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The researcher into genealogy in Sri Lanka (as in the rest of the Indian subcontinent) faces a significant problem due to the lack of reliable source material.Unlike in the West, where there has been a long tradition of documenting genealogical data (i.e.: births, marriages and deaths) from very early times, in Sri Lanka it is only after the advent of the Portuguese that such information was ...
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha (1739–1747) Madurai Spouse: 2 Madurai Spouses: Kirti Sri Rajasinha (1747–1782) Yakada Doli: Sri Rajadhi Rajasinha (1782–1798) Queen Upendramma: Brother: Subbamma Nayaka: Sri Venkata Perumal: 4 Madurai Spouses [N 20] Two sons: Six daughters: Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (1798–1815) Venkata Angammal
The Ponnambalam–Coomaraswamy family are mainly from Manipay, Jaffna and were of the Sri Lankan Vellalar caste. [3] [4] They have been politically active since 18th century, with many having posts such as Mudaliyars, a title for Ceylonese officials used under the Colony governments of Ceylon.
Tamil British singer M.I.A (born Mathangi Arulpragasam) [228] and BBC journalist George Alagiah [229] are, among others, notable people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus have built a number of prominent Hindu temples across North America and Europe, notably in Canada, France, Germany, Denmark, and the UK. [9] [17]
Sabaratnam Arulkumaran - is a Sri Lankan Tamil physician, former president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and president-elect of the British Medical Association. Maheshi N. Ramasamy - is a British-Sri Lankan physician
Kulasegaram Vairamuthu Pandara Vanniyan was a native of Vanni. The 'Vanniyan' here is different from the caste of the same name. Much remains unclear about his family, but reports state that he had one sister, Nallanachal Vanniyan, and two younger brothers called Kayilaya Vanniyan (Minister) and Periya Meynaar (Commander of the State). [6]
In 2022, Melissa Petro's family skipped holiday stress for a meaningful trip to Sri Lanka instead. The trip was a celebration after she sold a book proposal and they met up with family members there.
Indian Tamils had been lumped together with Sri Lankan Tamils for the Sri Lankan Census from 1871 to 1901. Since 1911, Indian Tamils have been shown as a separate group, and revealed Indian Tamils constituting 12.9% of the total population, whereas Sri Lankan Tamils, who had lived in the country for centuries prior had a lesser population of 12.8%.