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

B. Rajapakse

The dance instructor reflects on the tradition of dance in his hometown of Amunugama.

6,408 views

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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.

9,532 views

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Jean Arasanayagam

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

21,358 views

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S. Thoradeniya

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

15,788 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.

6,568 views

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Helga de Silva Blow Perera

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

23,302 views

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K. C. Kodituwakku

The retired bank manager remembers Jaffna past and present.

7,839 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.

24,143 views

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Mary Joaana Vaas

The fisherman's wife from Duwa talks about her travels to the north and east in a time untouched by war.

1,399 views

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Mohammed Hussein Ismail

The retired jewellery shop worker talks about his ten years in Trincomalee where he mingled with military men at the end of the second world war.

18,028 views

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Mrs Kandiah

The English teacher had never even been to England but through the power of her imagination, she could travel to the English countryside.

5,262 views

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Samarakone Bandara

The ritualist talks about his connection to the spirit world and why he came to Kandy.

4,198 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

B. Rajapakse

V.S. Alagan

Jean Arasanayagam

S. Thoradeniya

Mrs Sui-King Chang

Helga de Silva Blow Perera

K. C. Kodituwakku

Dominic Jeeva

Mary Joaana Vaas

Mohammed Hussein Ismail

Mrs Kandiah

Samarakone Bandara