To many, the word ‘Jaffna’ brings memories of war, or symbolises a city struggling to rebuild itself from a conflict now over. To some, it is home ‒ to others, a home they once knew. But it is also so much more; Sivaharan Rajkumar visits the once thriving capital of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province to give us insight into the living, breathing place it is today, and shed light on the potential it could store for the future.