House utensils in use 60 years ago in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Granite grinding stones.

A wooden pulley used in a well to draw water.

A hanging brass night-lamp.

House utensil of Jaffna, Sri Lanka in the 1950's.

'Uri' - To hand clay pots from the roof beam'

'Kalappai' - Wooden plough with Iron blade.

'Kudam' - Water container made of brass.

An era when there were no aluminium or plastyic containers. There were no 'throw-away items.

An old bullock cart, exhibit at Gnanam's Hotel, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Drawn by two bulls tied to a cross-bar in front, this was the mode of transport for millenia in this region. This  was in active use in the 1950s till gradually replaced by the vehicles powered by the internal combustion engine.

Manipulating a puppet, Sri Lanka.

The Dutch Fort, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The Jaffna Public Library seen over the moat of the Fort.

A 'sentry box' on the walls of the Fort.

The whitish-grey area is where the rebuilding has taken place.

A sunset near the Fort.

One of the classic 'Star Forts' built by the Dutch, this was the m,ain administrative centre of the Dutch and later the British. It was being systematically dismantled by the LTTE during its hey-day. The Dutch Government has funded a project to rebuild it. The white coloured areas on the walls of the Fort show the rebuilding.