Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician

Short stories, Travel and Health Information

‘Not Our War’ Launched as Paperback

This is the cover of my new book which is being launched as a paperback on December 12th 2013 by Vijitha Yapa Publications in Colombo. The book will be available … Continue reading

November 24, 2013

Britain, Sri Lanka and Hypocrisy over Human Rights

It strikes me as the height of hypocrisy to hear British Prime Minister David Cameron calling for a ” proper investigation into alleged Sri Lankan war crimes in the final … Continue reading

November 16, 2013 · 1 Comment

Jaffna – A Sentimental Journey Home

My decision to make a trip to the northern peninsula of my homeland Sri Lanka recently was basically to see for myself how this part of the country had recovered … Continue reading

November 16, 2013

AND SOON IT WILL BE WINTER

This was sent to me by a friend. I have no idea who wrote it – but I liked it so much that I am taking the liberty of posting … Continue reading

October 14, 2013

How to Comply with your Doctor’s Advice

I had a pleasant experience recently meeting some old friends from my medical school days. Though many years have gone by since we graduated, we were able to reminisce about … Continue reading

August 24, 2013

My New Book: Men’s Health Matters

My new book ‘Men’s Health Matters’ is being published on Amazon as a Kindle e-book this month. Containing  many of the articles about Men’s Health that I have written over … Continue reading

July 13, 2013

World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka by Siri Ipalawatte

Book Review: World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka by Siri Ipalawatte ISBN 978-9545-671-904-8 Sarasavi Publishers (Pvt) Ltd. (2013)  RRP: Rs. 6000   I have just been reading a wonderful book. … Continue reading

July 3, 2013

Approaching Retirement

As I get older, particularly with each passing birthday, my thoughts keep turning to retirement. Many of my friends and schoolmates have already retired or have announced that they will … Continue reading

June 26, 2013

Diabetes – C is for Consultations

  For those readers of my webpage who have been following these articles in sequence, today concludes the series on what might be termed the Eightfold Technique of Managing Diabetes. … Continue reading

June 4, 2013

Diabetes – I is for Injections

It was on January 23rd 1922 that Insulin injections were used for the first time to treat a Diabetic patient. Before then, Diabetes was a much feared disease that almost … Continue reading

May 31, 2013
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