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	Online edition of Daily News - Features
		Sekara is remembered as a person who had left an indelible mark in each of the fields he had engaged in.
		Sekara was a dedicated lyric writer, who utilized all the possible skills in the classical and the colloquial use of Sinhala languages while writing such classical lines as Ate kandukara Himav Arane for Nala Damayanthi ballet he also wrote lines like ganna ganna mage rupe man photo genic for such films as Saravita.
		Sekara was a hero among the young poets of the day, and the trend is seen even today.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/01/15/fea02.html (797 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features
		While the emergence of philosopher poet in Mahagama Sekera was a development towards the middle and latter part of his poetic life, from the beginning he was an artiste who went in search of new avenues.
		In one of Mahagama Sekera's early poetic fiction "Rajathilaka", 'Lionel and Priyantha' Mahagama Sekara explains this succinctly".
		Mahagama Sekara had carefully examined these traditions including the poetry of Colombo and Peradeniya schools.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/01/14/fea10.html (1816 words)

	The Sunday Times Plus Section
		Poet, lyric writer, artist Mahagama Sekara died 22 years ago but there is much discussion and appreciation of his work to this day.
		Gunadasa Amarasekera's rather unkind remarks on Sekara in his book, Sinhala Kavya Vicharaya evoked discussion and there was general agreement that Sekara was easily one of the greatest poets in modern times.
		Although Sekara is best known for his lyrics, the fact that he has produced seven poetry books was ample proof of his talents as a poet, it was pointed out.
	lakdiva.org /suntimes/990124/plus5.html (661 words)

	Music of Sri Lanka
		Sri Lankan stars like Sunil Shantha and Surya Shankar Molligoda became popular in India as well as their homeland, and Radio Ceylon soon found itself with more Indian listeners than Sri Lankan ones.
		Shantha, Molligoda and other songwriters, most notably Mahagama Sekara, soon kicked off a revolution in Sri Lankan lyricism.
		This new school of songwriting were deeply poetic and expressed simple concepts, many with nationalist ideas; Ananda Samarakoon, a prominent songwriter of the period, later wrote Sri Lanka's national anthem.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/mu/music_of_sri_lanka.html (565 words)

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	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Features
		However he was no narrow chauvinist but sought always to broaden the traditional horizons to encompass a universal experience.
		With the death of such giants in their own fields such as Ananda Samarakoon, George keyt, Mahagama Sekara,Ediriweera Sarachchandra, Martin Wickramasinghe (all his contemporaries), Chitrasena's passing evokes a feeling of epochal loss.
		The dancer is dead but the dance lives on because there is a magical moment when the two fuse so that while the corporeal body leaves the frail human stage the form lives on and lingers.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2005/07/24/fea02.html (1164 words)

	The Sunday Times Plus Section
		Born and bred in Lellopitiya off Ratnapura, his close ties with the village have helped to turn out some fine performances on celluloid.
		Take his role as Abilin in Mahagama Sekara's Tung Mang Handiya (1970).
		Sekara, who had been so impressed with Joe's performance, commented that his deep understanding and close relationship with the village made him live in that role.
	lakdiva.org /suntimes/981115/plus3.html (849 words)

	WWW Virtual Library Sri Lanka :The changing fortunes of Sinhala poetry
		However, this also brought in a culture of fine introspective poetry.
		One of the dominant poets of this tradition was Mahagama Sekara.
		Some of his songs enjoyed mass appeal when they were sung by the noted singer Pandit Amaradeva.
	www.lankalibrary.com /books/sinhala_poetry.html (1641 words)

	Amazon.com: Mahagama Sekarage kavya saha gita nirmana: Books: Dabliyu. E Abesimha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Amazon.com: Mahagama Sekarage kavya saha gita nirmana: Books: Dabliyu.
		Mahagama Sekarage kavya saha gita nirmana (Unknown Binding)
		Literary essays on the poetry and songs of Mahagama Såekara, 1929-1976, Sinhalese writer.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/9552024978 (528 words)

	LankaWeb News
		The spoken version appears to have degenerated into an awkward form that does not enable the speaker to express thoughts simply or confidently.
		This transformation from the elegant and fluid Sinhala (of the kind written by writers such as Professor Saratchchandra and Mahagama Sekara), to a form virtually non-useable as a means of communication has been aptly described as 'vulgarisation' by the foremost linguist in the country, Prof J.B.Dissanayake.
		Understanding this phenomenon of vulgarisation of the Sinhala language and more importantly, rectifying the situation needs to start with the study of the 'roots' of Sinhala and many influences that have fashioned it over the millennia.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/items05/080605-2.html (2355 words)

	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business
		Born in Koralawella, a fishing village in Moratuwa famous for its baila, the world famed angel of contemporary Sinhala music, through sheer hard work and dedication, spanning over five decades, ably rescued, re-structured and restored traditional Sinhala music to its glory in the cultural arena of Sri Lanka, a country with an unsurpassed cultural heritage.
		Pandit Amaradeva's life itself, has been exactly what the lyrics of the above theme song composed by the famous lyric-writer Mahagama Sekara portrays and conveys to the whole world, through a spiritual and moral dictum, while instilling in one's mind the futility of life according to the great philosophy of Gautama Buddha.
		The musical notations and the melodious voice of Amaradeva eliminates sadness, and provides solace to the mind.
	www.sundayobserver.lk /2002/10/20/fea06.html (880 words)

	2006 September 16 « Lanka Page
		An airy inner courtyard separates the lending library from the reference section, which has a small numismatics display as well as portraits of leading Sri Lankan writers on its walls.
		These include a particularly attractive and rare photograph of poet and writer Mahagama Sekara, who was K. jayathilake’s classmate (the old school is now named after the poet).
		On display in the reference section are letters sent to the author by other noted literary personalities, as well as their manuscripts.
	lankapage.wordpress.com /2006/09/16 (3395 words)

	:. Minnesota Sri Lanka Friendship Foundation
		Because Amaradeva (born Albert Perera, a carpenter’s son) joined in the creation of a vibrant Sinhala music tradition about the same time that Sarachchandra and a team of my contemporaries—H.H. Bandara, Namel Weeramuni, G.W. Jayantha, J.B. Dissanayake, Wimal Dissanayake, Simon Nawagattegama, and others—were laying the groundwork for rejuvenating Sinhala cultural forms of music and drama.
		At the time, Ananda Samarakoon (the composer of Sri Lanka’s national anthem), Sunil Shantha, S.S. Molligoda, and most notably Mahagama Sekara, had begun a revolution in Sri Lankan lyricism.
		The songs they created were deeply poetic and expressed simple concepts, many with nationalist ideas.
	www.mnslff.org /AmaraPiyasara.php (599 words)

	Current Affairs
		Several Sinhalese Organisations had protested strongly when they found the relevant chapters of Anagarika Dharmapala and two poems of Ven.
		Tibet S. Mahinda and Mahagama Sekara had been taken out of the Year Nine Sinhala Language text book.
		The organisations had protested after the All Island Tamil Teachers Association protested about the Tamil medium Year Seven Social Studies and History text book.
	www.priu.gov.lk /news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200004/20000418omitted_history_chapters.html (103 words)

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