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Sunanda Mahendra Born January 28, 1938(1938-01-28) Sri Lanka Nationality Sri Lankan Other names Sunanda Mahendra De Mel Education Ananda College Contents 1 Early life 2 University life 3 BBC Life 4 University of Kelaniya 5 works 5.1 Drama 5.2 Short stories 5.3 Novels 5.4 Poetry 5.5 Research 5.6 Lyrics 6 Awards 7 Picture 8 Reference 9 External links // Early life Sunanda Mahendra (28 January 1938) was born to Martin Henry De Mel and Lilliat Magaret Waidyaratne of Piliyandala Sri Lanka.Sunanda was the third of five children. He also has a younger brother and a sister in which the former unfortunately died in his younger days. De Mel Senior, himself a Public Health Inspector (PHI), had to relocate places of his work from time to time which inadvertently resulted variations in young Sunanda’s education too. As a result, he was compelled to study in both Dharmaraja, Kandy and Ananda College, Colombo. In his school days he had endeavoured Science without much of an interest, subsequent to his own admission and his uncle ‘Sudu mama’ whom he fondly still reminds his path to success was changed. His literary works were published in daily and weekly papers of the country and bore ‘Sunanda Mahendra De Mel’. However, ‘De Mel’ portion was later dropped due to his own persona. According to Sunanda his father was also a writer to a certain extent; ‘Vineetha Hema’ (Decent Hema), he created the history in Ceylon by becoming the first to publish a drama associated book. University life Sunanda entered the University of Kelaniya, then Vidyalankara University, for his BA degree where he pursued further interests in literary interests and western playwrights. Sunanda’s maiden novel ‘Hewaneli Eda Minissu’ (men with crooked shadows), in 1964 fetched him the State Literary Award for the best novel at the tender age of 26. Thereon it was one-way traffic for him and he studied Henrik Ibsen’s creations. Sunanda himself a left-lenient, saw Ibsen as a great social reformer than a political stooge and latter’s works had influenced him heavily. In 1965 he translated Ibsen’s ‘Heddar Gabler’ as ‘Geheniyak’ to Sinhala and staged it.[1] By this time, he was engaged in teaching at the University of Lanka and later became a programme producer in SLBC. BBC Life The 1960 decade made that budding progeny become more productive with further achievements competing with veterans in the media field. With odds heavily stacked against on him to become Ceylon’s representative to the BBC Sinhalese service on a scholarship, Sunanda came up trumps by piping everyone at the post to make way to the BBC, Bush House in the UK and to carry on ‘Sandesaya’ for the first time for our Sinhalese listeners in Sri Lanka.[2] Meanwhile Sunanda had also tied the knot with his university sweetheart Seetha Srimathi Ranasinghe who happened to be his student as well.During this period he took up to visiting the British Museum and especially on researching ‘Jataka’ tales pertaining to Buddhism. The research works led to MPhil followed by PhD degree from the University of London, UK. University of Kelaniya Consequent to his come back to Sri Lanka after a flourishing period in the UK, Sunanda got into lecturing in the University of Kelaniya. His main endeavours on drama studies did not stop here. Sunanda Mahendra produced 'Sayuren Aa Landa' is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 'Lady from the Sea' (1888). This drama containing a story of a woman who loved the sea is of psychological value.it was staged State Sinhala Drama Festival held in 1966.In a realistic drama, Lakshman Fernando who portrayed the character of Dr. Siriwardene .Malini Fonseka portrayed character of Aenid. [3] In 1976, in conjunction with university students he displayed yet another Ibsanite vision, ‘Jana Hathura’ (A public Enemy). ‘Jana Hathura’ was talked in the theatre circles with great interest.[4] Sunanda’s knack to create an own piece of drama to the centre stage bloomed in 1979, in the name of ‘Pokuru Wessa’ (A Tale of a Farce).[5]‘Pokuru wessa’ was a simple yet intermingled with greater depths of the Sri Lankan oppressed society. Sunanda Mahendra, the literary persona cum social thinker was conspicuously yet scrupulously and meticulously portrayed in this creative piece of work. It also drew the attention of the then giants of the drama stage; Prof. Ediriweera Sarachchandra,called it as a masterpiece. In the 1980s Sunanda was heavily involved in writing children’s and media books. His radio features such as ‘Vishwa Keerthiyata Pathwuuwo’ (The Renowned People of the World) The beauty of this particular series is that he had associated many books written based on those scholars and had recreated a common plateau to the Lankan audience who can comprehend with much ease. Some of his other radio programmes included were ‘Geeyaka Rasa’, ‘Nirmana Vindana’ and most recently ‘Sahan Eliya’. The 80s also showed him visiting Hawaii’s East-West centre where he encountered research work with