Ranjith Henayaka-Lochbihler
| Interview | Manuela Bojadžijev |
| Interview language | German |
| Country of origin | Sri Lanka |
| Year of migration | 1980 |
| Interview length | 02:26:17 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Ranjith Henayaka-Lochbihler | ||||
| 2 | Birth, family and childhood in Sri Lanka | ||||
| 2.1 | Language and religion | ||||
| 2.2 | The siblings | ||||
| 2.3 | Household structure and work of the family | ||||
| 2.4 | The schooling | ||||
| 2.5 | Good memories of childhood | ||||
| 2.6 | Important figures in life | ||||
| 2.7 | A normal day | ||||
| 2.8 | Role of the mother in intellectual education | ||||
| 3 | Politics and political activities | ||||
| 3.1 | Politicisation and awareness for colonial circumstances | ||||
| 3.2 | Connecting the global context with one's own local situation | ||||
| 3.3 | Work with people's liberation front and funding | ||||
| 3.4 | Armed fight | ||||
| 3.5 | Language and communication-problems between comrades | ||||
| 3.6 | Prison | ||||
| 3.6.1 | Arrest and prison | ||||
| 3.6.2 | Conditions in prison | ||||
| 3.6.3 | Riot and protests in prison | ||||
| 3.6.4 | Political discussions in prison | ||||
| 3.6.5 | Change of prison | ||||
| 3.6.6 | Jailbreak | ||||
| 3.6.7 | Joining other revolutionary groups | ||||
| 3.6.8 | Guerilla-activities and prosecution by secret service | ||||
| 3.6.9 | Back in prison and torture | ||||
| 4 | Escape | ||||
| 4.1 | Parliamentary elections and living in underground | ||||
| 4.2 | Prosecution by police and descision to escape | ||||
| 4.3 | Organisation of the escape | ||||
| 4.4 | Collaboration with The Liberation Tigers of Tamil | ||||
| 4.5 | Impossibility to stay and risks | ||||
| 4.6 | Escape with faked documents | ||||
| 4.7 | Arrival in Rome | ||||
| 4.8 | At the austrian border | ||||
| 4.9 | Driving over the border to Munich | ||||
| 5 | Germany | ||||
| 5.1 | Arrival in Munich, political asylum application and refusal | ||||
| 5.2 | Stay with a flat share with activists, work and school | ||||
| 5.3 | Fighting for a employment permit | ||||
| 5.4 | Political commitment in Germany | ||||
| 5.5 | Establishing a place for political work | ||||
| 5.6 | Tolerance for five years and residence problems | ||||
| 6 | A new birth in Germany | ||||
| 7 | Third-world-centre and resistance | ||||
| 8 | Wedding | ||||
| 9 | Decision not to return to Sri Lanka | ||||
| 9.1 | Change of political strategies and ideas | ||||
| 9.2 | The friend's death | ||||
| 10 | Family visit in Sri Lanka | ||||
| 11 | Writing memoirs | ||||
| 12 | Writing about globalization and neo-liberalism | ||||
| 13 | The project and conference about federal structures | ||||
| 14 | Activities against government of Sri-Lanka | ||||
| 15 | Racism in Germany | ||||
| 16 | Feudalism, capitalism and racist thinking | ||||
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