[1] He is best remembered as a poet and songwriter with several of his works even becoming popular songs in Sri Lanka.
His poems and songs remain widely quoted on the island nearly thirty years after his death.
He had his initial education at Government School in Radawana and Kirindiwela Maha Vidayalaya.
Sekera started life as an artist and in his later paintings and book covers he tended towards modern art.
At the time of his death in 1976, he was attending to the final editing of the thesis as recommended by the supervisors.