Hon. Buddhika Kurukularatne
Ex Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Galle District
Personal details
Born	(1943-06-19)19 June 1943 Ceylon
Died	9 June 2021(2021-06-09) (aged 77)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United National Party
Spouse(s)	Malini Kurukularatne (nee Manikku Wadu)
Children	Praveena Sharadindu, Udyama Jagatapriya, Dr.Changa Prabhakara
Alma mater	Maha Ambalangoda Methodist School, Dharmasoka Primary School St. Thomas' School, Bandarawela, Dharmasoka College, St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa
Profession	Lawyer

Daluwatte Hewa Buddhika Kurukularatne (19 June 1943 – 9 June 2021) (known as Buddhika Kurukularatne) was a journalist, author,^[1] lawyer, and Sri Lankan politician.^[2] He served as representative of Galle District for the United National Party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Early life

Buddhika Kurukularatne was born on 19 June 1943 to a well known family in Ambalangoda, he was the only child of Daluwatte Hewa Henry de Silva Kurukularatne and Manana Hewa Senehelatha Piyaseli of Duwa in Ambalangoda. Kurukularatne had his early education at Maha Ambalangoda Methodist School, Dharmasoka Primary School and St. Thomas' School Bandarawela. Later, he received his secondary education from Dharmasoka College and St. Thomas' College, Guruthalawa.

Journalist career

In 1965 Kurukularatne served as a grade 1 journalist in editorial staff of Sun (English Daily) and in 1966 editorial staff of The Observer (English Daily). Then he served from 1966 to 1970 in the editorial staff of Virakesari and Janata (Sinhala Daily). There he was in charge of the foreign news page. As freelance columnist he wrote articles on regular basis for weekly Sunday English and Sinhala newspapers on his experiences as a parliamentarian in lighter vein and was widely read and acclaimed by both government and opposition Sri Lankan parliamentarians. Kurukularatne authored 6 books, 2 in English, 'Student Days 1', 'Student Days down Memory Lane and four books in Sinhala which have been approved by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education as 'Readers'.