Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- On Easter Sunday morning, many in Sri Lanka woke up to the news of the terror that was unleashed within minutes at churches and hotels but for the Gunawardane family based in Maryland, USA, it was just after dinner when they received the news of the Easter Sunday attacks. Dr Ruwani and Dr Vajira slowly broke the news to their twins, Sonali and Sohan Gunawardane, both aged 17 and students at McDonough High School. The family was shaken.
When Notre Dame was burning, people cared but when Sri Lankans were dying, no one did.
The oldest, Shivi Gunwardane was on her college campus when she heard of the incident. A premed undergraduate at the University of Rochester, New York, she was a good six-hour drive away from her p...