Remembering Giraavaru

A Giraavaru islander describes the story of how his community was moved from their home island to Hulhule and the Maldives capital Male more than four decades ago and remembers a unique way of life now gone.
Hulhevi Media gratefully acknowledges the contribution to the making of this film by the family of Ibrahim Yoosuf, Sakeena Hassan, and Shifa Abdul Kareem.

[@jagapriyansomasundaram492]

Thanks for Hulhevi Media for uploading this clip. I was in Maldives during the period from 1987-1994. I used go to the National Library - Male' very often and I can remember that I came to know about the Giravaru people for the first time from one of the books in the library. This is the first time I got an opportunity to view an interview given by a person from Giravaru origin.

[@timtann3411]

Being a diaspora of South Indian decent it's wonderful to document culture. We are all people of deep culture and traditions. These things must live on.

[@srajan7502]

Sad to see their original language and culture destroyed and made extinct! 😞

[@MojoBrookhaven]

No the language and culture still exist on other islands, giraavaru is only 1

[@ismailmaaish7110]

Such an interesting story
Thanks for sharing

[@babumahes]

I could hear some Tamil, Malayalam, and Sinhala. 😢😢

[@baphometpresidente4637]

I'm Thamil. they say Giraavaru are descendants of seafaring thamil people. but i dont understand anything this man says.🤔

[@ahmedqithshan5218]

It's because he are speaking dhivehi. It's an indo Aryan language. Giraavaru people adopted the language of The late comers

[@ahmedqithshan5218]

@Blogger Ash Sinhalese is the language closest related to dhivehi

[@Midu_Ismehelu]

​@@ahmedqithshan5218 Maldivian also has Tamil loanwords

[@fahadhossain2969]

From Which Indian City Giravaaru People Came To Maldives And In Which Year ???

[@prabur264]

1000s of years before from tamil nadu

[@kureeta60]

Im from fuamulah,but he isnt speaking very clearly,is that a giraavaru thing?

[@ahmedqithshan5218]

He's old you idiot

[@munniahmed960]

Wut the nut? These are Maldives people

[@Midu_Ismehelu]

That is their accent unique to them.

[@PerumPalli]

Do they still speak Tamil language

[@larsswig912]

no, not anymore

[@PerumPalli]

@@larsswig912 Do they identify them as descent of Tamil origin

[@larsswig912]

@@PerumPalli I think yes, but I'm not sure. I've never met someone from Giraavaru

[@PerumPalli]

@@larsswig912 hmm🤝🤝🤝

[@jorgeh.r9879]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
The title is in english
Video should be too

[@larsswig912]

there are subtitles lol turn them on

[@amoiii9759]

subtitles is a thing bruh