Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician

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The “Spirit” of Cricket – George Dobell’s comments on the recent England v Sri Lanka ODI cricket match

This is a great article by George Dobell, British journalist who regularly writes about cricket for Spin Magazine, the Guardian and espncricinfo.com George Dobell   June 4, 2014 England would be … Continue reading

June 11, 2014

The Spectre of Dementia and Memory Loss

Dementia, defined as the loss of one’s mental capacity, has been shown by recent surveys to be the disease most feared by people over 65. This may well be a … Continue reading

June 9, 2014 · 2 Comments

Book Review by Premasara Epasinghe – Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha’s Strangers on the Camino

Having read Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha’s last book `Not Our War, a collection of short stories based on his personal experiences as a doctor in the army, I have now been … Continue reading

June 7, 2014

Strangers on the Camino: Author Interview by Dr Elaine Foster

Last week I had the opportunity of being interviewed by Dr Elaine Foster, a psychologist who herself walked the Camino in 2012 and wrote a book about her experience entitled … Continue reading

May 5, 2014

Books about the Camino de Santiago

Ever since my son and I walked the Camino de Santiago – the 800 kilometer pilgrim trail stretching from the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains in France to the UNESCO … Continue reading

April 11, 2014

Strangers on the Camino – print edition and eBook now available!

Three years to the day I set off on my Camino journey, I published Strangers on the Camino as an eBook. The paperback edition was launched in May 2014 by … Continue reading

April 10, 2014

Love, War and Cricket – the story of Tony Greig

  I have  just finished reading a most enjoyable book entitled LOVE, WAR AND CRICKET. Written by his son Mark Greig and his mother Joyce Greig, it is the life … Continue reading

March 2, 2014

Male Sexual Health Matters

(This article by Associate Professor Sanjiva Wijesinha appeared in Medical Observer magazine – 31st January 2014) Andrology, the study of male physiology and diseases specific to males, especially of the … Continue reading

February 14, 2014

Stories Based on Medical Experiences – Book Review by Premasara Epasinghe

 Dr. Sanjiva Wijesinha’s latest book, Not Our War, written by an Associate Professor University of Monash University, Australia, who is also a former surgeon and a family physician in Melbourne is a … Continue reading

January 15, 2014

Not Our War – Book Review by Rakhita Jayawardena

  It was the famous American historian and author Barbara Tuchman who once said ‘Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought … Continue reading

December 28, 2013 · 1 Comment
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