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Poetesses in Colonial Sri Lanka
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fyd`o Ndhdjla f,i i<lkafka W.;a lug jvd iajdhdg wdydr msi ug iu;a
;eke;a;shla jk nj fmfkhs' ^lreKdr;ak 1891( 19&
zzwUqjka fkl
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orefjl= ;kk l%uho Wmfoia f,i ;sf'
,xldf rdclSh wdishd;sl i;sfha idudcsfhl= f,i ;ud y`kajd fok taweia
lKlr;ak k ;eke;a;d 1918 zTjd uq;=yr fyj;a ujl iska fjl=g fok ,o
wjjdod;aul ldjH ix.%yhZ hkqfjka fmd;la m, lr we;'
fuu lhd Wmfoia fokafka l=,`.kg j mek hdu kqiqiq njhs' tfiau
b;sydih" l=, isrs;a" W;= wd.u" isy< ni bf.k .kakd f,i wjjdolr we;' fjkia
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kuq;a tl, we;e kjl;d fmd;a mjd m;sj%;d Ouh rlaI d lrk
ia;%Ska w.h lr we;' 1927 uqKh l< zOdk fyj;a fida ueKsldZ g ksoiqkls'
tfiau nn,msh kdYslaIdld i;sfha ud,kS we' lrKdr;ak ixialrKfhka 1925
m, jQ z,xldud;dZ
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iqjp;dj ms,sn`oj woyia f.dv k.kafka merKs idys;Hfha tk jdiqlS p;h mjd
WodyrKhg .ksks' tysu zmrf,djg ,shqula Z hk uefhka m<jk fodvkaf tAwd
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wkq,d foah" ydruyd foah" weyef,afmd< l=udyd jeks ia;S%kag l;=jh wdrOkd
lr we;af;a l=,`.k myk o,ajd hkakg meKk f,ihs' .ska .gu yqjd olajk fuu
l=,`.k ixl,amh yq l=,hla flaka lr ia:dms; lsug woyia fkdl< w;r zp;j;a
ia;s%hZ hkq Bg h yels ir,u mhdh mohhs' fuysu ,smshla m<lrk l;r l=iqudj;S
w,fyaka uy;ah ;rula fjkia woyila f.ktka isxy, ;reKshka wkjYH f,i
,ecdu fy<d olskafkah' weh wmr. ldka;djf.a hqKj
q w.h lrhs' ^lreKdr;ak
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rdcH
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uy;a mS%;shls
fuys zwmr. rgj, fidfydhqhkaZ" zia;%S mlaIhZ hkq b;d jeo.;a fhh' ia;S%ka
foaYiSud j,ska f;drj fmd wkkH;djla we;s fldgila f,i tl, fudjqka iska
ie<l+ nj tu fh fy<s lrhs' f,aldjf.a ;k;=r o b;d jeo.;ah' l,uq,af,a
jvqf.dv YS% chdrdu ffp;H idOld i;sfha m%Odk f,aldj f,i wE ;ud y`kajd
we;' ta miqu ;=< weh ia;%Ska O Wiia ;k;=re ,nd .ekSu jeo.;a ixisoahla fia
mdGlhdg fmkajhs' ia;%shf.a iodpdrj;a nj tu iudch ;=< W;a;rdfrdamKh lrkd
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mj;kSh ld,mfohl ud;r lshkaf.a .=re l=,hg kEl lshk t;r ia;%S
ka;khla bhg f.k tka le;ska is,ajd ydfka k ;eke;a;sh 1894
zw`.k.=KomKZ k ldjH ix.%yh rpkd lrhs' je,s;r m%foaYfha mx ldka;djl jk
wef.a lD;sh uik g by< Ydia;%Sh wOHdmkh ,enQ iNdjH ugf lD;s mYS,kh