the former head of the department of mass communication, University of Kelaniya, Prof. Wimal Dissanayake. In 1987 he visited Poland where he was engaged in folklore studies, the University of Wroclaw offered him an honorary doctorate (which he hardly mentions in his works). Subsequent to his return to Sri Lanka he published a book on Polish folk tales, ‘Polantha Janakatha’. For Sri Lankans this may have been the firsthand experience in savouring folktales from Poland. In the 1990s he became a revolutionary figure following his tumultuous creation ‘Socrates’ a biopic stage play based on the great Greek philosopher’s life and his works. The drama took the country by storm, unlike his early creations, ‘Socrates’ became an experiment ‘snuff out’ as a final product with a handful of professional actors and as many a student.[6] The drama fetched Sunanda with plethora of praise and awards including the best state drama award in 1991. The 1990s also became significant to his career as he was conferred as a Professor in addition to being the head of the department of mass communication, University of Kelaniya. works Drama Aesop Checkhov Sandhyava Geheniyak Guvan Viduli Natya Hathak Jana Hathura Ohuge Lokaya Pokuru Vessa Socrates Short stories Birinda Saha Mithuriya Dora Kavulu Erala Heta Sundara Davasaki Rathu Lantheruma Sittarage Puthraya Novels Chaya Pranthaya Eya mese sidu viya Guruvarayekuge Katava Hevaneli Eda Minissu Idoraya Kala Mekulu Hamba Enduna Nirlambanaya Niruwath Devivaru Numba nadan Rajadrohiyekuge Katava Salalekuge Gitaya Uda Gedara Mahatmiyage Kathava Unu Alupalla Valmiki Obata kive Sitha Wayfarer Poetry Ama Vila Dutu Pipasithaya An Inner Eye Asal Vesiyo Golu Vuha Divas Hula Ethera Kavi Esura Ethera methera Kurutu Jivaka Vatha Ogha Tharanaya Pavuru Valalla Research 1990 Sinhala ketikatava haa ketikatavata peravadanak G B Senanayaka chintanaya saha Nirmanashili Dayakatvaya Gamperaliya nirmanatmaka pasubima Gamperaliya Vicharaya Jataka katha Sampradaya Kathaven Kathava Natya Kalava saha Hamlet Sinhala Jana Kavi Sandaha Praveshaya Vishva Gnana Koshaya 1 Vishva Gnana Koshaya 2 W A Silvage Aprakata Keti Nirmana haa Sannivedana Satahan Lyrics Sunanda has written Lyrics to C. T. Fernando(Cyril Tudor Fernando); ‘Obage Thurulen oba dun sihilen’ and ‘Amathannata Heki basak soya’.The original Stereo recording of these songs consist of the maestro Patrick Denipitiya. However, these songs were not broadcast via the Radio Ceylon until C T bade farewell to us in 1977 at the age of 57.the tape of the original sound track which Sunanda had kept with him since the BBC days was lost due to the negligence of the SLBC co-workers whom later on try to transfer the recordings from the tape to a CD. Sunanda also happened to write the song ‘Kuda Devika’, a poem which depicts the seasonal effects in the UK in the eyes of a little girl Devika, melodiously sung by Edmond Wickremasekera. Edmond also produced the first stereophonic record in the UK in 1970s. [7] Awards 2006 Ogha Tharanaya Best poetry collection State Literary Festival 2004 Chaya Pranthaya best Sinhala Novel Godage Literary Award 2003 Puranokthi Sangrahaya merit State Literary Award 2002 Niruwath Devivaru best Sinhala Novel State Literary Award 2001 Janakiyaman potha best research State Literary Award 1993 Socrates eight awards State Drama Festival 1992 Socrates best playscript State Literary Award 1964 Hevaneli eda minissu best Sinhala Novel State Literary Award. 1990 Most outstanding Citizen Award. Lions International. Picture Sugathapala de Silva (L), Sunanda Mahendra, Sucharita Gamlath,Gunadasa Amarasekara and Vimal Dissanayake At BBC with a literary discussion on 16th April, 1968 Reference ^ "It's 'Aesop' this time". sundaytimes.lk. 1998. http://sundaytimes.lk/981129/plus3.html. Retrieved 1998-11-29.  ^ "C. T. Fernando - As I remember him". dailynews.lk. 2009. http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/10/17/fea23.asp. Retrieved 2009-10-27.  ^ "Sayuren Aa Landa: The cast too young for their roles". dailynews. 2007. http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/10/03/art07.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-03.  ^ "Ibsen's The Master Builder in Sinhala: a rediscovery". dailynews.lk. 2005. http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/06/01/arts09.htm. Retrieved 2005-06-01.  ^ "Actor turned lyricist par excellence". dailynews.lk. 2006. http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/02/22/art03.asp. Retrieved 2005-02-22.  ^ "Breaking through the fourth wall". dailynews.lk. 2009. http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/09/09/art01.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-09.  ^ "Amathannata Haki Basak - C.T. Fernando". youtube -goonewj. 2003. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD4yM8eKPBk. Retrieved 2003-12-07.  External links PROF.SUNANDA MAHENDRA Persondata Name Mahendra, Sunanda Alternative names Short description Date of birth 1938-01-28 Place of birth Sri Lanka Date of death Place of death