Soma Edirisinghe's Life Story

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wNdjm%dma;jQ fidaud tÈßisxy ñhhkakg fmr ,ndÿka iïuqL idlÉPdjl§ weh meñKs .uka u. .ek weh úiskau fy<sorõ lr ;sfnkjd' my; m<jkafka wef.a l;djhs

• Wmamekafka i|yka ku fudloao@
fidau,;d fmf¾rd'

• .u@
i,amsáfldar,fha m,af,m;a;=fõ jg/l'

• .eyekqkaf.ka jhi wykak;a fudloao jf.a
lShla jf.o fmakafk@

• yeg myla" ye;a;Ejla ú;r@
yß'

• biafldaf,a .sfha@
mdi,a ;=klg .shd' óf.dv rcfha mdi,' mkaksmsáh O¾umd,' wjidkhg kqf.af.dv Ydka; fcdaka ^oeka iuqøfoaú&

• ;d;a;f.a ku
pd,aia fmf¾rd

• fudkjo jD;a;shla jYfhka lf<a@
jeú,slrefjla' thdg nia tfyu;a ;snqKd'

• wïud@
idudkH .DyKshla'

• mjqf,a lSfokhs o@
Tlafldu kj fokhs' .eyekq wghs' msßñ tlhs' ldka;s jlaje,a, wy,d ;sfhkj o@ .dhlfhla ysáfha' tl wlal flfkla ne|,d ysáfha thdj'

• mjqf,a kj fofkla ysgmq ksid hqoaO gexls jglr .;a mßirhla f.or ;sfhkak we;s@

wfmdhs keye wms fndfydau iu.sfhka ysáhd' yßhg hd¿fjda jf.a'

• fldfydu o uy;a;hd ^B' ta' mS' tÈßisxy& uqK.eyqfKa@

tal fhdað; újdyhla' uq,skau fhdackd jqfKa ug fkfuhs wlalg'

ug u;lhs ta ojiaj, ;d;a;d lshmq foa'
ta ukqiaihd Wkkaÿjla ;sfhk''' fndfydau wudrefjka ìiakiaj,ska ÈhqKq jqKq flfkla' wfma jevj,g;a thdj yjq,a lr.kak mq¿jka' wfkl fï fhdackdj fndfydau l,d;=rlska tk fhdackdjla'”thd fyd|gu l¿hs ;d;af;a' wlald lsõjd'
t;fldg ;d;a;d lsõjd l¿ jqKdg fudlo nx' WUf.a jdikdj <xfj,d ;sfhkafka' talg mhska .ykak tmd'''” lsh,d'
wms tÈßisxyg leue;s jqfKa thd Ñ;%mg ksIamdoljrfhla ksid' fudlo uu mslap¾ msiaishla' t;fldg r`.mdkak;a mq¿jkafka' fldfydu jqK;a wlald leue;s jqfKa keye' Th w;f¾ tÈßisxyf.a mjqf,a whl=f.a urKhla isoaO jqKd' ^ug u;l keye ta ljqo lsh,d'& fokakf.a y|yka .e<fmkafk keye lsh,d l;d jqK;a ug u;lhs' miafia wlald fjk flfklaj nekaod' ^Tyq kqjr ffjoHjrhl= jqKq tia' î' Èidkdhl& ta fjäx tlg tÈßisxyhs" fla' ta' ví,sõ' fmf¾rdhs wdjd' fla' ta' ví,sõ' thdf.a mdi,a ñ;%fhla' uu ;uhs fojeks ukud,sh'

• Tn;a b;sx ukud,s jf.au ,iaikg bkak we;s@

bkakflda wfka lshkl,a' tÈßisxy B<`. újdy fhdackdj f.kdfõ ug' wfma y|yka .e<mqKd' wlald wfma%,aj, nekaod' uu ta wjqreoafou foieïn¾j, nekaod'

