Ediriweera Sarachchandra
Ediriweera Sarachchandra | |
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| මහාචාර්ය එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්ර | |
| Born | 3 June 1914 Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 16 August 1996 (aged 82) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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| Years active | 1940–1996 |
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| Children | 5 |
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| Sri Lankan Ambassador to France | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Website | sarachchandra |
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Veditantirige Ediriweera Ranjitha Sarachchandra (born Veditantirige Eustace Reginold de Silva; 3 June 1914 – 16 August 1996), popularly known as Ediriweera Sarachchandra Sinhala: එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්ර), was a Sri Lankan playwright, novelist, poet, literary critic, essayist and social commentator. Considered as the premier playwright in Sri Lanka, Sarachchandra produced several critically acclaimed theatre plays in a career spanning more than four decades. He also served as a senior lecturer at the University of Peradeniya for many years and as Sri Lankan Ambassador to France from 1974 to 1977.