Bandara Athauda is a well-known, popular singer in the field of light music in Sri Lanka. He also skilled in classical vocal and instrumental music. Bandara Athauda studied classical music at prestigious institutes such as Bhathkhande Vidyapeet in India and his special area of interest is playing classical music with the violin. Childhood and Early Education Bandara Athauda was born on the 23rd of February, 1948 at Ankumbura in Kandy district. His father was a principal and mother was a teacher of government schools. After the completion of secondary school education, he wanted to continue with higher education of music. Bandara Athauda gained admission to the Government College of Music and Pursued his studies for 5 years in the field of vocal and instrumental (Violin) music and finally obtained his first degree in Music. Throughout this period, during holidays, He made visits to Bhathkhande in pursuit of his "Visharada" (Skiller) qualification and completed it successfully. Family: Spouse - Priyani Ganegoda Daughter - Nuwansala Athauda Son - Buddhika Athauda (https://youtube.com/@buddhika)