Career
As a composer, he is especially noted for writing music performed by West.D., such as Gilem Obe Guna. Ahubudu was the second of the three children of the family of Devundara Devamanimendra Heronis De Silva and Wathugedara Laisohami. The child was named as Ariyasena Arsuboda by parents, which he later converted to fairly pure Sinhala name Arisen Ahubudu. munidasa gave an honorary to him as "Subas Pathin Kiwithi", due to excellent poetry he possess.
Ahubudu served 42 years as a teacher.
His longest stint came even later at Street Thomas" College, Mount Lavinia 29 years from 1952 until 1979 where he was among those recruited by warden R.S.de Saram and who together with Sandadas Coperehewa and GL Jinadasa supported by Doctorate.S. Jayasekera he was a leader in the post independence renaissance in teaching of the Sinhala language and literary activities. While on teaching, in 1947 he published a magazine called Ediya (means "power") for children. the motto of that magazine was "Ediya produced for improving powers of children".
He strongly believed that Sinhalese people were originated from King Ravana, and not from King Vijaya. Some of the popular songs that he lyrics are Kate Kiri Suwanda, Rena Gira Rena Ambe, Pruthugeese Kaaraya, Punsada Eliyay, Sudata Sude Walakulai, Rejina Mamai Ape Rajje, and Ko Hathuro, Lanka Lanka Pembara Lanka, Dakuna Nagenahira, Mal Gomu Gumu.
1946, he entered to the drama script writing and wrote very famous dramas at that time, such as Wanaraja Kumariya, Hela hethiriya, Sakwithi Ravana, and Lokanthaya saha geta.
Ahubudu died on 26 May 2011. 1979 - He acted as editor of Sinhala Dictionary at Sinhala Dictionary Office. He served 5 years on that post.
1979 - Editor of Participant I and II of Sinhala edition of Mahavansaya.
1985 - Presidential Language Consultant. 1989 - Sri Lanka Representative for Asian Poet Conference held at Bangladesh.
1962 Rajya Sahithya Sammanaya - for Pareviya sama asna.