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Sikkim Mahinda was born around 1901 in Sikkim and named Pempa Tendupi Serky Cherin. [1] His family lived in Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.He had three brothers; the first would later become a lecturer of the University of Calcutta, the second would be the prime minister of the king, and the third would join the Buddhist priesthood who was known as Punnaji thero. [2]
පණීභාරත; 24 February 1920 – 20 February 2006 [n 1] [1]), known as S. Panibharatha, was a prominent Sri Lankan dancer and choreographer. [2] Considered to be the pioneer of Sinhala classical dance , [ 3 ] Panibhratha heavily contributed to Sri Lankan dance as an art form in a career that spanned over five decades.
Egodahage George Wilfred Alwis Samarakoon (13 January 1911 – 2 April 1962) known as Ananda Samarakoon was a Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) composer and musician. He composed the Sri Lankan national anthem "Namo Namo Matha" and is considered the father of artistic Sinhala music and founder of the modern Sri Lankan Sinhala Geeta Sahitya (Song Literature). [1]
Kalai Nera Poonguil [TH - A Raga's Journey 2] Amman Kovil Kizhakale: Ilaiyaraaja: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki: Tamil Abhogi / Abhogi Kanada: Naanandri Yaar Varuvaar [TH - A Raga's Journey 2] Malayitta Mangai: Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy: T. R. Mahalingam & A. P. Komala: Abhogi / Abhogi Kanada: Thanga Radham Vandadhu [TH - A Raga's Journey ...
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Bed of Mahinda in Mihintale. Mahinda (Sinhala: මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 205 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka. [1]
Mahagama Sekera (Mahagamage Sekera) (Sinhala:මහගම සේකර / මහගමගේ සේකර ) (7 April 1929 – 14 January 1976) was a famed Sri Lankan poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and filmmaker.
The Nelum Pokuna Theatre (Sinhala: නෙළුම් පොකුණ මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ රඟහල, nelum pokuna rangahala; often known as Nelum Pokuna; previously the National Performing Arts Theatre, prior to naming at the opening ceremony after which the President Mahinda Rajapaksa named it after himself) [4] is a performing arts centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka.