The Lamp of Truth

In the height of Sri Lankan Civil War, more than three hundred thousand innocent civilians were trapped in the war zone[2]. There were only a handful of doctors to treat the thousands of injured civilians. Dr.Varatharajah Thurairajah, the director of health services of the region, was one of those doctors. All medical personnel from the war zone were ordered to vacate the area. However, Dr. Varatharajah defied the order of the health ministry saying that he would not leave the region abandoning the thousands of injured civilians. He struggled to treat the patients with the very limited medical supplies. As the war progressed, the hospitals were also came under artillery fire[3]. Risking his own life, he continued to serve the people. Eventually, he too was injured and was taken into military custody[4] . He eventually flee the country to USA and became an important witness in the United Nations war crime investigations.