Kumaratunga Munidasa
Kumaratunga Munidasa (Sinhala: කුමාරතුංග මුනිදාස) (25 July 1887 – 2 March 1944) was a pioneer Sri Lankan (Sinhala) linguist, grammarian, commentator, writer, poet, and journalist. He founded the Hela Havula movement which sought to remove Sanskrit influences in the Sinhala language promote its correct usage. He was one of the most eminent scholars Sri Lanka has known for several centuries. He achieved fame through his profound knowledge of the Sinhala language and literary work. He used many languages as Sinhala, Pali, Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam, Greek, Latin and English.
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| Birth date | July 25, 1887 |
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| Date of death | March 02, 1944 |
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