Dayasena Gunasinghe was born on June 13, 1936, in the village of Ingiriya in the Karatara District. Initially a teacher, he later entered journalism and became the Editor-in-Chief of several national newspapers.
Mr. Gunasena's first collection of works was the poem 'Ranthetiyaka Kandulu' published in 1974. In 1983 he published another book, Novadhim Sidhuhath, and in 1991 he published his third collection of poems, Doramadalawa. His first collection of short stories, Canal Road Nigacharayo, was released in 1985. In 1990, he wrote a collection of short stories for a night at the Hethumathi Hotel.
Entering the field of translation was published by Man of the Public in 1988 17 Princess Among the Rivers in 1995.
Mr. Gunasinghe, who is also a well-known newspaper columnist, published a collection of columns entitled 'Raigam Rada' in 1989. In 1991, he published the book 'Nil Tharaka Watagiya Thideha', appearing in 5428 sci-fi short stories.
Gunasinghe's creations show how he used his own poetic eulogy.
Dayasena Gunasinghe, who had won several state awards for his short stories and poems, passed away on June 7, 1996. The Captain's Sons 'brevity included here is his' kAnal Road An excerpt from the book Nocturnal.