February 29,

Dear Sarita,

I've decided to send you a letter as I've given tip sending you emails. Thanks for your last letter. Good to hear about your new vehicle, you are moving up in the world When I come back. let's go on outstation jaunts in it! I made note of the enclosed letter normally campus writes to the supervisor and asks for the report it wasn't clear from the letter whether that is still the case or do I have to ask for the report and submit it with my application? Could you check and let me know? How's life in SL How's Kelaniya? DCRA sent a letter to one of my supervisors recommending himself as a consultant editor for the journal I work on!!! Any news of him? Are you going for the conference that the British Council is organising in March? Are you still doing all your BCIS teaching etc or are you fully immersed in campus? Did you get any good item lecturers, instructors to the dept? Look forward to seeing the new syllabus.

Life is good over hear. have been busy with work here and jaunts with Ramani. We're planning another trip to visit my bridesmaid Rochelle and her partner and new baby in Ecuador. me will fly back through New York and will visit Ramani's uncle/aunt (Laltih/Sunila Wijesuriya). They have flat very centrally located (and me can sleep on their floor for free! Pity we're not going through Washington. we could have seen Aravinda. We're really excited about A but I have to finish a chapter first;

I am enjoying graduate life. but it is good to have a focus and to remember what it is all for sometimes. I look forward to coming back to Kel. I've written a chapter on Rushdic. so now so it will be fun to teach that when I come back. So the students need not put up with DCRA's dreary Rushdie lectures anymore YIPUEEE! I have followed a few extra courses on poco and feminist theory and African/American lit as I think it will be useful for teaching. My friends here are all stressed about applying for jobs now it is great not to have to worry about all that;

Inests aside. I'm supervising a really nice student on a graduate program (in South Asian women writing, the jounual work is still going well I've got to submit the manuscript for the Kureishi book at the end of the year. Luckily it is a short volume about 25,000 words I've postponed the MA work till now. But I am taking a month or so off PH.D. work to work on the MA only or I'll never do it. I can't bear to look at it again; I feel so tempted to forget it, only, two motivations. all the work so far and battles with Colombo and I guess it will be useful to have a qualification in ELT for Kalaniya ;

I've been in touch with Ashwini and she was quite encouraging about it. I've entailed Ashanthi about the ELT articles that I am supposed to have omitted. (according to Dr Omar's report) but have heard nothing, from her. I'll work on tile MA in June/July which should give me time to submit till October.

You were going to send me the introduction to your 'A' level book on English Language. Please can you send it through my father (details below). Also please send anything. any other photocopies etc that would be relevant. anything you Ease would be great as I nothing local and up to date here and I am in desperate need of some new references. If you get a chance please look at my bibliography and see if there are any glaring permissions. Do you think they will expect all my references to be up to date? I thought of submitting it with a covering letter sayin, I first submitted in it 1998 and that the viva was in October 1999 etc; as that would explain it.

Thaththi is in SL. from 12th March to 1st April at Gregory's Rd. so if you could drop off anything you have there, or ring and ask him to collect it, Thaththi can bring it for me. Ammi has come to SL for good. and akki too with her item baby (Sidath, cute, dark and fat) Will miss them all a lot, typical. I come to UK and now they're in SL!! How's your mother and sister, any news of the sister in USA. Have you been banished from the hideout? Gayathri Silva and Sonali Perera have been in touch but no news of Sashi. hope it is because she is too busy/happy with her new mail, what's lie like? Where you met him? How's Your pal Deepthi Where do you keep meeting Kapil ayia, I must write to him especially as he'll think I only write to you! I have you met uncle Priyan recently?Hope you can get email into the ELTU building soon, I really miss not having you on email,

Please keep in touch with all gossip, say hello to Ashera and Udeni and of course Sankha and Shavindri.

Take care and much,much love

Lots of love

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