To Mask or Not to Mask?
The first time I visited Japan, I was surprised to see so many people wearing facemasks, of a type similar to what I used to wear when I was working … Continue reading
The Company of Friends
It is a great privilege to grow old in the company of friends – like-minded individuals who have spent their childhood and youth in the same environment as yourself and … Continue reading
First World Problems
I am re-posting this article that was published today in the Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. Written by one of my favourite columnists, Citizen Silva, it certainly provides food for … Continue reading
The Group of 56
Members of the Group of 56 with Chemistry teacher Mr. Errol Fernando. I had the inordinate privilege last weekend of attending the 60th reunion of my classmates. On 17th January … Continue reading
A Stranger on Gallipoli
I am seated by the large window in my 5th floor hotel room in the Turkish city of Canakkale, looking out over the picturesque Dardanelles Waterway at the hills of … Continue reading
Sam Wijesinha: 21 June 1921 – 31 August 2014
My father passed away on 31st August 2014. Over the past week we have been staying at home, reflecting on his life and meeting the many folk who have come … Continue reading
Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician 
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