Thesavalamai — is the traditional law of the Sri Lankan Tamil inhabitants Jaffna peninsula, codified by the Dutch during their colonial rule in 1707. The Law in its present form applies to most Tamils in northern Sri Lanka. The law is personal in nature thus it … Wikipedia
Marumakkathayam — is a matrilinear system of inheritance which was followed by all Nair castes including of Royal Families, some of the Ambalavasis, Arayars, Ezhava, some tribal groups and Mappilas in North Malabar of Kerala state, South India. Unlike other… … Wikipedia
Sri Lanka — Ceylon redirects here. For the time period of 1948 1972, see Dominion of Ceylon. For other uses, see Ceylon (disambiguation). Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Sinhala) இலங்கை சனநாயக சமத்துவ… … Wikipedia
Politics of Sri Lanka — Template:Politics of Sri LankaPolitics of Sri Lanka takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Sri Lanka is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi party system.… … Wikipedia
Jaffna kingdom — For other uses, see Jaffna (dissambiguation). Kingdom of Aryacakravarti ஆரியச்சக்கரவர்த்தி அரசு ← … Wikipedia
Sri Lankan Tamil people — Sri Lankan Tamils ஈழத் தமிழர் … Wikipedia
Mukkuva laws — is the traditional law of Tamil inhabitants of Batticaloa district, of Sri Lanka codified by the Dutch during their colonial rule in 1707. the Law in its present form applies to most Tamils in eastern Sri Lanka. The law is personal in nature thus … Wikipedia
Vellalar (Sri Lankan Tamil) — Vellalar amongst Sri Lankan Tamils are a dominat group of formerly farming related caste group from Sri Lanka that is found amongst all walks of life and around the world as part of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora. [cite journal last =… … Wikipedia
American Ceylon Mission — The American Ceylon Mission (ACM) to Jaffna, Sri Lanka started with the arrival in 1813 of missionaries sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). The British colonial office in India and Ceylon restricted the… … Wikipedia
Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan, adj., n. /sree lahng keuh, lang keuh, shree / an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Cap.: Colombo. Formerly, Ceylon. Arabic, Serendip.… … Universalium
