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Hewa Geeganage Leelawathi (7 July 1927 – 22 April 2019; ), popularly known as Leela Asoka, was a singer from Sri Lanka. She is known for being one of the four singers who sang the Sri Lankan national anthem for the first time during the 1948 Independence Day (Sri Lanka), Independence Celebrations. Personal life Hewa Geeganage Leelawathi was born on 7 July 1927 in Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo, Sri Lanka. She was born to Hewa Geeganage Andoris and Jocelyn Perera as the second child of eight siblings and the only daughter. Her father died when she was young and her mother remarried subsequently. She studied at Musaeus College, Colombo, and later at Maradana Central College. Besides studying, she learned to draw, play the flute and the Pump organ, harmonium. After finishing her schooling, she worked at the post office for a short time and met her husband there. Her older brother was Sugathadasa, and six younger brothers were Somapala, New ...
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