A reminiscence about Sri Lanka's Independence Day celebration in Sydney, Australia in the 80s

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Dr. Ubayasiri Wijayananda Wickrama - Copper engraving, 'De Stadt Colombe' [The Town of Colombo], from a Dutch book c. 1775, after the original engraving by Johannes Kip of 1680. / A man buys a Sri Lankan national flag ahead of the country’s independence day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 03 February 2022. Credit: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / EPA

listen to a brief discussion by SBS Sinhala about how the Sri Lankan community in New South Wales, Australia celebrated Sri Lanka's Independence Day in the past when they were in Australia.


SBS Sinhala conversation with Dr. Ubayasiri Wijayananda Wickrama, a senior member of the Sinhala community in New South Wales.


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A reminiscence about Sri Lanka's Independence Day celebration in Sydney, Australia in the 80s | SBS Sinhala