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    Helga de Silva Blow Perera
    Helga talks about her home and "anti-hotel", the sumptuous "Helga's Folly".
    27,722 views
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    Panchanaada
    The Kandyan drummer explains how he got his name.
    10,936 views
    4
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    Mrs. Rasheed
    The homemaker remembers how she coped after the death of her husband to raise five children alone.
    8,865 views
    5
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    Jean Arasanayagam
    The writer reflects on her Burger identity and her marriage to an atypical Jaffna man.
    27,052 views
    15
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    S. Thoradeniya
    The retired principal talks about meeting his lifetime goal of translating his favorite book.
    18,558 views
    11
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    V.S. Alagan
    The cemetery keeper talks about digging graves of different faiths and how he overcame his initial occupational fears and hazards.
    11,999 views
    5