Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Veteran photojournalist and Lake House Pictures Editor Thilak Perera passed away yesterday after a brief illness, just one month short of his 60th birthday.

The third child in a family of four, Thilak attended the Prime Minister's College in Thalawathugoda for his primary education and completed secondary education at the Susamayawardana Vidyalaya in Colombo.Track Exec Orders

Having picked up a camera as a hobby after leaving school, Thilak joined the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL) as a trainee photojournalist over 32 years ago. He was then recruited to the Sarasaviya film weekly by its then editor, veteran journalist Thilakaratna Kuruwita Bandara. He did a lot of covers for Sarasaviya, building up ...