Our Cultural Preservation Projects
Documenting the heritage, manuscripts, and lost traditions of Batticaloa.
Palm Leaf Manuscripts Translation
A long-term initiative to collect, digitize, translate, and publish ancient Batticaloa palm leaf manuscripts containing centuries-old knowledge on rituals, medicine, poetry, and local history.
- Palm Leaf Manuscripts Translation
- Ancient Tamil Script → Modern Tamil Translation
- Scholarly commentary
- Reconstructed replicas for education
- Digital Preservation & Tiered Access
Flavours of Batticaloa – Documentary
A documentary uncovering Batticaloa’s disappearing traditional food culture, recording recipes, cooking methods, and oral histories known only to a few elders.
- Traditional recipe documentation
- Video interviews with knowledgeable elders
- Cooking process recordings
- Historical & cultural background
Multimedia Documentation of Traditional Trades and Crafts
Documenting the knowledge and skills embedded in the traditional trades and crafts of Eastern, Northern, and Up-Country Sri Lanka, and sharing them on Wikimedia and open-access platforms. Many of these invaluable traditions (shipbuilding, weaving, pottery, etc.) face loss due to modernization and lack of digital access.
- Documentation of Indigenous Sri Lankan knowledge and skill-sets
- Focus on Eastern, Northern, and Up-Country regions
- Preservation of traditions (pottery, metalworking, weaving, etc.)
- Creation of Multimedia content (photos, videos, articles)
- Publishing to Wikimedia and open-access platforms
- Hosted by Noolaham foundation; collaborators work as volunteers
Ancient Hindu Temple Documentation
A collaborative effort to document the history and cultural significance of the oldest Hindu Temples situated in the Batticaloa district. The project focuses on capturing the intangible heritage before it is lost, including oral histories, traditional rituals, and architectural details.
- Collection of history and oral histories from temple elders
- Creation of multimedia content (videos, photos, interviews)
- Focus on the oldest temples in Batticaloa
- Content published on noolaham.media (aavanaham)
- Project hosted by Noolaham foundation; our team served as field workers for documentation and video editing