Learns the letters of the Sinhala Alphabet from Andiris Gurunanse.
1897
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Goes to the village temple for traditional instructions.
1898
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Starts to explore the marine life of the Koggala Reef situated about a quarter mile from his home.
1900
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Goes to the Buonavista School in Galle to start his formal education.
1901
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Death of his father Don Bastian Wickramasinghe.
1902
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Leaves Buonavista School due to financial hardships.
Writes
"Balopadeshaya" (Advice to Children) under the tutelage of the monk Koggala Deerananda Thero. (Martin Wickramasinghe has said that he was coerced into writing