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Bookmark or Share- Capturing the Disappearing Glory of Slave Island – GroundviewsCentered around the 150-year-old de Soysa Building and its residents, the latest in the long line of victims to the ever-changing landscape of Slave Island in the name of development, the film examines effects of urbanisation, displacement and dispossession and explores the slow burn repercussions it has on cultural values, identity and ...
- Slave Island - Wikipedia'Company Roads'; Tamil: கொம்பனித்தெரு) also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya, formerly known as Slave Island, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort. The suburb contains Beira Lake, a large lake and its esplanade is visited by many for recreation.
- The Changing Streets of Slave Island – In Pictures - Roar MediaThe Changing Streets of Slave Island – In Pictures. Everyday Sri Lanka February 23, 2018. article. With text contributions by Aisha Nazim. It’s widely believed that Slave Island was actually an island back in the day—and housed ‘kaffir slaves’ brought down by the Dutch during their reign in Sri Lanka. It was also a predominantly Malay ...
- Treasures of Slave Island: Capturing the Cultural Heritage of ColomboSlave Island, named by the somewhat unimaginative British, was once the port where the Dutch and Portuguese brought African slaves. This section of Colombo is now regarded as a multicultural hotspot and is home to people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, including Moors, Malays and Burghers.
- Roar Media Archive - The Slave Island That We Have ForgottenEver wondered how Slave Island, one of downtown Colombo’s major hotspots today, got its name? It has neither slaves nor is an island as far as we can see. But then again, place-names rarely lie. They often reflect the reality that once was, capturing a loop in time as cleverly as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.
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