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

Samarakone Bandara

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

5,076 views

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Mrs Kandiah

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

9,337 views

10
S. Thoradeniya

The retired principal talks about meeting his lifetime goal of translating his favorite book.

19,890 views

11
Mary Joaana Vaas

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

2,014 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.

12,827 views

5
B. Rajapakse

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

8,118 views

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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.

9,129 views

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K. C. Kodituwakku

The retired bank manager remembers Jaffna past and present.

9,857 views

6
Dominic Jeeva

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

31,848 views

22
Jean Arasanayagam

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

29,445 views

15
Helga de Silva Blow Perera

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

29,787 views

11
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.

20,461 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

Samarakone Bandara

Mrs Kandiah

S. Thoradeniya

Mary Joaana Vaas

V.S. Alagan

B. Rajapakse

Mrs Sui-King Chang

K. C. Kodituwakku

Dominic Jeeva

Jean Arasanayagam

Helga de Silva Blow Perera

Mohammed Hussein Ismail