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1890
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| Birth on the 29th of May, the only son of Lamahewage Don Bastian Wickramasinghe and Magalle Balapitiya Liyanage Thochchohamy. |
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| 1895 | - | Learns the letters of the Sinhala Alphabet from Andiris Gurunanse. |
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| 1897 | - | Goes to the village temple for traditional instructions. |
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1898
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| Starts to explore the marine life of the Koggala Reef situated about a quarter mile from his home.Martin Wickramasinghe | Travel Destination Sri Lanka |
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| 1900 | - | Goes to the Buonavista School in Galle to start his formal education. |
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| 1901 | - | Death of his father Don Bastian Wickramasinghe. |
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| 1902 | - | Leaves Buonavista School due to financial hardships.
Writes |
| | | "Balopadeshaya" (Advice to Children) under the tutelage of the monk
Koggala Deerananda Thero. (Martin Wickramasinghe has said that he was
coerced into writing Martin Wickramasinghe - Lankapradeepa - Gateway to Sri Lanka POVYP
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