Malani fonseka biography of christopher
Fonseka Family..
My role changed after war ended
Forty years ago, I had a dream.
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I was sitting the Senior School Certificate (SSC) examination from Gurukula Maha Vidyalaya, Kelaniya. My dream was to excel in the examination and become a doctor. It was an impossible dream because I used to get dreadful marks for physics — and only barely managed to pass chemistry.
So, I never became a doctor.
On Friday, though, I was awarded a different kind of doctorate, from the University of Visual and Performing Arts. It is an occasion that made me proud in a humble kind of way — but I must admit that there is still a sense of disappointment in me that I did not realise my dream.
I did, at some point pursue some academic interests: I followed a diploma in Mass Media and communications at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
A student agitation there meant that I did not complete that either!
Cold-shouldered at the recent IIFA show by the event organisers, Malani Fonseka added another fea
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