Mervyn De Silva

Mervyn De Silva was a Sri Lankan journalist. He was the Editor in Chief of Lake House and of the Times of Ceylon, editor of the Ceylon Daily News, Lanka Guardian^[1][2]

He was educated at the Royal College Colombo and at the University of Ceylon, where he was a contemporary of Felix Dias Bandaranaike. He was involved in the establishment of the Council of World Affairs with Major General Anton Muttukumaru and initiated the Foreign Affairs Advisory Group along with Gamani Corea, Lakshman Kadirgamar, Stanley Jayewardene and Gamini Wijesinghe.

Family life

De Silva married Lakshmi Fernando, Dayan Jayatilleka is the only child and he is a politician and diplomat.

References

1. ^ The foreign Journalist
2. ^ 73rd birth anniversary : Mervyn de Silva - the Editorialist

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