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    Sam Wijesinha
    The educator explains why he hasn't forgotten his roots in the village.
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    Jayaseelan
    The bathhouse owner talks about the changes in his life, to the baths that he inherited, as well as to Kochikade.
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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.
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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.
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    Gerald Fonseka
    The father's ethical treatment of his workers on the coconut plantations and mills in the 1950s inspired the son to do the same.
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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.
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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.
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    Lejmal Hussein
    The migrant worker reflects on the highs and lows of working in Saudi Arabia for nineteen years away from his family and hometown of Negombo.
    5,855 views
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    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.
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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.
    7,721 views
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    Edwin Ariyadasa
    The veteran journalist looks back on 64 years with Lake House as a reporter and editor.
    5,659 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.
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