What We Leave We Carry

Dulani Kulasinghe

Dulani Kulasinghe, who has experienced double migration after leaving Sri Lanka, registers that 'more open conversations in the UK about racism and empire have led to a massive backlash, maybe the last gasp of the beast'.

by Dulani Kulasinghe

3rd December 2024
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    In episode 21 of What We Leave We Carry, the series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK, focuses on Dulani Kulasinghe who was born in Sri Lanka and migrated to the USA before settling in the UK after falling in love with a British man she met in Morocco. Dulani registers that ‘more open conversations in the UK about racism and empire have led to a massive backlash, maybe the last gasp of the beast.’

    Dulani was talking with Colin Grant

    Dulani Kulasinghe

    Dulani Kulasinghe

    Dulani Kulasinghe is a writer and teacher whose creative practice explores belonging, contested histories and legacies of empire.

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