Tarzie’s Amnesia
‘The Democratic Republic of Amnesia’ – Yasmine Gooneratne: The Pleasures of Conquest (1995) It was my father’s friend Tarzie Vittachi – his oldest friend from their primary schooldays … Continue reading
Covid 19 – Blip or Turning Point?
Looking back on the fact that we have now spent the better part of this year living with this Covid-19 virus, I have been thinking about how this tiny micro-organism … Continue reading
Staying Sane in the Covid Era
A few days ago I was privileged to attend a panel discussion entitled ‘Safeguarding Your Mental Health in the Age of Covid 19’. The discussion – taking place via Zoom, … Continue reading
Sam Wijesinha
27th June 1921 – 31st August 2014 My father died six years ago – on 31st August 2014. This article – published in the British paper The Guardian soon after … Continue reading
Camino Stories: Keeping the Story Alive
With the Coronavirus still calling the shots these days, an efficacious vaccine a fair way off and international travel not what it used to be, many of us Camino aficianados … Continue reading
The Danger of the ‘Single Story’
While writing this week’s Camino story – how I met this dear old lady in the tiny 10 square kilometre village of Ventosa (population 166 at last count) when my … Continue reading
Nimalsiri’s Archives
“You can go through life and make new friends every year –every month practically –but there is never any substitute for those friendships of childhood.” -Mma Ramotswe (in Alexander McCall … Continue reading
Tiny – the Gentle Giant
A vignette from the past – and the lesson my friend Tiny Reid taught me. I first met ‘Tiny’ Reid on the day we both started primary school at St … Continue reading
Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician 
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