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Official Web Site Of Ariesen Ahubudu
A brief introduction to Kala Shuri Ariesen Ahubudu:
Born on March 18, 1920 at Mudiyallagahawatta in Malalaga, Koggala, he was given the name Ariyasena Aashuboda. He had his early education at the Kataluwa government school and joined the Nittambuwa Teacher Training College. It was after his close association with Hela stalwarts Vellala Jayamaha and Cumaratunga Munidasa in the thirties and forties that he sharpened his language skills. The name change to Arisen Ahubudu was also the result of this association.
For 42 years, he served as a teacher. He was a devoted teacher and did much to mould his pupils to be useful citizens with a love for the language, race and country. Having first taught at Holy Trinity College in Nuwara Eliya, he moved to Mahinda College, Galle and later to Maha Bodhi College, Maradana. His longest stint came even later at S. Thomas' College from 1952 until 1979. To promote the use of Sinhala at a time when prominence was given to English, he began a free correspondence course for students whom he had never met or seen.
Although Ahubudu's skills in the use of Sinhala were highly acclaimed, his popularity came mainly through the songs he wrote. He started writing songs as early as 1939. The first was the Teacher Training College song. The song he created on Sunil Shantha's invitation with the dawn of Independence in 1948 - 'Lanka Lanka Pembara Lanka' - with simple, meaningful words created such a nationalistic and patriotic feeling that many have accepted it as the unofficial National Anthem. In fact, it's with this song that many of us 'met' Ahubudu. 'Dakuna Negenahira' was another of the patriotic songs he created for Sunil Shantha calling for a united Sri Lanka. More recently, Victor Ratnayake sang 'Golumuhude Muthukete' - a song with a nationalistic flavour. Ahubudu's collection of children's songs is a valuable anthology. Here again he remains unique in the use of words. As a poet, he has created several classics. The best is 'Pareviya' (1961), the longest Sandesa poem in Sinhala where the message of peace is taken by the dove to China. It was turned into a ballet by Premakumar Epitawela. His versatility as a historian has come out in the form of several published works including 'Sinhala Vansa Kathawa' (1985), 'Irahanda Negi Rata' (1994) and 'Lanka Gam Vahara' (1987). He wrote the biography of Cumaratunga Munidasa ('Cumaratungu Asura' - 1957) at a time when writing biographies in Sinhala was not in vogue. Critics hailed his work as a fine example of how biographies should be written. He displayed his skills as a dramatist with 'Sakviti Ravana' written and produced by him. It was well received and became very popular. His early plays included 'Vetta Pittalaya' and 'Peraliya' (1945). He has edited magazines, written glossaries and served on the staff of the Sinhala Dictionary. Arisen Ahubudu is a rare individual possessing varied skills - all woven around the Sinhala language.
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Born on March 18, 1920 at Mudiyallagahawatta in Malalaga, Koggala, he was given the name Ariyasena Aashuboda. He had his early education at the Kataluwa government school and joined the Nittambuwa Teacher Training College. It was after his close association with Hela stalwarts Vellala Jayamaha and Cumaratunga Munidasa in the thirties and forties that he sharpened his language skills. The name change to Arisen Ahubudu was also the result of this association.
For 42 years, he served as a teacher. He was a devoted teacher and did much to mould his pupils to be useful citizens with a love for the language, race and country. Having first taught at Holy Trinity College in Nuwara Eliya, he moved to Mahinda College, Galle and later to Maha Bodhi College, Maradana. His longest stint came even later at S. Thomas' College from 1952 until 1979. To promote the use of Sinhala at a time when prominence was given to English, he began a free correspondence course for students whom he had never met or seen.
Although Ahubudu's skills in the use of Sinhala were highly acclaimed, his popularity came mainly through the songs he wrote. He started writing songs as early as 1939. The first was the Teacher Training College song. The song he created on Sunil Shantha's invitation with the dawn of Independence in 1948 - 'Lanka Lanka Pembara Lanka' - with simple, meaningful words created such a nationalistic and patriotic feeling that many have accepted it as the unofficial National Anthem. In fact, it's with this song that many of us 'met' Ahubudu. 'Dakuna Negenahira' was another of the patriotic songs he created for Sunil Shantha calling for a united Sri Lanka. More recently, Victor Ratnayake sang 'Golumuhude Muthukete' - a song with a nationalistic flavour. Ahubudu's collection of children's songs is a valuable anthology. Here again he remains unique in the use of words. As a poet, he has created several classics. The best is 'Pareviya' (1961), the longest Sandesa poem in Sinhala where the message of peace is taken by the dove to China. It was turned into a ballet by Premakumar Epitawela. His versatility as a historian has come out in the form of several published works including 'Sinhala Vansa Kathawa' (1985), 'Irahanda Negi Rata' (1994) and 'Lanka Gam Vahara' (1987). He wrote the biography of Cumaratunga Munidasa ('Cumaratungu Asura' - 1957) at a time when writing biographies in Sinhala was not in vogue. Critics hailed his work as a fine example of how biographies should be written. He displayed his skills as a dramatist with 'Sakviti Ravana' written and produced by him. It was well received and became very popular. His early plays included 'Vetta Pittalaya' and 'Peraliya' (1945). He has edited magazines, written glossaries and served on the staff of the Sinhala Dictionary. Arisen Ahubudu is a rare individual possessing varied skills - all woven around the Sinhala language.
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