Ruwanthie de chickera biography of martin
It is, as Ruwanthie de Chickera, chairperson of the panel of judges commented, a celebration of life.
Ruwanthie de Chickera is a Sri Lankan playwright and director whose plays have been performed in Colombo, Bangalore, Mumbai, London, Manchester, New Delhi.!
Ruwanthie de Chickera
Sri Lankan playwright, dramatist, screenwriter, activist, writer and theatre director
Ruwanthie de Chickera also spelt as Ruwanthi de Chickera (born 1975) is a Sri Lankan playwright, dramatist, screenwriter, activist, writer and theatre director.[1] She has engaged in research on various fields including politics, sexuality, education, religion, arts, violence and culture.[2] She jointly won the Gratiaen Prize along with Lakshmi de Silva in 2000.[3]
Biography
She pursued her primary and secondary education in Methodist College, Colombo.
It was at Methodist College that she developed an interest in writing, especially focusing on drama, stage plays, and writing scripts for inter-house school plays.[4] She became more serious in writing aspect when narrating drama scripts during school days.
She had grown up as a passionate reader since her childhood and she almost became passionate about Enid Blyton's novels. S