Kurana is a village in the city of Negombo, close to Katunayake in the island of Sri Lanka. Katunayake a town is situated on the west coast of the Island of Sri Lanka near Negombo and close to the commercial capital of Colombo. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island It is on the Katunayake-Colombo road and a few miles from the Bandaranaike International Airport. Katunayake a town is situated on the west coast of the Island of Sri Lanka near Negombo and close to the commercial capital of Colombo. Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Bandaranaike International Airport (also known as Katunayake International Airport) is Sri Lanka 's only international Airport. People live in Kurana are belong to various kinds of nationalities and religions.
Vernon Corea's father, Reverend Canon Ivan Corea was a curate at St. Vernon Corea ( 11 September 1927 - 23 September 2002) was a pioneer radio broadcaster with 45 years of public service broadcasting both in Phillips Church in Kurana, Katunayake at the time of his birth in 1927. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.