Buddhika Kurukularatne
Sri Lankan politician
Daluwatte Hewa Buddhika Kurukularatne (19 June 1943 – 9 June 2021), known as Buddhika Kurukularatne, was a journalist, author, lawyer, and Sri Lankan politician. He served as representative of Galle District for the United National Party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Early life
Buddhika Kurukularatne was born on 19 June 1943 to a well-known family in Ambalangoda; he was the only child of Daluwatte Hewa Henry de Silva Kurukularatne and Manana Hewa Senehelatha Piyaseli of Duwa in Ambalangoda. Kurukularatne had his early education at Maha Ambalangoda Methodist School, Dharmasoka Primary School and St. Thomas' School Bandarawela. Later, he received his secondary education from Dharmasoka College and St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa.
Journalist career
In 1965 Kurukularatne served as a grade 1 journalist on the editorial staff of the Sun (an English daily) and in 1966 on the editorial staff of the Observer (another English daily). Then he served from 1966 to 1970 in the editorial staff of Virakesari and Janata (a Sinhala daily). There he was in charge of the foreign news page.
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