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31Buddhism in the Maldives — Although sources are not readily available but with a significant number of foreign workers from Sri Lanka [http://asia.msu.edu/southasia/Maldives/religion.html] the Buddhists could make up about 0.45% of the total population in Maldives… …
32East Asians in the United Kingdom — East and Southeast Asians in the United Kingdom …
33List of Tamils conferred Padma Shri — Padma Shri is India s fourth highest civilian honour. Distinguished personalities from Tamil Nadu have been awarded 190 Padma Shris out of the 1945 awarded since it was established in 1954. This may NOT be a complete list, please add/modify.… …
34Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora — The Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora refers to the global diaspora of the people of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. It can be said to be a subset of the larger Tamil diaspora.Like other diasporas, Sri Lankan Tamils are scattered and dispersed across the globe …
35Caste system in Sri Lanka — The Caste system in Sri Lanka is a division of society into strata, differing somewhat from the classic Varnas of North India but is similar in nature to the Jāti system found in South India. The fourfold caste model in Sri Lanka s pre British… …
36Soulbury Commission — The Soulbury Commission, announce in 1944 was, like its predecessor, the Donoughmore Commission, a prime instrument of constitutional reform in Sri Lanka. The immediate basis for the appointment of a commission for constitutional reforms was the… …
37Sinhala Only Act — The Sinhala Only Act (formally the Official Language Act) was a law passed in the Ceylonese parliament in 1956 (the country was renamed Sri Lanka in 1972). The law mandated Sinhala, the language of Sri Lanka s majority Sinhalese community, which… …
38American Ceylon Mission — The American Ceylon Mission (ACM) to Jaffna, Sri Lanka started with the arrival in 1813 of missionaries sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). The British colonial office in India and Ceylon restricted the… …
39Economy of ancient Tamil country — The economy of the ancient Tamil country (Sangam era: 200 BCE – 200 CE) describes the ancient economy of a region in southern India that covers the present day stateTamil Nadu. The main economic activities were agriculture, weaving, pearl fishery …
40Donoughmore Commission — The Donoughmore Commission (DC) was responsible for the creation of the Donoughmore Constitution in effect between 1931–47 in Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka). In 1931 there were approximately 12% (verification needed) Ceylonese Tamils, 12%… …
