Archive videos

Film records, interviews, and public memory.

A focused collection of external archive footage, embedded historical video, and recorded discussions connected to Dr. Wijayananda Dahanayake and the foundation's public legacy.

Archive video

ITN Roving Report: Crisis in Ceylon.

Archival news footage documenting public mourning after the assassination of Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, including the tomb, portraits and floral tributes, soldiers outside the residence of Wijeyananda Dahanayake, and an interview with Dahanayake during the political crisis.

The footage is listed as an external archive record and opens on the original Getty Images page.

View on Getty Images

View original footage page on Getty Images.

Archive video

New Premier of Ceylon Prays for Guidance. (1959)

In the cool quietude of Polwatta Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Ceylon, newly appointed Premier Wijayananda Dahanayake prayed, September 30, for wisdom and guidance, for calm and the restoration of peace in his troubled country.

Playable external video embedded from Facebook.

New Premier of Ceylon Prays for Guidance. (1959)

Video discussion

A discussion with Mr. Ranjit Amarakeerthi Palihapitiya.

A discussion with Mr. Ranjit Amarakeerthi Palihapitiya, the author of the biography of Dr. Wijayananda Dahanayake.

Playable external video embedded from YouTube.

A discussion with Mr. Ranjit Amarakeerthi Palihapitiya.

Video discussion

A discussion with Mr. Nalaka Jayasena.

A discussion with Mr. Nalaka Jayasena on Dr. Wijayananda Dahanayake.

Playable external video embedded from YouTube.

A discussion with Mr. Nalaka Jayasena on Dr. Wijayananda Dahanayake.

Foundation video

Kalyanapriya Dahanayake Foundation reel.

A short video feature from the Kalyanapriya Dahanayake Foundation Facebook page, included as part of the foundation's growing digital gallery.

Playable external Reel embedded from Facebook.

Kalyanapriya Dahanayake Foundation Facebook Reel.