Daluwatte Hewa Buddhika Kurukularatne (born 19 June 1943) (known as Buddhika Kurukularatne) is a Journalist, author lawyer and Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

n politician. He was a former representative of Galle District

Galle District

Galle is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.- Geological background :Its area is , in which is water and is land. Galle District bounded on the North by Benthara river, South and West by the Indian Ocean and East by Matara and Ratnapura Districts. Topography of Galle District is very...

 for the United National Party

United National Party

The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...

 in the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Parliament of Sri Lanka

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.

Early life

Buddhika Kurukularatne was born on 19 June 1943 to a well known family in Ambalangoda, 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' School Bandarawela

Bandarawela

Bandarawela is the second largest city in Badulla District which is 28 km away from Badulla. Due to higher altitude, Bandarawela has a mild weather condition throughout the year hence, it is popular among the citizens to spend the vacations with their family members...

. Later received his secondary education from Dharmasoka College

Dharmasoka College

Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda, is a leading mix school in Sri Lanka. The college was established in 1913.It is one of the educational institute supported by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, and accordingly is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools...

 and St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa.

Journalist career

In 1965 Kurukularatne was served as a grade 1 journalist in editorial staff in Sun (English Daily) and in 1966 editorial staff in The Observer. (English Daily) Then he served from 1966 to 1970 editorial in the staff of Virakesari

Virakesari

Virakesari ta:வீரகேசரி is the name of one of the leading Tamil dailies in Sri Lanka. Virakesari is the oldest and the largest circulated Tamil Newspaper in Sri Lanka. Virakesari is owned by Express Newspapers Limited, a leading print and web media organization in Sri Lanka.- Foundation...

 and Janata (Sinhala Daily). There he was in charge of the foreign news page. As free-lance columnist currently he writes articles in regular basis to weekly Sunday English and Sinhala newspapers on his experiences as a parliamentarian in lighter vein and is widely read and acclaimed by both government and opposition Sri Lankan parliamentarians. Kurukularatne have authored 6 books. 2 in English, 'Student Days 1' , 'Student Days down Memory Lane and four books in Sinhala of which have been approved by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka...

 as 'Readers'

External links

• Book Reviews: "Student Days"