T. B. Ilangaratne
Sri Lankan politician
Died when: 79 years 84 days (950 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Navaratne Rajakaruna Wasala Mudiyanselage Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne (27 February 1913 – 21 May 1992), popularly as T.B.Ilangaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician, author, dramatist, and theater actor.
He was a Member of Parliament for Kandy, Galaha, Hewaheta and Kolonnawa in Colombo district.He served as the Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Labour, Housing, Social Services, Finance, Commerce, Food, Trade and Shipping and in other government positions in a career spanning three decades.
He established the Employees' Provident Fund, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation and the People's Bank while in office.
As a writer, Ilangaratne is best known for writing Amba Yaluwo (1957), a popular children's novel.His novels Tilaka Saha Tilaka, Lasanda and Nedeyo have been adapted as films and Amba Yaluwo was made into a television serial.
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