• ñisia tÈßisxy idudkHfhka ,iaik flfklafka' újdyhg l,ska fma%u iïnkaOlï tfyu ;snqfKa keoao@

;d;a;d Tlafldau,d fndaäx lr,hs ;snqfKa' uu ú;rhs nia tfla biafldaf,a .sfha' j;djla nia fyda,aÜ tfla§ fld,af,d álla ug úys¿ lrkak mgka.;a;d' tl fld,af,la ud;af;lal hd¿ fjkak g%hs l<d' flfkla Thdf.a ku fudloao lsh,d weyeõjd' uu ÈÜG ux.,sld lsh,d lsõjd'

• ta fudlo ta jf.a kula lsõfõ@

fïlfka whsfhda' tod mka;sfha b.ekajQfha ÈÜG ux.,sld l;d jia;=j' wfma ;d;a;d yß ierhs' ldgj;a ld tlalj;a hd¿ fjkak bv ÿkafk keye' biafldaf,a hkjd ñila fjk .uka ìuka hkak;a wjirhla keye' biafldaf,a .uk .ek jqK;a Tyq ysáfha yßu úuis,af,ka' ug u;lhs ta ldf,a Th iQßhmafmreu;a wfma f.j,a <.ska hkfldg ld¾ tfla fydaka tl .ykjd' wykakflda iQßhmafmreu yïnqfjÉp fj,djl' wms b;sx f.or ne,alksfha b|ka w; jkkjd' fudllgj;a fkfuhs" fldf,dmamug'

• Tn mslap¾ msiaishla lsh,d lsõjfka@

Thdg lshkak wms ‘le,ey|’ neÆfõ fyda,a tfla ysgf.k' ux yß wdihs k¿ ks<shkag' Th wdkkao chr;ak" ,Skd o is,ajd" fiakdër l=remamq" y¾nÜ tï' fifkúr;ak jf. k¿ ks<shkaf. f.j,aj,g;a wms hkjd' we;a;gu wmsg msiaiq' wfma j;af;a m,;=re ´ke ;rï' ux taj;a wrf.k ;uhs fï wh yïnqfjkak hkafka' fiakdër l=remamqf.a jhs*a jrld lkak yß wdihs' ux b;sx ta f.d,a,kag taj;a fokjd'

• Tn fhdjqka úfhaÈ yßu o`.ldrhs lsh,d wms wy,d ;sfhkjd'

wms lrmq jev oeka bkak fl,af,da lrkak ys;kafkj;a keye fuhd' ux tl isoaêhla lshkakï' wms hd¿fjda ál ojila frdä .eyekq jf. we|f.k fld<U ys.d lEjd'

• újdyfhka miafi Tn fldfyo mÈxÑ jqfKa@

oeka bkak fï iqf,hsudka fgria f.or' uq,a ldf,a ux yß nhhs' kdk lduf¾ kdkfldg ljqreyß w; odkj jf.a ug oefkkjd' yßhg v%elshq,d jf.a' fudlo wms ta ldf,a v%elshq,d *s,aïia n,, ;sfhkjfka' ux b;sx jevg bkak <uhj lduf¾ <. ;shdf.k ;uhs kdkafka'

• Tfí ieñhd fudk jf.a flfkla o@

wfma ;d;a;d jf.a u thd fndfydau ierhs' ta jqK;a iDcq .;s.=K ;snqfKa' ta jf.au .=K hym;a' uf.a Ôú;h id¾:l fjkak jegqKq fyd|u moku tal' Tyq ;ukaf.a jefâ ;ukau lr.;a;d' taflkq;a Tyq orejkag ÿkafka mQ¾jdo¾Yhla' jevldrhka ysáh;a ;ukaf.a we| ilia lr.ekSfï j.lSu Tyq orejkaguhs mejrefõ' ? w¢k we÷ï miqjod wõjg odkak ´ke lsh,d Tyq Wmfoia §,d ;snqKd' fldákau whsia fmÜáfhka j;=rg álla .kak ´kekï tal;a jevldrhkag fkdlshd ;ukau lr.; hq;=hs lsh,hs Tyq lsõfõ' jevldrfhda jqK;a ukqiaifhdfka' orejka tlal wms ? lEu .;af;a tlg' lEu fïfiaÈ Tyq ojfia ishÆ úia;r wfma rfghs" msgrghs f;dr;=re wms;a tlal lshkjd' yßhg nkaÿ, moaul=udr ‘uq,a msgqj’ lrkj jf.a'

