# Christopher Ondaatje
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Sir Philip christopher ondaatje, OC, CBE, FRSL (; born 22 February 1933) is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist, adventurer, writer and bob-sledding Olympian for Canada. Ondaatje is the older brother of author Michael Ondaatje and lives in both Chester, Nova Scotia and the United Kingdom.
== Overview ==
Born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to a Chetty-Burgher family of Dutch and Indian origin, Ondaatje first went to S. Thomas' Preparatory School in Kollupitiya as one of its first students, and later went to Blundell's School in the United Kingdom.
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Producer: Harry Parker.
Travel Biography
John McCarthy discusses travel biography at the Cheltenham Literature Festival with eminent writers in the field; Sir Christopher Ondaatje, Sara Wheeler and Alexander Maitland.
Producer: Harry Parker.
Christopher Ondaatje
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