The Roads They Opened: Handing Over the First Copies at Peradeniya
Some moments in life feel like a road coming full circle. Handing over the very first copies of The Roads They Opened at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, was one of them.
This book is a tribute to the teachers, mentors and friends who opened the way for a boy from Kirioruwa to become a doctor. It felt right that the first copies went back to the very people and the very place where that journey began.
It was a great honour to present the first copy to Professor Nimal Senanayake, one of the teachers to whom this book is dedicated. Thank you, Sir, for opening the road for so many of us.
I was also delighted to hand copies to Dr Udaya Dangahadeniya, and to Dr Sunil Wathudura, my fellow intern, who features in the book's story of our very first dinner out as young doctors.
To everyone who came, and to every teacher who opens a road for someone else: thank you. For every child who believes the odds are too long: they are long, but they are not final.
The Roads They Opened: A Tribute | Tribute Edition, Kandy, November 2026 | ISBN 978-1-7644765-4-6. Pre-orders will be announced soon on this website.
The book is available in two editions, English and Sinhala, and a Tamil edition is in preparation.
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