Charming Ceylon 1931

A tour of the island of Ceylon in the 1930s. Footage from this film is available for licensing from www.globalimageworks.com

[@samuelmatz]

Ayubowan, dear Sri Lankans. Sri Lanka's citizens are smart and hard working. If one were to measure how much they have been able to accomplish , since their independence, you would agree, they are very smart and hlghly motivated nation (people).

[@Thiviru_premarathne]

I am from Ceylon

[@AsokaTw-mz3lr]

What happened in Sri Lanka was that we never industrialized our society. Japan did, Korea did, all the western countries did. Sweden was even dirt poor than this. Industrialization is required for any country to thrive, but unfortunately still we struggle to embrace the Industrialization fully.

[@ChamikaraBandaraFilm]

2:51 අපේ උනුත් ඉතින් ලේසි පහසු පිස්සුවක් නෙවෙයි ඒ කාලෙත් කෙලලා තියෙන්නේ...

[@Mr_WhiteJrJr]

😂

[@lumalive]

Very nice to see the country 78 years ago. Things change very fast all over the world.

[@irken38]

Kind of annoying to hear the man keep saying primitive. Lanka is far from primitive

[@spiderberlin]

This is a wonderful film. I am totally inspired. Many Thanks !!!!

[@Inahzi13]

Does anybody ever wonder what would happen if no country ever tried to invade or take over. Just trade and stuff What do you think the world would be like ?

[@PradeepPerera11]

This is the Sri Lanka many Colombo folk are proud of. We were so oppressed we started praising the oppressor. Literacy in these days were dangerously low. They broke the back of Temple education and provided alternatives only for the rich.

[@cjfernando82]

Primitivness is the greatness

[@siddiquemohamed8731]

Mother nature's abundance to this beautiful pearl island. That's why there were so many foreign invaders in the past to our country. Where do we stand today??

[@harshatennakoon530]

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[@NickVenture1]

How can a follower of Buddha even believe that he has never been born in another place of this universe? What about those ancient Singhalese reborn into other nations and people... they do not deserve respect? Who is foreigner or native under this perspective of eternity and unity of everything? .. Maybe it is time to cool down and leave nicer comments for this good documentary about the good island.

[@praneethpj9937]

Primitive word is completely wrong here. Ceylon civilization has begun more than 2500 years ago.

[@NickVenture1]

,How can a follower of Buddha even believe that he has never been born in another place of this universe? What about those ancient Singhalese reborn into other nations and people... they do not deserve respect? Who is foreigner or native under this perspective of eternity and unity of everything? .. Maybe it is time to cool down and leave nicer comments for this good documentary about the good island.

[@lymerance]

NickVenture1 everyone is equal in Buddha teaching.

[@amansaikia.01]

I like the narrator

[@harlequin75]

You are right that the tea estate workers were brought by the British but your statement about Tamils being the native people of Sri Lanka is incorrect.

[@AsokaTw-mz3lr]

true, Tamils came to sri lanka first as invaders in Anuradhapura era.

[@Calligraphy-dilipaweeratunga13]

Primitive! Wtf! 2000 years ago they built stupas(buddhist monumants) over 500 ft tall (still can be seen today) . They build palaces which had over 13 storeys(ruins are in the anciant city of Anuraadhapura). English were primitive compared to ancient Sinhalese.

[@cjfernando82]

Well said bro englishmen wants us to be primitive but we are great yet our people dont understand

[@DunmeriDrain]

Are you being serious?

[@Calligraphy-dilipaweeratunga13]

@@DunmeriDrain come and see for yourself brother

[@DunmeriDrain]

@@Calligraphy-dilipaweeratunga13 no, saar. Inwont come to poopoo street #198274

[@Calligraphy-dilipaweeratunga13]

@@DunmeriDrain you are talking about india. Go to the ancient city of Anuradhapura you will find water sealed public toilets there.

