Mahagama Sekera

Mahagama Sekara (Sinhala:මහගම සේකර) (7 April 1929 – 14 January 1976) is one of Sri Lanka's well known poets and was a significant figure in Sinhalese poetry. He was also a teacher, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and a filmmaker. Sekera is best remembered as a poet and songwriter with several of his works even becoming popular songs in Sri Lanka. His works occasionally have an introspective Buddhist influenced outlook. His poems and songs remain widely quoted on the island nearly thirty years after his death.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 07, 1929
Birth place
Sri Lanka , Colombo
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Religion
Theravada
cause of death
Cardiac arrest
Date of deathJanuary 14, 1976

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