Ediriweera Sarachchandra

Dr. Ediriweera Sarachchandra
මහාචාර්ය එදිරිවීර සරච්චන්ද්‍ර
Born	(1914-06-03)3 June 1914 Galle, Sri Lanka
Died	16 August 1996(1996-08-16) (aged 82) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Other names	Veditantirige Ediriweera Ranjitha Sarachchandra Veditanthirige Eustace Reginold de Silva
Education	St. Aloysius College Richmond College (Sri Lanka) St. John's College St. Thomas' College
Alma mater	University of Colombo University of London
Years active	1940–1996
Spouses	Ailean Beleth Lalitha Swarna Perera
Children	5
Awards	Honorary D. Litt. from the University of Jaffna Honorary D. Litt. from the University of Peradeniya Kumaran Asan World Prize Ramon Magsaysay Award
Sri Lankan Ambassador to France
In office 1974–1977
Website	sarachchandra.org
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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.^[1] Considered as the premier playwright in Sri Lanka, Sarachchandra produced several critically acclaimed theatre plays in a career spanning more than four decades.^[2] 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.