‘Witnesses to History’ is a HistoricalDialogue.lk podcast series hosted by Smriti Daniel featuring oral historians, architects & foodies from diverse backgrounds. The tri-part series will take you on a journey through history as living memories, giving you distinctive insight into archives of Sri Lanka’s past.
This episode speaks to people who collect other people's histories, and how stories can complicate and expand our understanding of identity and our shared past.
This episode speaks to people who use architecture to talk about history and the lives we have lived. For them a building is never just a building.
This episode reflects on how the dishes we cook reflect our history and culture, adapting and responding to war and conflict, loss and migration.