In the period 1965 to 1966 I was doing internship after completing my MBBS, with Dr.Stella De Silva - Consultant Paediatrician - at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr.Barr Kumarakulasinghe was also Consultant Paediatrician there at that time. Dr.A.S. Thavarasa, my batch-mate did internship with her. She was very gentle and made her contributions at our clinical meetings in a quiet and unruffled manner.
I heard from an aquaintance how after the riots of 1958, she went with milk powder and food packages to the refugee camps in Colombo. She apparently met with opposition from members of the Tamil Congress who remarked that she was a relation of the Federal Party leader Mr.S.J.V.Chelvanayagam. She braved all this and helped the refugees.
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep her.
Rest in Peace.
I heard from an aquaintance how after the riots of 1958, she went with milk powder and food packages to the refugee camps in Colombo. She apparently met with opposition from members of the Tamil Congress who remarked that she was a relation of the Federal Party leader Mr.S.J.V.Chelvanayagam. She braved all this and helped the refugees.
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep her.
Rest in Peace.
