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Prime Minister’s political biography launched
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‘Ranil Wickremesinghe – A Political Biography’ was recently launched as a Sarasavi Publication.
Running at 264 pages, this comprehensive political biography of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also has over 75 rare photographs. The book encompasses significant eras in the life of the Prime Minister.
The book reviews various facets of the forty-year long political career of the Prime Minister and is also a mirror of the country’s politics during the past four decades. This is not just the life story of a leader in power. It is the story of his courage in facing challenges, his social and economic vision, his love of culture and the arts and his liberal democratic political ideology.
The book’s author, Sampath Bandara, is a senior journalist. He is also a political columnist, creative writer, lyricist, sports writer and editor. His journalism career spans 25 years.He has written a number of biographies including ‘Ananda Coomaraswamy – The Life and Works of a Universal Man.’ The political biography of Prime Minister Wickremesinghe is his 12th book.
Reputed translator Mrs. Vijita Fernando has translated the revised edition of the Sinhala book to English.