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Biswas (Bengali: বিশ্বাস) (pronounced in Bengali as "bish-shash") is a native Bengali surname, commonly used by the Bengali community of India and Bangladesh. The surname was an honorary title bestowed on persons who were relied upon for the work of accounts, receipts and expenditure. [1] The word Biswas means faith or trust in ...
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Sinhalese names usually consists of three parts. The first part is the patronymic name (family name) of the father, ancestor name or 'house name', which often has the suffix ‘-ge’ at the end of it, this is known as the 'Ge' name (ge meaning house in Sinhalese). The second part is the personal name (given name) and the third part is the ...
1971 JVP insurrection: Marxist insurrection conducted by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna against the government of Sri Lanka. 1972: Sri Lanka becomes a republic, and country's name Ceylon was changes to Sri Lanka: 1983 24–30 July Black July by the government and Sinhalese mobs; Beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War: 1987 29 July Signing of the ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is ...
Genetic studies on the Sinhalese is part of population genetics investigating the origins of the Sinhalese population.. All studies agree that there is a significant relationship between the Sinhalese and the Bengalis and South Indian Tamils, and that there is a significant genetic relationship between Sri Lankan Tamils and Sinhalese.
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