With this fringe event however, the Galle Lit Fest warmly invites the curious to take a peek at the goings-on of its inhabitants via glossy photojournalistic biographies hung from wooden pegs.

Eighty interesting characters feature here, who, from across the world have set up shop in this ancient citadel, like Fathima Jiffry, Fort dress-maker.

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