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Roy Ratnavel

EVP, Head of Distribution at CI Global Asset Management:

Canada

EVP, Head of Distribution at CI Global Asset Management:

Author of Prisoner #1056. An accidental Sri Lankan by birth, unapologetic Tamil by heritage, and a proud Canadian by choice.

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About me

Author of Prisoner #1056. An accidental Sri Lankan by birth, unapologetic Tamil by heritage, and a proud Canadian by choice.

Interests

politics

career

leadership

Reward Creator

"As a teenage Tamil boy who witnessed many atrocities firsthand in Northern Sri Lanka, I know this well—' nobody survives a war whole.’ Like some Eelam Tamils, I was one of the lucky ones. Those of us who witnessed the era of Sri Lankan brutality and war, which left many Tamils to be displaced and stateless, must always remember this."

Roy R.

Society & Culture

Why and How I Wrote Prisoner #1056

"In my thirties, perhaps around the age of 35 or 36, I knew that I would one day write a book. A book about being terrorized as a young boy who experienced a brutal civil war in Sri Lanka and then transformed in Canada in his late teens and early twenties. I wanted to tell the world this survival story. A Tamil boy’s survival story."

Roy R.

Arts

Sri Lanka the Bamboo Lounge

"In 1948, when Sri Lanka got its independence, it was considered to be the post-colonial nation most likely to succeed economically and democratically. Unfortunately, since then, Sri Lanka has been governed by leaders with racial hatred for Tamils. Through their hatred, they have destroyed the country."

Roy R.

History & Heritage