Chathura Alwis Explained

Chathura Alwisa
Native Name:	Sinhala; Sinhalese: {{nobold\|චතුර අල්විස්
Birth Place:	Panadura, Sri Lanka
Nationality:	Sri Lankan
Education:	Sri Sumangala College, Panadura Thurstan College, Colombo
Occupation:	Journalism
Years Active:	2006–present
Television:	Lokaya Saha Lokayo Derana Aruna Talk with Chathura Wada Pitiya

Chathura de Alwis (; born 15 May), popularly known as ', is a Sri Lankan journalist.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] He attended to the Sri Sumangala College, Panadura for his primary education and Thurstan College, Colombo for further studies. In 2017, he won the "Most Popular Journalist on Social Media" award at the Mashable World Social Media Day Awards. He was also awarded the SLIM-Nielsen Peoples' Award for Best Television Presenter in 2018, 2019, and 2020.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

Awards

|-|| 2018 ||| Chathura Alwis ||SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter ||

|-|| 2019 ||| Chathura Alwis ||SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter ||

|-|| 2020 ||| Chathura Alwis ||SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Best television presenter || |-|| 2021 ||| Chathura Alwis ||SLIM-Nielsen Peoples Awards Peoples Television Presenter of the Year||

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