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Rajandeeren Kanayan – Silat & Gan Eng Seng School, Blair Plain Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Rajandeeren Kanayan traces his roots in the old Tanjong Pagar, from his grandparents arriving from India to his father working in the Singapore Harbour Board and then the Port of Singapore Authority. He himself grew up in Queen’s Crescent, Blair Plain and Silat Integrated School after the war. What filled his early years was a sense of adventure, initiative and independence common to many of his generation.
Part 1 | https://youtu.be/fnQd1vRvS-Q
Part 2 | https://youtu.be/h3zEdSfmoMc
00:00 Introduction
03:15 My Grandparents from India to Singapore
10:36 My Parents
15:13 Silat Walk to Queen’s Crescent
19:48 Blair Plain
23:35 Being Out
27:29 A Sense of Adventure
33:41 Silat School
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