Religious ceremonies and an alms-giving will be held on March 12, to mark the 26th death anniversary of veteran journalist Gunadasa Liyanage. Wheelchairs, books and stationeries will also be distributed among differently-abled children at these religious events.
An alms-giving will take place at the Kottawa Aranya and religious ceremonies will be held at Divalakada Sri Keththaramaya, Bulathsinhala and Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya on March 12.
Former Editor of several Sinhala newspapers and magazines such as Lankadeepa, Riviresa, Sathdina, Dasatha, Kalpana, Sivudesa, Liyanage fondly known as ‘Guli’ left an indelible mark in the Sinhala media by elevating it to an independent and stand-alone status. He wrote adult and children’s books and was a biographer, translator, and critic of over 45 books. He also worked as a Parliament translator. Since his passing away on March 12, 1998, his family and Gunadasa Liyanage Foundation have kept his legacy alive annually by giving space to intellectual discourses on how ‘Guli’ transformed journalism in Sri Lanka.
Arrangements have been made to reprint several books authored by Gunadasa Liyanage including ‘Dona Kamalawathie’, ‘Mulu hadin mama eyata pem kota’, ‘Sasiribara mesirilaka’, ‘Lankave puvathpath mella kirima’, ‘Giniwalalla’, ‘Hetapahe peraliya’ and ‘With seven Prime Ministers’.
