Ku qor sii wadida faqradan - Sannadkii 1994, Ramanayake waxay gaadhay heerkii ugu sarreeyay ee xirfadeeda toogashada iyada oo ku guuleysatay kaalinta shanaad ee tartankeeda xayawaanka ah ee Ciyaaraha Aasiya ee Hiroshima, Japan iyada oo leh dhibco 488.7. Ramanayake ayaa sii waday kor u kaca isla xilli ciyaareedkaas, markii ay iyada iyo gabadheeda kale ee toogashada ah Malini Wickramasinghe ku guuleysteen billaddii ugu horreysay ee dahabka ah ee Sri Lanka ee labadii qori ee hawada ee Ciyaaraha Barwaaqo Sooranka
waxaan ku noolahay Victoria, British Columbia.