education death_date death_place religion birth_place children other_names awards nationality birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
st. -rrb- , st. john 's college , st. thomas ' aloysius college , university of colombo , university of london college , richmond college -lrb- sri lanka 16 august 1996 national hospital of sri lanka buddhism galle , sri lanka nanaditha yashodhara sarachchandra , ransi sarachchandra sarachchandra , sunethra sarachchandra , kisagothami sarachchandra , veditantirige sarachchandra , veditanthirige eustace reginold de silva . ediriweera ranjitha sarachchandra , v.e. sarachchandra , e.r honorary , honorary d. litt . from the university of peradeniya d. in addition to the professor emeritus litt . from the university of jaffna sri lankan 3 june 1914 sri lankan ambassador to france 1974 ailean perera -rrb- sarachchandra -lrb- beleth -rrb- sarachchandra , lalitha -lrb- swarna prof ediriweera sarachchandra.jpg ediriweera sarachchandra
 1977 ediriweera sarachchandra
ediriweera sarachchandra

ediriweera sarachchandra -lrb- 3 june 1914 -- 16 august 1996 -rrb- was an sri lankan playwright , novelist , poet , literary critic , essayist and social commentator .
considered sri lanka 's premier playwright , he was a senior lecturer at the university of peradeniya for many years and served as sri lankan ambassador to france -lrb- 1974 -- 1977 -rrb- .
