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       Ananda Samarakoon was a well known musician. He studied music and painting in the under of Shanthikethan in India. He was very much influenced by the poems and music of Rabindranath Tagore. His great love of his country, Sinhala language and culture are commendable. He has collected and cherished the folk songs of Sri Lanka. He has written immortal lyrics that are popular from generation to generation. He is well known as the composition of the national anthem of Sri Lanka. He  laid the foundation for music with a national flavour.