l< ksoyia ka;khla Wreu lr .;a ldka;djl nj ;yjqre jkafkah' weh lD;sh rpkd
lr we;af;a zr;sjdohZ k l fmd;lg ms<s;=re fmd;la f,isks' lsh iska
r;sjdoh ykajd we;af;a ish ia;%Skag wN+;fhka .yd lrk ,o fmd;la f,ihs'
yekaf ;ukaf.a fuu ldjH ix.%yh ms<sn|j l;=jh my; woyia olajhs' ^is,ajd
1894( i&
mjd ksoiqka /f.k we;' fuu ;eke;a;sh zbiafldaf,a ydfkaZ flfkl= f,i i|yka
lrk wcqk mrdl%u weh tA ;=<ska h iudc ;rd;srula f.dv k`.d f.k ;sfnkakg
we;ehs fmkajd fokafkah' ^Parakrama N.D.:2-8&
lsh wka;.;fha we;s l ;=< mskag O wNsfhda. lr ;sf' ksoiqka
f,i 26" 27" 28" 29 lj, wjidk mo oelah yelsh' zmrmK kikafkda .eyeKqyqo
mso" fidrl lrkafka jefok msuu h" lu;a ir jvd yeisfrkafkda ljryqo"
uq,ska fndre lSf;a oeka lshfk;a mshZ g ksoiqka h' 30 fjks lh tA jk g
fjkiajk iudc l%uh ;=< mskaf.a ixlSK yeis fpkhg ,la lrhs' ^is,ajd 1894
(5&
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m%pKav fukau wYaYS, ovqjula ,nd fok nj mjid ;sf' tu lh ud;r ls mrmqf
wixjrYs,S" wdf.Ys,S kuq;a hqla;sh whk l;ajhg h<s mK ,nduls' .eyeKshf.a
iudc ldhNdrh wgjk lfha jKkd lrk lsh f,dj mqyq fkdfjo .eyeKqyq
fuf,dj ke;s i| f,i uihs' ^is,ajd 1894( 8&
iudcfhka mjd l%ufhka uelS f.dia ;sf' .cuka fkdakdg fuka iudc u;lhla wehg
,nd fkdue;' wm fuu lreK fn!oaO mqkjk jHdmdrfha fojk wjfha mej;s
iudc ikaoNfha,d ykd.kakd g ldka;djkaf.a iodpdrh fmr WmfoaYd;aul lD;s
weiqka fmkajdka whqka Wiia fldg ie,l+jd i fuf,i mqreIdm;Hhg idyisl
f,i tfrysu fjkiajk iudch iska w.h lrkq fkd,eKs' tA wkqj wk.=KomK
lsh me;+ m wehg idys;H fCIA;%fha ie<lsh hq;= b .ukla fkd,enqkdh' f
wkqj 1894 jk g;a ixlSK jk hg;a; iudcfha kj wdldrhlska ia:dms; lrk
mqrdIdm;Hhg tfrysj iy iudc widOdrKhkag tfrysj lshka ysu is jqj;a th
mj;ajdf.k hdug b;d wiSre ldhhla nj fmfka' flfia jqjo fuu wjidk whf
l l%lj isjk iudc mj;khka Odldrfhka .%yKh lr .kska mej;s
im%odhsl ixia:djkao iqrCIs; lr.kska wmQj ixl,kd;aul iajrEmhlska ia;%S
[a[dKh mdGlhd fj; f.k;a ;sf'
f wkaoka u lrdj iy f.d.u l=,h w;r jQ l=,jdohka w;rg o ldka;djka
m%fY u oelsh yelsh' lrdj l=,fhau rldhl jQ jIykake`f.a t,sid fidhsid
1904 ,shQ zfljq,a frd flda,uZ k l fmd; thg kso iqkls' l;=jh ;ud iqm%isoaO
fcdfrdaksiao fidhsidf.a hKshl nj m%ldY lrkakSh' kuq;a ft;sydisl idlaIs wkqj
fidhsid mjqf,a tjka hKshl isg ke;' tfukau ls`h ;u /lshdj f,i mdkf
hmf<a fldams lvhl lEu fj<`od lsu olajd
ysKf
s m;a;g ke`. tys mq;a pd,aia o fidhsid rcfha iduodk ksYaphldr OQrhlskao ms
,enQ ful, fujeks my;a iudc ;,fha iqcd; hKshl fcdfrdaksia o fidhsidg ish
