The Traditional Homeland of The Tamils

The Missing Pages of Sri Lankan History

 

By A. R.  Arudpragasam

 

First Printed and published 1996 by Kanal Publications

P.O. