Bodhini Samaratunga is a Sri Lankan writer known for her compassionate medical storytelling and contributions to health awareness through personal and professional experiences. She writes about the intersection of medicine and humanity, aiming to make health information accessible and relatable for her readers. Samaratunga has shared many stories highlighting medical experiences and the human side of healthcare, particularly in postwar Sri Lanka, where she works to bridge gaps in understanding across ethnic divides and encourage social healing through empathy. She has authored 4 books, Anithkona, Manupura sakmana, Sayanika satahan nove and Mage passen enna.
Sayanika Satahan Nove was translated into Tamil and published in India Chennai in 2023
Her works, such as Anith Kona - A Doctor's Heart Sutra and Sayanika Satahan Nove, offer insights from her time as a physician, blending stories from her practice with reflections on the societal impacts of war. Through this approach, she emphasises the importance of conveying health knowledge in a narrative form to foster trust and understanding with patients. She is a blogger, columnist, Author, medical doctor, and public health researcher currently based in Sweden.
