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i am is a narratives project exploring Sri Lanka's regional identity in sound and image

D. S. Amarasekara

The retired teacher from Baddegama talks about the historical roots of his village.

7,266 views

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Somasundramoillai Pathmanathan

The poet and teacher reflects on the changes faced by the people of Jaffna over the decades of war.

15,621 views

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Mervyn Fernando

Mervyn's goal was always to learn another language despite leaving school prematurely. He shares his joy of knowing two languages.

2,005 views

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Dr Lester James Peries

The filmmaker talks about going to the cinema as a boy from Dehiwala, his documentary work and his early films.

7,537 views

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Selvam Croos Moraes

A Bharatha man reminisces on his discovery of a photograph of the Donoughmore Commission, in which his father was a staff member.

3,727 views

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B. Reuben

The teacher talks about his passion for the lending library that he hopes to restart one day.

7,773 views

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Byron Unmani

An elder in the Veddah community of Vaharai, talks about loss of their language and adapting to their new environment as fishermen.

2,679 views

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Jayaseelan

The bathhouse owner talks about the changes in his life, to the baths he inherited as well as to Kochikade.

1,988 views

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Parakrama Dahanayake

The nephew of former Prime Minister Wijeyananda Dahanayake remembers his late uncle.

30,792 views

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Prince Casinader

The correspondent talks about his cherished singing fish, the cultural symbol of Batticaloa.

11,536 views

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Christy Mihindukulasooriya

The first man to play the role of Jesus Christ in the Duwa Passion Plays shares his anecdotes of playing Jesus for forty years.

2,262 views

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Annaviyar Arasaratnam

The koothu master talks about his connection to this ancient art form and his struggle to keep this traditional Tamil theatre alive today.

4,071 views

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Sister Irene Bartelöt

The Franciscan sister from Batticaloa is the picture of diversity. She talks about the time when people didn't ask what ethnicity or nationality you were.

4,014 views

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Mrs Sui-King Chang

One of the last surviving first generation Chinese migrants to Ceylon, Mrs Chang left Hong Kong in the 1950s to meet the man she would marry.

6,570 views

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Inayet Akbarally

The trader tells the story of his great grandfather and how he became the first member of the Dawoodi Bohra community to set foot in Ceylon.

4,235 views

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Dr. Sivarajah

The community doctor reflects on his years of living in Jaffna and how these challenges keep him on the peninsula.

8,317 views

4
S. Thoradeniya

The retired principal talks about meeting his lifetime goal of publishing a translation of his favorite childhood read.

15,790 views

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Haniah Sultanbawa

The history teacher talks about the challenges she faced in becoming the first Muslim woman from Galle to graduate from university.

16,732 views

12
Jean Arasanayagam

The writer reflects on her Burger identity and her marriage to an atypical Jaffna man.

21,389 views

12
Joseph Chooge

The prayer leader recalls his days of singing hymns in Latin and how the lives of people going to church in Negombo were affected by language changes.

1,430 views

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Judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry

The senior-most retired judge in Sri Lanka talks about his campaign against nuclear weapons.

6,099 views

6
Margaret Outschoorn

The Portuguese Burgher matriarch from Batticaloa talks about displacement and loss, and how she still misses her old life in the Dutch Bar.

15,235 views

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Mustaffa Mohamed Atham Bawa

The shopkeeper reflects on the terrible incidents of violence he has witnessed in Batticaloa and how communities have tried to move on together.

9,706 views

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Venerable Walatara Nayaka Thero

The chief monk shows off his collection of vintage vinyl records and explains why appreciating music and being a monk are not mutually exclusive.

8,828 views

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C.K. Sankarakumaran

The guarantee shroff reflects on his connections to his two homes of Kandy and Jaffna.

10,265 views

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Lawrence Saravanamuttu

Lawrence Saravanamuttu's shop is over 150 years old and famous for selling cigars. He talks about the Jaffna cigar popular among Negombo fishermen.

2,988 views

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Portraits of Sri Lanka's elders in sound and image

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i am is a narratives project exploring Sri Lanka's regional identity in sound and image

D. S. Amarasekara

Somasundramoillai Pathmanathan

Mervyn Fernando

Dr Lester James Peries

Selvam Croos Moraes

B. Reuben

Byron Unmani

Jayaseelan

Parakrama Dahanayake

Prince Casinader

Christy Mihindukulasooriya

Annaviyar Arasaratnam

Sister Irene Bartelöt

Mrs Sui-King Chang

Inayet Akbarally

Dr. Sivarajah

S. Thoradeniya

Haniah Sultanbawa

Jean Arasanayagam

Joseph Chooge

Judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry

Margaret Outschoorn

Mustaffa Mohamed Atham Bawa

Venerable Walatara Nayaka Thero

C.K. Sankarakumaran

Lawrence Saravanamuttu