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The group worst effected by the policy were the Sri Lankan Tamils rather than the affluent Sinhalese of the rural and urban areas. Sinhalese historian C.R. de Silva stated that "ethnically there is little doubt that the major blow fell on Ceylon Tamils."
Devale premises and its ancient buildings and other archaeological remains situated within the limits [40] Penthanigoda Vihara: Penthanigoda: Narammala: 27 July 2001: Ancient image house [4] Pethmagayaya archaeological site: No. 603, Rambadagalla: Rideegama: 6 July 2007: Four(4) inscriptions and five caves with drip ledges and other ...
Image house and other ruins: Queen's Cottage: ... (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1486. 23 February 2007. "PART I : ...
Stupa and other relative buildings [3] Aluvihare Rock Temple: Aluvihare: Matale: 11 October 1974: Caves with inscription and drip ledges [4] Ambokka Raja Maha Vihara: Ambokka: Pallepola: 30 December 2011: Cave temple, rock inscription, the flight of steps made in the natural rock, and other artifacts [5]
The main material that is used in Sri Lankan pottery industry is clay. There are main three types of clay that are used for pottery. As a result of the large scale of use, clay has become a scarce resource in Sri Lanka. [5] Mainly clay is available in the areas of Nattandiya, Dediyawela, Boralasgamuwa, and Meetiyagoda.
The Ministry of Education [4] (Sinhala: අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Sri Lanka.
Material for the Thupavamsa seems to have been borrowed from the Mahavamsa, Jataka-Nidana-katha, Samanta-pasadika, and the Mahavamsa commentary. [ 3 ] The colophon of the Pali version identifies its author, Vācissara, listing several Sinhala compositions attributed to him and describing him as a relative or dependent of King Parakrama . [ 2 ]
Exception from the standard are the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops. Sinhala words of English origin mainly came about during the period of British colonial rule in Sri Lanka. This period saw absorption of several English words into the local language brought about by the ...