“Mage Lokaya saha Owunge Lokaya”

A ceremony was held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute yesterday evening under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena, to mark the completion of 50 years in literary field by veteran author Dr W A Abeysinghe. He has authored over 300 books in Sinhala and English mediums during his career. A poet, lyricist, translator and literary critic, Dr Abeysinghe represented Sri Lanka at the Afro - Asian Writers Conference held in Baku in USSR in 1966 and Beirut in Lebanon in 1967. Picture shows a book titled “Mage Lokaya saha Owunge Lokaya” authored by Dr Abeysinghe being presented to the President by Managing Director of Sarasavi Publications Premasiri Haputhanthri. Chief Incumbent of the Ruwanweli Rajamaha Viharaya Most Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, Ven. Rambukkana Siddartha Thera, Parliamentarian Malilth Jayathilake and veteran artiste Nanda Malini were among the gathering. Picture by Sudath Malaweera