CHELLAPAH, Wilfred
Communities of Singapore (Part 2),
Accession Number 000353
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 19
Total Reels
- Daniel Chew (Dr)
Interviewer
- 08:35:21
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 19
Metadata
- 21 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:26:15
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and parents' background. Educational history. Description of birthplace. Why father moved to Nallu. Mode of transportation. Description of houses and construction method. Why father returned to Ceylon from Malaya. How retirees lived. Why sister was sent to Singapore. His childhood; routine and activities.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 19
Metadata
- 21 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:26:28
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Significance of taking oil bath. Details of oil bath. His family belonged to Chetty class. Caste system in Jaffna and Nallu. Treatment of lower caste eg servants, barbers, dhobies. Celebration of Christian festivals. Relationship amongst neighbours. Story of last Tamil King.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 19
Metadata
- 21 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:26:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How they spent leisure in Nallu. Parents' religious activities. How mother became involved in pentacostal worship. What became of his siblings. Sequence of siblings' migration to Malaya. Relationship with his other siblings. His experiences in kindergarten. Description of his parents.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 19
Metadata
- 21 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:25:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Reminiscences of his kindergarten days and schooldays in St John's College. Why he was suspended from school. His teachers and classmates. How parents and neighbours felt about his behaviour. Why he had to leave Jaffna.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 19
Metadata
- 26 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:28:14
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Consequences of marriages between different castes. Pride of Ceylonese. Relationship between Tamils and Sinhalese. Importance Jaffna Tamils placed on education. Why Tamils had better jobs. Racial riots in 1915. Other minorities in Ceylon. How Tamils first came to Jaffna. Physical appearance of Malayalees and Sinhalese.
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