Whether it is better to forget and let wounds heal or remember and learn from the past is a crucial question for all of us, wherever we are. Romesh Gunesekera crucialforgetheal Change image and share on social
The nationalist movement supported Sinhala by suppressing Tamil; there were competing nationalisms. It was a fundamental mistake to make parallel streams in education - or a calculated political gamble. Politicians were playing with it. Romesh Gunesekera calculatecompeteeducation share on social
Sri Lanka is a part of my background: it's not where I live, but it's what I want to explore. And I find it works very well to explore through fiction. Romesh Gunesekera backgroundexplorefiction Change image and share on social
I wrote 'The Match,' my cricket novel, between 2002 and 2005. In retrospect, almost an age of innocence in cricket and a time when it was rare to find the game deep in fiction. Romesh Gunesekera agecricketdeep Change image and share on social
