Sanjiva Wijesinha -writer and physician

Short stories, Travel and Health Information

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

‘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
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