![]() ![]() ![]() After two years he was taken to a vernacular school where he prospered until 1897 when he was sent to an English school in Galle called Buona Vista. He also learned the Devanagari script and could recite by memory long sections of the Hitopadesa. Early life īorn Lama Hewage Don Martin Wickramasinghe, on, in the town of Koggala ( Galle District), as the only son of Lamahewage Don Bastian Wickramasinghe (father) and Magalle Balapitiya Liyanage Thochchohamy (mother).Īt the age of five Wickramasinghe was taught the Sinhala alphabet, at home and in the village temple, by a monk, Andiris Gurunnanse. Wickramasinghe is often acclaimed as the father of modern Sinhala literature. His books have been translated into several languages. Lama Hewage Don Martin Wickramasinghe, MBE (commonly known as Martin Wickramasinghe) ( Sinhala: මාර්ටින් වික්රමසිංහ) ( – 23 July 1976) was a Sri Lankan journalist and author. ![]()
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