Karunarathna Divulgane

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| name = Karunarathna Divulgane

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| caption = Divulgane in 2019

| office1 = 7th Governor of North Central Province

| term_start1 = 13 November 2006

| term_end1 = 27 January 2015

| president1 = Mahinda Rajapaksa

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Berty Premalal Dissanayake
S. M. Ranjith

| predecessor1 = Jagath Balasuriya

| successor1 = P. B. Dissanayake

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Karunarathna Divulgane (born Herath Mudiyanselage Karunarathna) is a popular and renowned Sri Lankan vocalist, and served as the governor of the North Central Province between 2006 and 2015.

He was born to a farming family who had been living for generations in Divulgane, a small village in the Kurunegala District.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

In 1980 he was hired by the Rajarata Sevaya radio station. In 1982 he had passed an examination at the radio station and selected as a singer in the "Rajarata Sevaya".{{cn|date=January 2022}} It was around this time that he took the name "Divulgane".

In 1990 he released his first album Esata Asuwana Maime, was success and quickly became one of the most sought artist in the country.{{cn|date=January 2022}}

Esata Asuwana Maime was followed by a second album, Nethata Ulelak (A Festival for the Eyes) around 1994. His third album, Nil Diyawara (Blue Waters) was released in 1998 followed by Sanhinda Pamula in 2001. He has since released two further albums Tharu Eliya Dige and May Sihina Hari Pudumai.{{Cite web|url=http://www.srilankasingers.com/index.php/artists/228-karunarathna-divulgane|title=Karunarathna Divulgane}}

Divulgane served as the 7th Governor of the North Central Province of Sri Lanka between 13 November 2006 and 27 January 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka_prov.html |title= Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988|publisher=worldstatesmen.org|date=n.d.|access-date=26 February 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ncpgovlk.info/governor/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=83&lang=en|title=The Present Governor – Hon. Karunaratna Divulgane.|publisher=governor.nc.gov.lk|date=n.d.|access-date=28 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205183618/http://www.ncpgovlk.info/governor/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=83&lang=en|archive-date=5 December 2012|url-status=dead}}

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Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:20th-century Sri Lankan male singers

Category:Governors of North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Category:Sri Lankan Buddhists

Category:Sinhalese singers