[@Pradeeph96]

Thank u very very much. I love this.

[@pragzter]

@no1reallycaresabout Agreed. politics RUINED this beautiful country of ours, and it's OUR problem to fix it... since politicians don't do jack about it.

[@joeymasong]

however this former british colony was also know today as sri lanka

[@Thiviru_premarathne]

I am from Ceylon

[@xone4702]

Amazing.....

[@Looserdew]

AMAZING!

[@Nishantha]

Truly amazing!

[@gatheringleaves]

I think it would be alot more peaceful and culturally diverse

[@Trimmzz]

sick video!!!!!!!1

[@nuwaraapi]

yes there are Tamils living, and have been living among Sinhalese very happily for years. Even when LTTE in the USA Canada and Europe were spreading blatant lies about Sinhalese and how the government is committing 'genocide' of Tamils, Tamils were living happily in every part of the island working and going about their lives. It is a shame that such lowly liars and brutal and fraudulent LTTE tamils took so many lives brutally -all for money and power! shame!

[@Sinnadore]

I respect your right to have a different opinion. I personally do not subscribe to the idea that SWRD Bandaranayaka was a stupid man.You are correct. We must go for a Sri Lankan identity once LTTE terrorism is eradicated.Personally I had to learn both Sinhala and Tamil to be in government service.I know even today sinhala doctors are required to pass Tamil and Tamil doctors are required to pass Sinhala for promotions in the Health Service. This is not racism.Majority of Lankans are not racist.

[@johnappuhamy4848]

Happy about that we had a lovely paradise with a great nation. But now worrying about living in a hell with crocodiles.

[@Sinnadore]

You must be aware of the fact that during British colonial era, the divide and rule discriminated against majority Sinhala people in Sri Lanka.When Sri Lanka gained independence only 6% of the population could read, write and speak English. There was nothing wrong in bringing Sinhala only act.The Act was meant to correct the historical mistakes of the centuries of Colonial rule. Unfortunately Mr. Bandaranayaka was murdered before he could fully implement his agenda.

[@harlequin75]

@tenjacks98 I like this particular response.

[@rakithar]

Where can I find the full documantery

[@geminichannel4407]

Why this narrator saying Ceylon is PRIMITIVE

[@ias7700]

Every thing looks pretty clean and organized.until the sarong jonnies took over ....

[@sbtrilk]

@no1reallycaresabout - There is nothing wrong in making Sinhala and Tamil official language. It allowed native people to come out from the dark. If not his policy our country would be similar to most countries/ islands in pacific ocean where elite English speaking few and lot in the dark. Cinsider seriously opportunity cost of not making native languages..., rather just blaming others..,

[@pradeepghk]

What a great revolution.

[@GentlemanGhost1]

Other than the dance, everything else is pretty accurate :)

[@Calligraphy-dilipaweeratunga13]

During the collonial reign the traditional dances were demoted.so there weren't good dancers as usual. And the movie is running faster than usual. They don't dance like that fast. Search for traditional dances of sri lanka.

[@lankanpride22]

@MonsieurLyrics for ur information....BUDDHA WAS NOT TAMIL!!!! HE WAS ANOTHER TYPE OF INDIAN BUT NOT TAMIL!!! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE WRITING!!

[@ravio4s]

ado k3riyo

[@fig87]

poor elephants

[@Inahzi13]

owe owe

[@sujeevgomi]

which the British started..

[@GentlemanGhost1]

@AirMarshal81 You are so right,that is a bloody lie

[@nmu527]

Indeed, primitive seems to have been the word of the day. I can only imagine what the reaction would have been from the prim, proper, "civilized" British who watched this film:"it's such a charming, quaint little country with such primitive but sweet and subservient natives". The superiority complex of the British is nothing but PALPABLE and DISGUSTING.

[@gusgemba]

suddata puka deepan do!!!!!!

[@vinodsidhard6601]

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