![]() After 11 years, he was promoted again to the position of inspector of schools. He was later promoted to the position of principal of the Kadugannawa Bilingual School. His first appointment was as a government teacher in the Bilingual School of Bomiriya. *arathunga Munidasa died on March 2, 1944, at the age of 56. In 1921, Munidasa married Lilly Laviniya. He then switched to the government teacher's college in Colombo, graduating in 1907 after two years of training. Munidasa originally attended Wewurukannala Pirivena to learn Pali and Sanskrit in order to become a Buddhist monk, but his family disapproved. His father, a physician who practiced indigenous medicine, kept Pali and Sanskrit m*cripts on Ayurveda medicine, Astrology, and Buddhism. His mother was Palavinnage Dona Gimara Muthu*arana (or Dona Baba Nona Muthu*arana) and his father was Abious (or Abiyes) *aranatunga. The 11th of 12 siblings, *arathunga Munidasa was born on July 25, 1887, in Idigasaara village, Dickwella, Matara, Sri Lanka. Considered one of Sri Lanka's most historically significant scholars, he is remembered for his profound knowledge of the Sinhala language and its literary works. He founded the Hela Havula movement, which sought to remove Sanskrit influences from the Sinhala language. Munidasa revived the Lakminipahana newspaper and started the Subasa and Helio magazines to teach and promote the correct use of Sinhala.*aratunga Munidasa (Sinhala: කුමාරතුංග මුනිදාස 25 July 1887:– 2 March 1944) was a pioneer Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) linguist, grammarian, commentator, and writer. It was the starting point for many Sri Lankan scholars and artists and the organiz Members of the group often engaged in debates and discussion of recommended literature. To pursue these sources of refuge, he founded the Hela Havula, which consisted of people who shared his views on Sinhala language and literary interest. Munidasa spoke of language, nation, and the country as a Triple Gem, linking these entities to the Buddhist concept of refuge. In the following years, he made several poetry and short stories such as Udaya, Hath Pana, Heen Seraya, Magul Kema and Kiyawana Nuwana. Munidasa was a member of the Sinhala Maha Sabha of the Swabhasha movement, which started as a protest against the English-educated elites. His first book, Nikaya Sangraha Vivaranaya, was an analysis for a Scripture on the Buddhist Monastic Orders. ![]() Kumarathunga Munidasa died on March 2, 1944, at the age of 56. ![]() ![]() ![]() His father, a physician who practiced indigenous medicine, kept Pali and Sanskrit manuscripts on Ayurveda medicine, Astrology, and Buddhism. His mother was Palavinnage Dona Gimara Muthukumarana (or Dona Baba Nona Muthukumarana) and his father was Abious (or Abiyes) Kumaranatunga. The 11th of 12 siblings, Kumarathunga Munidasa was born on July 25, 1887, in Idigasaara village, Dickwella, Matara, Sri Lanka. Kumaratunga Munidasa ( Sinhala: කුමාරතුංග මුනිදාස 25 July 1887 – 2 March 1944) was a pioneer Sri Lankan ( Sinhalese) linguist, grammarian, commentator, and writer. ![]()
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