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Working to realize his father’s dream

He was just 10 years old when his father was felled by the bullets of an assassin way back in 1968. But his memories of his father and his mission are so vivid that he is following in his footsteps, travelling the world including Sri Lanka to promote what his father stood and fought for.

 

Behold the sunrise behind the peak

Most Lankans who have climbed Sri Pada, if they had clear weather, would have seen the sunrise from Sri Pada - a glorious spectacle. I am glad to have seen the sunrise from Sri Pada on two occasions in the early 1970's.

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