‘East is also ready for Malabar settlements as was done in Jaffna’ – British Viscount Torrington writes in 1848 (Ceylon/Sri Lanka)
Saturday, April 30th, 2016Shenali D Waduge This quote is taken from a letter to the Colonial Office in the UK. The lines are important for several reasons. Firstly, it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the British were bringing in Malabars (Tamils) from the Indian coastal areas to Sri Lanka and settling these Malabars with the […]
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