(UTV | COLOMBO) – Senior newspaper Journalist Sunil Madhava Premathilaka passed away on Wednesday (Feb. 23) night.
Late Sunil Madhava Premathilaka was a Journalist as well as an author who revolutionized the traditional journalism of the country. He was 78-years-old at the time of his demise.
One of his most popular works was the ”Diary of a Truth-Seeker”.
In addition, he has translated several books, including ”Crying for Literary Freedom”, ”America America”, ”Carolina’s Diary”, and ”Mohamed Ali”.
He was recently awarded the ‘Kalabhushana’ State Award
Late Sunil Madhava Premathilaka is the son of ‘Meemana Premathilaka’, a great Poet of the Colombo era.