Sri Lanka, July 12 -- The beloved children's writer and illustrator Sybil Nanda /Athamma is no more but will always be remembered and loved by all who read her books. She will live through her wonderful stories and drawings for her readers.

Kala Keerthi Sybil Wettesinghe (nee de Silva) passed away on July 1 while receiving treatment at the Sri Jayewardenepura hospital. She was 93 years.Born in the village of Gintota, Galle district in 1927 she had her education first in Gintota and then at Holy family Convent, Bambalapitiya.

Around the age of 15 she started writing and illustrating stories for children's pages in newspapers and magazines. At 17, Wettasinghe joined the Lankadeepa newspaper. In 1952, she moved to Lake House where she beca...