Mahagama Sekara

Mahagama Sekera was a famed Sri Lankan poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and filmmaker. He is considered to be a groundbreaking figure in Sinhalese poetry and literature. He 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. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahagam...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)