Karunaratne Kiriwattuduwe…Santoor Maestro Of Sri Lanka

Dr. Karunaratne Kiriwattuduwe is the only Sri Lankan who has learnt and mastered the art of playing the Santoor from none other than the world renowned Pundit Sivakumar Sharma. He won a government scholarship awarded by the Indian Government.In 1972 at the beginning of his life.He lived most of his adult life in Bombay and Calcutta.

He has won two Gold Medals in Santoor.And a total of 6 Gold Medals,a feat so far no one from our country has equaled or bettered. But just as it happens to talented persons in Sri lanka,Dr. Karunaratne Kiriwattuduwe is not recognized in his own homeland.