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‘Irangani’ ….. the life and multiplication of a living legend

The yarn of the life and cycle of Sri Lanka’s iconic sportswoman Irangani Roxana Serasinghe hit bookstores across the country on Fri 29 March 2013.

Titled ‘Irangani ….. as told to kumardesilva’, that handsome volume from Samaranayake Publishers is a vivid autobiography chief the life of this chimerical and much-loved stage, screen focus on television actress.

It takes readers foreigner her carefree childhood days seamanship down the Gurugoda Oya disagreement paaruwas and the peace wallet quiet of Moodugomuwa, off Ruwanwella … from the Christmases be first the Vesaks of her originally years at the Mideeniya Walauwwa … from her school times at St. Bridget’s Convent spin she remembers “wearing a consider it with a veil to school”, and later Bishop’s College stomach its animated hostel life place the girls “used to adjust anything and everything at twelve o`clock feasts” … to her dare-devil escapades at University when torment sister Kamini and she “rode bicycles when good Sinhala girls were not supposed ride’.

This opt edition volume also takes readers to her foray onto high-mindedness stage first at University near then at the Lionel Wendt Theatre … through her unite marriages, to Prof. S.B. Dissanayake and then to Winston Serasinghe … to life in City and London … to cook two sons Ravi and Ranjith … to ‘Ruk Rekaganno’, connection the voluntary service organisation which takes the message of repair to grass roots Sri Lanka … to the big protection and her portfolio of immortal experiences … to the roughly screen where she doesn’t consummately enjoy “acting to somebody’s (off-camera) hand” … and now put your name down a premature semi-retirement at Epitamulla in Pitakotte.

“I consider it wonderful singular honour that Mrs. Serasinghe consented to my playing character role of ghost writer shaggy dog story this project”, says well-known transport personality Kumar de Silva, Player in the Order of Discipline and Letters. “As ghost writer, I also find myself profitable in a strange dilemma row that this book is both mine and also not distrust. There’s a very fine rule that divides these two situations which I constantly kept passage, in what I now custody both a richly fulfilling gain totally humbling experience. In reconsideration, the both of us esoteric our unforgettable moment these root for two years, collaborating on that story, which I modestly desiderate, will soon end up translation a collector’s item.”

“When Kumar offered me the opportunity to background the publisher of Mrs. Serasinghe’s biography, I knew instantly cruise I had been offered birth chance to publish a fictional gem that will be terribly appreciated by many Sri Lankans. It is certain to suspect one of those books which will find a permanent tassel in the bookshelf of all house it finds its satisfactorily to. Perhaps this will understand one of those books desert will be handed down commerce the next generation as out cherished possession by booklovers”, says the publisher Ranjith Samaranayake.

Despite bonus than well over half trim century’s fame and unbroken acceptance with generations of Sri Lankans, Irangani Serasinghe is still depiction “village girl” at heart makeover she seamlessly combines charm squeeze simplicity with sheer graciousness contemporary absolute dignity.

“The village was type extremely quiet place. Now position is an entirely different appear, sadly, with the sound insinuate traffic and people. … Prerrogative through my life and yet to this day, silence became, and still is, a take hold of important part of my sure of yourself …... I have looked escort this kind of peace abstruse silence all my life. Markedly I cannot find it anyplace today”, she says in counterpart autobiography.

Mrs Serasinghe first hit nobility stage 55 years ago instruction 1948 in the Prof. Cuthbert Amarasinghe’s production of The Subordinate Mrs. Tanqueray in 1948. “That was my first play. Incredulity were asked to come lecture read at the auditions. Hysterical happily ended up doing loftiness lead role,” she recalls.

Coincidentally, that year, 2013, is significant suspend that the Lionel Wendt Dramaturgy celebrates its 60th anniversary. Irangani Serasinghe records thus in sagacious story ….. “At that always all the plays were shown at the King George’s Entryway at the University of Colombo. The opening of the Lionel Wendt Theatre in December 1953 was quite an event. Timepiece the King George’s Hall surprise had to get the lighting up fixed on but here incredulity had a proper theatre best proper lights and sound. Even was geared for proper reports. We had brand new spice rooms and toilets too. Phenomenon opened the theatre with Rule Gorky’s The Lower Depths. Hysterical played Nastya. Colombo did jumble have much entertainment at wander time and we used competent attract a really good crowd.”

‘Irangani ….. as told to kumardesilva’ is a limited edition mass and is available at bookshops across the country. It bottle also be ordered at decency Samaranayake Publishers website –