Cultural Background
The sons of the Galle district made immense service to Sinhala literature. Thotagamuwa Vijayaba pirivena, which was a famous educational institute in Kotte era, produced great scholars to the country. Akmeemana Dharmarama Thero, Hikkaduwe Sumangala Thero, Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera, Martin Wickramasinghe, P.S.D.Kularathna, Piyasena Kahandagamage, D.T.Wimalasurendra, Senarath Paranavithana, A. T. Ariyaratne and Ariyapala Gurunnanse are some of the sons of Galle district, who did a great service to the motherland.
The Galle Literary festival brings 3,000 people to Galle each January, attracting writers from throughout South Asia.
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