His parents died in an epidemic when he was eleven , and thereafter he was brought up by his grandmother .
A.P. De Zoysa was born in Randombe , Ambalangoda in the Southern province of Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) .
A.P. De Zoysa 's parents died in an epidemic when he was eleven , and thereafter he was brought up by his grandmother .
A.P. De Zoysa was born in Randombe , Ambalangoda in the Southern province of Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) .