Once upon a time, the fifth child and first son was born to a Hindu Brahmin family in Sri Lanka.
His friends call him Vasu.
When young, Vasu’s family fled war to India before resettling in Singapore.
A computer programming scholarship took him to London then work to Scotland and New York.
A wish to be closer to family and change vocation resulted in studying, qualifying and becoming a Nurse in Australia. Find out how it all came to be. How is it working out?
- Watch Vasu’s Story (20 mins)
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