Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. Modern Asian Studies. ISSN The Sunday Times. Sri Lanka Poems. Retrieved 4 September This page is based on the Wikipedia article written by contributors. He had unique and creative opinions and said that vociferous fools would say that we should free our country, without first freeing our mind and thoughts.
His concepts on Sri Lankan history, language and literature have been controversial. And he argued that Vijaya was merely an invader and believed in Ravana. He had two daughters and four sons. If the importing of rice stopped, we would have nothing to eat. If importing of materials stopped, we would have nothing to wear. If it was not for the vehicles imported from other countries, we would have no means of travelling". Kumaratunga Munidasa. Idigasaara, Dickwella , Matara , Sri Lanka. He graduated after two years of training in His first appointment was as a government teacher in Bilingual School of Bomiriya.
Later he was promoted to principal of the Kadugannawa Bilingual School. After eleven years he was promoted to inspector of schools, which he held for four years. Munidasa was a member of Sinhala Maha Sabha of the Swabhasha movement which started as a protest against the English educated elites. Munidasa spoke of language, nation, and country as a triple gem.
For this purpose he founded the Hela Havula. It consisted of people who shared his idioms. They often engaged in debates and literature. It was the starting point for many scholars and artists. It exists to this very day. Revived Lakminipahana. He is a poet of a rare genre whose use of language is amazing. At the same time Kumaratunga's deep sensitivity is amply portrayed in such verses as ' Daru Surathal ', ' Avasana ', ' Sohoyuru Viyowa ' and ' Ma-ge Warada '.
In ' Ma-ge Warada ', the poet laments about punishing his young son for telling a lie. He says: :"Daruwa ge anagathe kusum,:Hata-ganwannata mai ma-thath kiya,:Wanasum hema wathmane kusum,:Pasasum gannata wath no we sathan". Kumaratunga discusses the qualities of a good boy with the character ' Sirimath '. He is punctual, he is studious, he is obedient. This is to help send a strong message to the children how they should plan their lives. The beauty of the poems is the simple words used.
They are easy to remember and can be recited with ease. Munidasa Kumaratunga's ' Nelawilla ' Lullaby has been acclaimed by many critics as the best of its kind. Reggie Siriwardena has commended it as "one of the finest contemporary Sinhala poems".
Likewise individual poems such as 'Hawa ge waga', 'Mal Bas' etc. However, it seems that society is yet to realize the real value contained in Kumaratunga's children's poems as a whole. In recent times, Consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Harischandra has serialised the poems ' Sirimath ' and ' Udaya ' and shown how each verse indicates some attribute or quality which helps mould a child's character.
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