Chandraratne Manawasinghe

Chandraratne Manawasinghe
චන්ද්‍රරත්න මානවසිංහ
Chandraratne Manawasinghe ; චන්ද්‍රරත්න මානවසිංහ
Born	Chandraratne Dios Sooriyarachchi Mohotti; 19 June 1913; Beliatta, Sri Lanka
Died	4 September 1964 (aged 51); Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Other names	Puwakdandawe Sri Chandaratana
Alma mater	Puwakdandawe temple
Occupation(s)	Poet, Philosopher and writer
Years active	1935–1964
Spouse	Srimathi Wasantha Kumari Hewakalugamage (m. 1944)
Children	7
Parents	John Gerrad Sooriyarachchi Mohotti (father); Punchi Ethana Obadaarachchi (mother);

Chandraratne Dios Sooriyarachchi Mohotti, (19 June 1913 – 4 September 1964 as Sinhala: චන්ද්‍රරත්න මානවසිංහ) popularly known as Chandraratne Manawasinghe, was a Sinhala scholar, poet, philosopher and writer.^[1]^[2] Considered one of the iconic poets in Sinhala poetry, Manawasinghe made several popular poems and songs in the short career that spanned three decades.^[3]

^ "Manawasinghe is an interesting person". sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Interesting stories about Chandraratne Manawasinghe". lifie. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Listening to the quietude". Daily News. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[1] "Manawasinghe is an interesting person". sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[2] "Interesting stories about Chandraratne Manawasinghe". lifie. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[3] "Listening to the quietude". Daily News. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

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