Sharing memories of Rajes

Eulogy Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to be here to share this difficult time with us.    Amma was Rajes or Aunty Rajes to her family and relatives; Matilda to her former Stage West colleagues; and, Mary to her YMCA pals, doctors, nurses, and carers.  And, Akka or Rajes akka to her younge

It is with a heavy heart that I write this message. Aunty Rajesh was truly one of the best people I have known, and she was such a joy to everyone who knew her. I met Aunti as a little girl after becoming friends with Shiromi during their relocation to Jaffna due to the civil war. Aunty always had a

While I had the oppotunity to convey condolence messages on the passing of close family members recently, writing about Akka who played many roles in my life is especially difficult. Akka is not just my older sister, but she was also my mother. Following the death of my own mother at the age of 1

We meet so many people throughout our life. We like some people and want to be in touch with them, some we don’t like, and some we are indifferent. We normally take our time to study those whom we like and get to know them. With some people, we just connect instantaneously, and often it turns out to

It is with profound sadness I received this sad news. I knew Rajes while I was a teenager living in the next street in Jaffna Sri-Lanka. Her younger brother Bony was my close friend & cricketing pal at St Patrick's College Jaffna. Rajes was like an older sister to me. Even when I meet her in Toronto

January in Jaffna. Mum, Dad, baby Tim and I were visiting Aunty Rajes and family, at their home. I was having a fantastic time, playing with my three cousins, who I had never met before. We decided to head downstairs to the road and devised an exciting game of stone throwing. The essence of the g

Dear Rajesh aunty, Since I heard the sad news, I have kept thinking of the fond memories I have with you. I thought I’d put my thoughts down in writing. I was thinking back on our days back in Jaffna and Colombo. You used to come and take me to your house during weekends. We went together to th