Sri Lankan History

By V. Chockalingam

The article "Eelam and Sinhala" tells the story of Eelam Tamils struggling for their rights against the Sinhalese majority. In a nutshell, Eelam-Sinhala politics resembles Aryan-Dravidian politics.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
• Release date: Jun 6, 2022
• ISBN: 6580555508553

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Sri Lankan History

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Vijayan and Kuveni

The Curse of Kuveni

The arrival of Vijaya Stamp (1956)

Pandyas on the Island

Cholas on the Island

The Island Kingdom

The Island Colonisation

Control of British

Post-British Period

Sri Lankan Government

Tami Ethnic Groups

Chelvanayakam

JVP Revolts

Civil Wars

Operation Poomalai

IPKF

Tamil Nadu in Eelam Politics

Norway Peace Talks

LTTE

Conclusion

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination

Behind the Assassination

Haribabu’s Camera

Rajaratnam

Bofors Connection

MDMA

Reference

Introduction

The article Eelam and Sinhala tells the story of Eelam Tamils struggling for their rights against the Sinhalese majority. In a nutshell, Eelam-Sinhala politics resembles Aryan-Dravidian politics.

Vijayan and Kuveni

Buddhist Sinhalese establish their history with the Mahavamsa book written by the Buddhist monk Mahanama Thera in Pali, mixing truth and falsehood, highlighting the Buddhist religion. According to the Mahavamsa, Sinhabahu was the ruler of Odisha (the Kalinga Region), and Vijayan was the eldest son of Sinhabahu. Sinhabahu received a plea from the citizens of the country alleging that his son Vijayan was carrying out a range of horrific acts against them. In response, Sinhabahu deported his son Vijayan along with seven hundred of his buddies on a ship. After halting at a few different locations, the sailors made it to the island of Ceylon in the end.

Yakshini Kuveni, a Dravidian woman said to be a descendant of Ravana, offered Vijayan’s