Senior journalist Kularatna Bulathgama has passed away at the age of 96. He served for many years as a journalist at the Kandy Editorial Branch of Lake House.
Bulathgama worked as a teacher and later joined Lake House as a journalist. During President J.R. Jayewardene’s administration, he also served as the coordination secretary to the Kandy District Minister W.P.B. Dissanayake. In addition to his journalism career, Bulathgama was a poet and an author, proficient in both Sinhala and English. He also held the position of Deputy Editor at the Kandy News newspaper for a period of time. He was an alumnus of Sivali Central College in Ratnapura. His body is currently at his residence on Rathanapala Mawatha, Katugastota. The final rites are scheduled to be conducted today (25) at 4:00 pm at the Mahaiyawa Crematorium in Kandy.
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