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    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.
    20,646 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.
    4,651 views
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    Seenithamby
    The fisherman talks about the changes to his way of life and his father who taught him to fish.
    12,646 views
    5
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    Shastriya Kanapathypillai Nallathamby
    This shastriya or astrologer is famous in Batticaloa for his skill in accurately foretelling the future.
    7,806 views
    5
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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.
    6,156 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.
    6,286 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.
    9,357 views
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    Prince Casinader
    The correspondent talks about his cherished singing fish, the cultural symbol of Batticaloa.
    16,224 views
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    Father Harry Miller S.J.
    The Jesuit priest from Louisiana explains why Batticaloa is the only home he knows.
    22,934 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.
    11,261 views
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