Monica Ruwanpathirana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Monica Ruwanpathirana

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 10-Jul-2004

Profession: poet

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Kala Keerthi Monica Ruwanpathirana (Sinhala: ?????? ??????????) (1946 – 2004) was a Sri Lankan poet and writer.
She is considered as one of most acclaimed poets in modern Sinhala poetry.
She has written 23 books, including nineteen poetry and three of them won the State Literary Award.
In 2005, she was honored by Government of Sri Lanka with the reputation of Kala Keerthi.Born in a village in Matara, Monica had her education at St.
Thomas' Girls' High School, Galle and Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya.
In 1967, she graduated from the University of Colombo and joined the Plan Implementation Ministry where she worked for eleven years.
Later she started working for an NGO as a director.
She died at the age of 58.