriter and radio artist.
Personal life
Wijetunga was born on 28 January 1939 in Pallegama Weliganwatta, Weauda Korale, Kurunegala. His father Wijetunga Mudiyanselage Punchi Banda Wijayatunga was a teacher by profession. His mother, Herath Mudiyanselage Bandara Menike Herath was a housewife. He has one sister Chinta Padmini, who was also a teacher. Wijetunga received his primary education at St. Beed College, Badulla. Then he attended Ananda College, Colombo in 1953 to complete studies from English medium. His classmates at the school are, J. B. Disanayake, D.B. Nihalsinghe, Sunanda Mahendra, Asoka Ponnamperuma and Wijeratne Warakagoda.
He was married to longtime partner Kalyani Piyasomi Samaraweera, who was an old girl at Devi Balika Vidyalaya.
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