Veteran Sinhala Literary Scholar Siri Tilakasiri Passes Away at 90

Veteran Sri Lankan literary scholar and accomplished writer Siri Tilakasiri has passed away at the age of 90.

A respected scholar who made an invaluable contribution to classical Sinhala literature, the study of Sandesha poetry and Pirivena education, he held the titles of Royal Pandit and Master of Arts.

Among his well-known authored and edited works are The Social Background of Sinhala Sandesha Poetry, The Socio-Political Environment of Classical Sinhala Literature, Guttila Kavya by Vattewe Thero, Kavsilumina, Parevi Sandeshaya, Mayura Sandeshaya by Kavishwara, Sinhala Grammar Methods and Sahithya Atuwawa.

His remains have been placed at A. F. Raymond's Funeral Parlour in Borella.

The final rites are scheduled to be held at the Borella General Cemetery on Saturday (November 7) evening.