Gamini Haththotuwegama
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Dr. Gamini Haththotuwegama ගාමිණී හත්තොටුවේගම | |
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 At Malamulla Sri Sudarshanarama temple, Kiriberiya, Panadura, Sri Lanka in 2009 | |
| Born | Gamini Kalyanadarsha Haththotuwegama 29 November 1939 |
| Died | 30 October 2009 (aged 69) |
| Other names | GK, Hatha, Haththa |
| Education | Richmond College, Galle |
| Occupations | Playwright, educator, actor, director, critic |
| Years active | 1965–2008 |
| Awards | Kala Keerthi (1995) |
Kala Keerthi Dr. Gamini Kalyanadarsha Haththotuwegama (born 29 November 1939 – died 30 October 2009 as ගාමිණී හත්තොටුවේගම) was a Sri Lankan playwright, director, actor, critic and educator. He was widely known as the father of Sri Lanka's modern street theatre.[1] He was among the most influential directors of post-independent Sri Lanka.[2][3]
He was born on 29 November 1939 in Galle. He completed his education at Richmond College, Galle. He entered the University of Peradeniya in 1956 and obtained an Honors Degree in English. After obtaining his degree, he moved back to Galle and worked as an English teacher and the teacher-in-charge of drama at Richmond College. Then, in 1965, Haththotuwegama joined with the University of Kelaniya (known as "Vidyalankara University of Ceylon, Kelaniya" in his days) as a lecturer of English. He retired from four decades of university service in 2005.[4]
He died on 30 October 2009 at the age of 73 due to long prevailed cancer.[5][6]