fkdyelsh' tneka ls`hf.a wkkH;djh jHdchla nj;a weh lrdj l=, frda
mdYjhlska fufyh fidhsid mjq, wmyiq;djhg m;a lsug ;e;a l< nj;a fmfkhs'
ls`hf.a uqLH wruqK we;af;a ;u iajdhd f,i y`kajk 'B''weia' chiQh k
lfhl=f.a zpd;%ud,dodufokshZ k lD;shlg ;ka ks.%y lsuhs' tys weh tu
lD;sfhka iy ;j;a kj l=, jdo fmd;a /ilska f.k tk w;a ft;sydisl ;lhla jk
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lrdj l=,h fl!rj jxYjg wh;a hehs lSu ksoh f,i fy,d olshs' tys wYaYS, lgql
NdIdjla Nd;d lrka ;u iajdhd we;= lrdj l=,slhskaf.a p;j, wvqmdvq yd
wixjr ;eka fmkajd fok weh lrdj l=,h frd l=,fhka iNjh jQ nj ixhufhka
f;drj ;l lrhs' tl, is ksNh ia;%shlf.a iudcuh yd .Dyuh wNsfhda.hla f,i
lD;sh y`kajd h yels kuq;a isxy, lfha jHla; nj yd ixjr nj fmd uyck;dj
w;ka ysj tk we;e kQ.;a ls`hka w;ska .s,syS .sh nj ka fmfkhs' ;udf.ka
fjkajQ
weiqka lrdj l=,h f.k tk kj l=, iNjh ms<sn`o u;jdohka wYaYS, f,i `o oeu
ls`hf.a ienE wruqK jQ nj fmfkhs' ^fidhsid 1904( 5-6&
wNhr;ak" ' t' tia'" ^1898& l Ksyr - m%:u Nd.h" oHdm%ido hka;%d,h'
lklr;ak" ta' ' weia' " ^1918& Tjd uq;=yr" mru {d: fn!oaO iud.f
wOHdmk uKavmfha m%ldYhls'
lreKd;s,l" we' ' ' " ^1927& Odk fyj;a fida ueKsld" oHdl,am"
lE.,a,'
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20 m%kdka f' ' ^1917& .cuka m%nkaO" .%ka: m%ldY uqKd,h" fld<U'
21 frdia,ska fv,aud" zzia;%Sjdoh w: ksrEmKh lsu yd ia;S%jd kHdhZZ" ksfokS
2003 foien" ldka;d wOHhk mfhaIK flakah'
22 ,xldf
wOHdmkh"
^1969&
ishji
m%ldYk
I"
wOHdmk
yd
ixialD;sl
wud;HdxYfha m%ldYkhls'
23 jdiair"
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^2002&
irKxlr
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iuh"
isKq
m%ldYk"
fndr,eia.uqj'
24 is,ajd" weka' le;ska" ^1894& w`.k.=KomK" je,sf;dg oHdr;akdlr hka;%d,h" in
Arjuna Parakrama, "The case of the missing Authors: seeing through transparency
in a womens text", ND (Photocopy in Ceylon room, The main library,
University of Peradeniya)
25 fifkr;ak"
ks'n'ud'"
^1964&
isxy,
ldjH
ix.%yh-ud;r
hq.h"
cd;sl
fl!;=ld.dr m%ldYk
26 fidhsid" t,sid" ^1904& fljq,a frd flda,u" fudrgqj uqKd,h" fudrgqj
27 fidaudkkao" f;meye" ^1980& isxy, ud, l ix.%yh" Y%S ,xld hqfkiaflda cd;l
uKav,h '
28 fyajdji" m' n' '" ^1966& ud;r hq.fha idys;HOrfhda iy idys;H ksnkaOk"
rcfha uqKd, fomd;fka;=j" fld<U
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transparency in a womens text", ND (Photocopy in Ceylon room, The main
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