 My name is Christie Roshan
Irudayanathan and I’m from Sr Lanka from the town of Jafna. Born in
1973 to my parents Philip and Shanthie. I am the eldest of three boys,
Noel and Antony being their names. I come from a place of coconut trees
and beaches, just one such place in Sri Lanka a land of twenty million
people. The main religion is Buddhism, followed by Hinduism,
Christianity, and Islam.While the land was beautiful, the relationship between the Sinhala majority and the Tamal minority became ugly during my youth. The Tamils were suppressed and eventually there was a civil war. Thousands of Tamil were killed. Due to the hostile climate my family was forced to flee to India. India was very different to Sri Lanka: so big, so diversified, so multi-religious. Its affect on me was significant, one of which was my decision at 19 to join the Patrician Brothers. In 1994 I was professed. Life was very good but also very challenging. But there always seem to be some power behind me  helping me to come
out of
it.In 2004 I volunteered to work in Papua New Guinea. On my way I spent some time in Sydney with the Brothers. The Brothers are fortunate to live in such a prosperous country. I hope I will be of some use to the people of Papua New Guinea. I hope I can bring about some changes for the good. (Photo: With Peter and Gerry visiting a local reptile park. It's a replica crocodile behind them which the boy is climbing. The sign on the crocodile says "Don't climb me: I bite.")
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