tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post6981995802452568013..comments2024-03-29T05:51:54.721-07:00Comments on Colombo Medgrads 1962: In Memory of Arulnayagi BalasubramaniamLucky Abeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193645922522446176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-71957122059056374902015-03-17T15:07:05.138-07:002015-03-17T15:07:05.138-07:00I am glad to read these wonderful accounts as a tr...I am glad to read these wonderful accounts as a tribute to the life of Arul. I remember her very well. But like, ND, I too feel sad our paths never crossed again. If her family see this I hope they understand the love we feel and our appreciation of her as a member of our unique batch of 1962 medgrads.<br />from,<br />Zita (Perera) SubasingehZitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985029776566371971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-38979432538748307972015-03-16T12:50:42.196-07:002015-03-16T12:50:42.196-07:00ND,
Very sweet of you- Thankyou ND,<br /> Very sweet of you- Thankyou Rohini Ananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-55907508535973640902015-03-16T05:03:44.226-07:002015-03-16T05:03:44.226-07:00Rohini
Having read your poem, a heartfelt tribute ...Rohini<br />Having read your poem, a heartfelt tribute to a friend, I took the liberty to re-publish it in this final farewell. It is most poignant and touching knowing the context and the pernicious milieu in our student days when help was needed most.<br />The following script by Rohini Anandaraja<br />Remembering Arul Sivaguru Balasubramaniam<br />Arul, my dear friend....<br />Arul my dear friend of med school days<br />So gentle, thoughtful and caring in her ways<br />Her quiet wisdom, her beauty, her grace<br />Stay etched in my memory for ever unerased<br /><br />'Tis sad our paths never crossed again,<br />With the best of intentions it was too late -<br />Yet from our brief encounter there was much I gained<br />From compassion, empathy, sharing - a few to name<br />To all of the goodness that ran in her veins.<br /><br />My life was enriched by having known her-My love and sympathy to all her familyDr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-11450399927886032112015-03-16T02:07:46.505-07:002015-03-16T02:07:46.505-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-47330402424413211102015-03-16T01:42:38.231-07:002015-03-16T01:42:38.231-07:00A summary of Arul's attributes as I found in m...A summary of Arul's attributes as I found in med school was in my first posting into this blog on 17/10/14Rohini Ananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-22440180177245284102015-03-16T00:03:04.094-07:002015-03-16T00:03:04.094-07:00Thanks Nihal and Lucky for posting this obituary....Thanks Nihal and Lucky for posting this obituary.<br />Arul was indeed reserved and quiet.Owing to her modesty her deep inner beauty and wisdom were lost on all but the very few in our batch who worked closely with her.I was privileged to be one.<br />A verse from Thomas Gray in his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard comes to my mind. <br />"Full many a gem of purest ray serene<br />The deep unfathomed caves of ocean bear;<br />Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,<br />And waste it's sweetness in the desert air."<br />I was happy to see those close to her appreciated her true worth.<br />May she have eternal peace.Rohini Ananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-70555294739082175822015-03-15T02:13:35.294-07:002015-03-15T02:13:35.294-07:00As I recall Arul was a quiet and reserved girl in ...As I recall Arul was a quiet and reserved girl in our batch. I have learnt recently through personal communications with friends that she was very helpful, kind and considerate in the toxic environment of Medical College. <br />May She find Eternal Peace<br />NDDr Nihal D Amerasekerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583970465135902534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647561953942883640.post-60648700120469995942015-03-14T13:35:23.008-07:002015-03-14T13:35:23.008-07:00Thanks ND/Lucky. Although I remember her as she wa...Thanks ND/Lucky. Although I remember her as she was in the Med Fac, I had no contact with her subsequently and it was so nice to read of her achievements and even more, to learn what a great human being she was. I cannot but wonder, as I do from time to time, how much Sri Lanka has lost by the emigration of so many talented doctors. Rudyard Kipling's famous poem "If" comes to mind with suitably modified lines of course. She was clearly an exceptional person -a good doctor, citizen, wife, mother and friend. Those who had the good fortune to be associated with her were indeed fortunate. May she be in eternal Peace.Mahendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940825368030959494noreply@blogger.com