T. B. Ilangaratne
T. B. Ilangaratne | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 29 May 1963 – 10 June 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | P. B. G. Kalugalla |
| Succeeded by | N. M. Perera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Navaratne Rajakaruna Wasala Mudiyanselage Tikiri Bandara Ilangaratne 27 February 1913 Sri Lanka |
| Died | 21 May 1992 (aged 79) Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Spouse | Tamara Kumari Aludeniya |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Galagedera Vidyalaya, Galagedera, St. Anthony's College, Kandy |
| Occupation | Politician, author, dramatist, actor |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | T. B. Ilangaratne |
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 the popular Sinhala-language children's novel Amba Yaluwo (1957).
His novels Tilaka Saha Tilaka, Lasanda and Nedeyo have been adapted as films and Amba Yaluwo was made into a television serial.