• tÈßisxy uy;a;hd ke;sjqfKa@

yÈis yDohdndOhlska' ke;sfjkfldg thdg 50 laj;a keye'

• uy;a;hd ke;sjqKdu fldfyduo Ôú;hg uqyqK ÿkafk@

t;fldg <uhs mqxÑhs' i,a,s" ld¾nd¾ ;sfhk fldg idudkHfhka <uhska wms lshk tl wykafk keye' ta;a ux yßhg ysáhd' wïud krla jqfKd;a neye' t;fldg <uhskq;a krla fjkjd' thdg fyd|kï wms l<du fudlo lsh,d ys;kjfka'

• jHdmdrj,g w; .eyeõfõ@

udÿ¿jdfõ fidaNs;" .,fndv {dksiair jf.a yduqÿrejre udj ffO¾hj;a l<d' we;a;gu uu oekka ysgmq ìiakia tlla keye' wvqu .dfKa ì,la ,shd.kakj;a ux oekka ysáfha keye' ux me;a;lg fj,d ysáfhd;a jefâ jrÈkak mq¿jka lsh,d ys;mq ksid jefâg neiaid' iuyre ys;=jd ux fïjd úl=K,d odhs lsh,d'
lsisu jHdmdrhla" foam<la ux úl=Kkafka kE' tajd ;jÿrg;a biairyg f.khkjd' mq¿jkakï ;j ìiakia wrf.k tkak' ux .kakjd'” ta tod ux lshmq jpk'
fï .Eksg lrkak mq¿jka fudkj o@
iuyrúg ta wh tfyu ys;kak we;s'
wms mq¿jka úÈhg fldfyduyß fï foaj,a bÈßhg f.khuq' orejkaf.a woyi;a talu jqKd'
ux fydag,a" mgka.;a;d' rEmjdysks kd<sldjla mgka.;a;d' ;SrK .kak wms nhfjkak ´fk kE'

• Tng iEfyk wNsfhda. t,a, fjkak we;s@

Tõ' ux tl WodyrKhla fokakï' fnd/,af,a oeka Th B' ta' mS' nd¾ tl ;sfhk ;ek biair ;sífn leisfkda la,í tlla' tal uy;a;hd mj;ajf.k .sh tlla' ux tal jy,d oeïud' ;.ß uqo,d,s,d wdjd l=,shg b,a,f.k' ug oek.kak ,enqKd" ta wh ál ld,hla .shdu tla;rd foaYmd,k n,j;l=f. Woõfjka bvï ,shd .kakjd lsh,d' uu jydu ,sl¾ ,hsika tlla .;a;d' nd¾ tl oeïfu Bg miafia'

• we;a;gu Tfí ÈhqKqfõ ryi fudloao@

ld,h yßyeá l<ukdlrKh lr .ekSu' uu i;s wka;fha jqK;a oj,ag ksod.kafka keye' wksl uf.a m%;sm;a;s ;sfhkjd' uu fla,dï wykafka keye' uqyqKg wykak neßkï lshkak tmd lsh,hs ux lshkafka' wfkl ug ,efnk ,shqï lvkafka uuuhs' tajfha fudkj o ;sfhkafk lsh,d uu oek.kak ´ke' ;j fohla ;uhs wms fiajlhkaf.a wdrlaIlfhda fjkak ´kE' Tjqkaf.a ys;aj, ;yjqre fjkak ´ke" wms Tjqkaf.a ´kEu m%Yakhla fjkqfjka bkakj h lshk tl' wfma wdh;kfha jD;a;sh iñ;s keye' tafla ryi;a talhs'

• Tfí Èk p¾hdj .;fjkafka fldfydu o@

Wfoa my yudrg ke.sákjd' uqyqK lg fydao .kakjd' T*sia ldurhg .syska ug wdmq ÿrl:k weu;=ï fudkjdoehs n,kjd' m;a;r ál lshjkjd' iaj¾Kjdysksfha ‘uq,a msgqj’ n,kjd' nqoaO mQcdj ;sh,d nqÿka j¢kjd' lEu ld,d we| .kakjd' Bg miafia ;uhs T*sia tlg hkafka'

• Tn iqm%lg iudc fiaúldjla'

iudc fiajhg uu neiafia wo Bfha fkfuhs' 1961 .xj;=r wjia:dfõ k¿ ks<shka tlal tl;= fj,d ux .xj;=r wdOdr tl;= l<d' ixys| jeäysá ksjdih" mqk¾Ôj yoj;a ie;alï" ck irK" iqjfk; uf.a iudc fiajd jHdmD;sj,ska lSmhla'

• Tn tajd lrkafka mska ;ld f.k o@

mska ;ldf.k fkfuhs' tal ;uhs uf.a i;=g' fï jk úg wms yDo ie;alï 87 lg uqo,a wdOdr §,d ;sfnkjd' wfma weia frdayf,a m%;sldr ÿmam;a whg fkdñf,a' ux fïjd fndrejg ldgj;a fmakak lrk tajd fkfuhs'

• ldgyß lshkak mq¿jka Pkafoa b,a,kak o okafk keye lsh,d'

lS fofkla ug foaYmd,kh lrkak l;d l<d o@ uu .sfh;a keye' hkafk;a keye' f.afodr bvlvï úl=K,d foaYmd,kh lr,d B<. wdKavqj wdju Tlafldu bjrhs' tal <uhskag ;sfhk foa;a ke;sfjk fmdgla' keoao ux lshkafk@

• ñisia tÈßisxyg jrla wdpd¾h Wmdêhla mjd msßkeuqKd fkao@

tafl yß ,iaik l;djla ;sfhkjd' ug Th ,shqu ,enqKd' ux tal úis lr,d l=Kq l+fvg oeïud' miafi kd,l mq;d lsõjd fldfyduyß tal fydhd.kak lsh,d' fyd| fj,djg l=Kq l+fâ wialr,d ;snqfKa keye'

• Tfí úfkdaodxY@

biair jf.au Ñ;%mg n,kjd' fmd;am;a lshjkak kï fj,djla keye'

• Tn mqkre;am;a;sh úYajdi lrkj o@

uu bmfokafka ;j wd;au ;=khs' tal ug lsh,d ;sfhkjd'

• .sh wd;aufha ljqre fjkak weoao@

Th yduqÿrejre lshkafka úYdLdj fjkak we;s lsh,d'

• t;fldg y|yka tfyu;a úYajdi lrkj o@

^úYajdi lrk nj y`.jñka ysi jkhs& tla flfkla bkakjd uf.a yoyka n,k' thdg ú;rhs ux y|yk fmkajkafka'

• orejka .ek hula lshkak mq¿jka o@

mq;a;= ;=kafokhs ÿjhs' Ôjl" kd,l" wix. mq;=ka' §md ÿj' tl mqf;la ^kd,l& ne|,d bkafka ckm%sh iskud ks<s ÔjrdKs l=rel=,iQßhf.a ÈhKshla' ug uqkqmqre ñksìßhkau 12 fofkla bkakjd'

• Ôúf;a ;j;a b;sß fjÉp wkd.; n,dfmdfrd;a;=jla tfyu ;sfhkj o@

fjk fudkj o@ fï b;sx wfma wka;su ldf,afka'

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