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

Mrs Kandiah

The English teacher had never even been to England but through poems she could travel to the English countryside.

7,751 views

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T. Arasanayagam

The English teacher talks about his childhood memories of Jaffna and his discovery of "the other".

7,679 views

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Mohammed Yassin

The businessman talks about his expulsion from his hometown of Jaffna.

17,263 views

10
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.

5,155 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.

20,105 views

12
Dr Lester James Peries

The filmmaker talks about his love for cinema and his groundbreaking early films.

10,722 views

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Father Vito Perniola

The one hundred year old priest came to Ceylon in 1936. As a linguist, he learnt Pali and even taught the ancient language to monks and nuns.

4,399 views

2
Sister Pushpam Gnanapragasam

The senior nun reflects on why Jaffna people describe themselves as "our people".

9,380 views

3
Jean Arasanayagam

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

27,153 views

15
Edwin Ariyadasa

The veteran journalist looks back on 64 years with Lake House as a reporter and editor.

4,161 views

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Dominic Jeeva

The activist talks about growing up with caste, and why, despite its flaws, he's still proud to be a Jaffna man.

29,071 views

22
V.S. Alagan

The cemetery keeper talks about digging graves of different faiths and how he overcame his initial occupational fears and hazards.

12,057 views

5
Helga de Silva Blow Perera

Helga talks about her home and "anti-hotel", the sumptuous "Helga's Folly".

27,842 views

11
Father Harry Miller S.J.

The Jesuit priest from Louisiana explains why Batticaloa is the only home he knows.

20,538 views

11
Mrs. Subramanium

”Simplicity is the mark of genius”: the 82 year old explains why she refuses to leave Jaffna.

32,266 views

18
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.

19,031 views

16
Dr. Sivarajah

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

9,924 views

4
Mrs. Rasheed

The homemaker remembers how she coped after the death of her husband to raise five children alone.

8,934 views

5
Mrs Sui-King Chang

Mrs Sui-King Chang left Hong Kong in the 1950s and today is one of the last surviving first generation Chinese migrants.

7,600 views

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

Mrs Kandiah

T. Arasanayagam

Mohammed Yassin

Lawrence Saravanamuttu

Haniah Sultanbawa

Dr Lester James Peries

Father Vito Perniola

Sister Pushpam Gnanapragasam

Jean Arasanayagam

Edwin Ariyadasa

Dominic Jeeva

V.S. Alagan

Helga de Silva Blow Perera

Father Harry Miller S.J.

Mrs. Subramanium

Margaret Outschoorn

Dr. Sivarajah

Mrs. Rasheed

Mrs Sui-King Chang