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Hon. Buddhika Kurukularatne | |
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| Ex Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament forGalle District | |
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| Born | (1943-06-19)19 June 1943 Ceylon |
| Died | 9 June 2021(2021-06-09) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Malini Kurukularatne (nee Manikku Wadu) |
| Children | Praveena Sharadindu, Udyama Jagatapriya, Dr.Changa Prabhakara |
| Alma mater | Maha Ambalangoda Methodist School, Dharmasoka Primary School St. Thomas' School, Bandarawela, Dharmasoka College, St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Daluwatte Hewa Buddhika Kurukularatne (19 June 1943 – 9 June 2021), known asBuddhika Kurukularatne, was a journalist, author,[1] lawyer, and Sri Lankan politician.[2] He served as representative ofGalle District for theUnited National Party in theParliament of Sri Lanka.
Buddhika Kurukularatne was born on 19 June 1943 to a well-known family inAmbalangoda; 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' SchoolBandarawela. Later, he received his secondary education fromDharmasoka College andSt. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa.
In 1965 Kurukularatne served as a grade 1 journalist on the editorial staff of theSun (an English daily) and in 1966 on the editorial staff of theObserver (another English daily). Then he served from 1966 to 1970 in the editorial staff ofVirakesari andJanata (a Sinhala daily). There he was in charge of the foreign news page. As a freelance columnist he wrote articles on a regular basis for weekly Sunday English andSinhala newspapers on his experiences as a parliamentarian in a lighter vein, and his writing was widely read and acclaimed by both government and opposition Sri Lankan parliamentarians. Kurukularatne authored 6 books: 2 in English, 'Student Days 1' and 'Student Days down Memory Lane', and four books in Sinhala which have been approved by theSri Lanka Ministry of Education as 'Readers'.
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