Sri Lankan Tamils
Sri Lankan Tamils (Tamil: இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar or ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar),[1] also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils from the South Asian island country of Sri Lanka. Most Sri Lankan Tamils are living in the Northern Province and Eastern Province.[2]
Sri Lankan Tamils Media
Distribution of Sri Lankan Tamil people in Sri Lanka by DS Division according to the 2012 census.
Percentage of Sri Lankan Tamil people in Sri Lanka by district according to the 2012 census.
Indian Tamils are classed as a separate ethnic group.
The Koneswaram Hindu Temple in Trincomalee, mentioned in Saiva literature circa 700 CE by Thirugnana Sambanthar[3]
A Hindu gentleman of North Ceylon (1859)
The Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, one of the main Kovil in Sri Lanka.
A group of American Ceylon Mission missionaries in Jaffna (circa 1890)
Territorial claims for the state of Tamil Eelam by various Tamil groups
Tamil rebels in a pick-up truck in Kilinochchi in 2004
Sri Kamadchi Ampal temple in Hamm, Germany, built primarily by Sri Lankan Tamil expatriates
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References
- ↑ Krishnan, Shankara. Postcolonial Insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, and the Question of Nationhood (1999)University of Minnesota Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-8166-3330-2.
- ↑ A2 : Population by ethnic group according to districts, 2012Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ↑ Indrapala 2007, p. 230.
