Cumaratunga Munidasa’s ancestral home to be conserved

G Sirisena Dickwella special corr

The ancestral home of Cumaratunga Munidasa and the adjoining property at Dickhena, Dickwella is to be developed and conserved for posterity as a mark of respect to the late veteran linguist and author to mark his 125th birth anniversary which falls on July 25.

The Cumaratunga Munidasa memorial and its precincts will be subjected to a beautification programme and the ancestral home known as Veda Medura will be rebuilt according to the ancient architectural tradition.

A Cumaratunga Munidasa Memorial Museum and library would also be set up at the venue, said Wevurukannala Budu Raja Maha Viharadhipati Ven Dr Dickwelle Tissa Nayaka Thera who is spearheading the project with the assistance of several state and non-governmental institutions including the Southern Provincial Council, Department of Archaeology and the Dickwella Pradeshiya Sabha.