Robert Bwanji had a dream, a dream to make the world of his hometown better again. He was going to be the Albert Einstein of his day come what may or Thomas Edison.

He was African by birth but moved to Sri Lanka as a young child of 8. He was Malisesian as the record stated. Four years after they moved, his parents station wagon was hit head on by a drunk driver but when the police arrived at the scene, there was no evidence of the drunk. It was quickly dubbed an open and shut case, making young Robert a child of the state. All through his growing years he clung to the idea of creating a better world back home. The little notebook his father left behind was both his pointers and inspiration. As the years flew by and he began talking on political duties, try as he might, he could not stay in the shadows for long. He knew that some day he would have to make a decision - go home or stay forever.

Robert was thrilled at the prospect of setting up new industrial and infrastructure growth back in his hometown, Malisese. He had always commended the government of Sri Lanka in their ability to provide durable infrastructures for their citizens to make life easy for them. They also came up with an initiative called Free Education for all. Robert was one of the beneficiaries of its...