Mahagama Sekara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mahagama Sekara

Sri Lankan writer

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1929

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1976

Profession: poet, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mahagama Sekera (Mahagamage Sekara) (Sinhala:???? ???? / ?????? ???? ) (12 April 1929 – 14 January 1976) Sri Lankan poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, artist, translator and filmmaker.
He is considered to be a significant figure in Sinhalese poetry and literature.
Sekara 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.