Sugathapala de Silva
Sugathapala De Silva (4 August 1928 – 28 October 2002) was a Sri Lankan dramatist and novelist. Biography

Early life
Sugathapala De Silva was born on 4 August 1928 Midigama (weligama, Matara),to the son of a small trader. He grew up among Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim traders. His childhood experiences later influenced him to write the novels Ikbithi Siyalloma Sathutin Jeevathvuha and Esewenam Minisune Me Asaw. He studied at Jinaraja Boy's College, Gampola. He worked as a salesman at a bookstall at Wellawatte. 1970

De Silva worked for long time at the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation as a producer, and in the late 1960s was in charge of the weekly radio play, and the weekly short story programs on the station, which were the first "stamping grounds" of writers and dramatists who are today well known in their own right. De Silva was bed-ridden from 1997, and died in hospital on 28 October 2002. Produced plays

Published works

Awards 

 1962  'Bodin karayo' best script and play National drama festival in Sri Lanka
 1971 best literary prize  'Ikbithi Siyalloma Sathutin Jeevathvuha' . 1987  'Marat sad' best Translation and play National drama festival in Sri Lanka

Scholarships
British government scholarship for study drama. External links
 Sugathapala De Silva on Sinhala Cinema Database

References

1928 births
2002 deaths
Sri Lankan dramatists and playwrights
Sri Lankan novelists
Sri Lankan radio writers
20th-century novelists
20th-century dramatists and playwrights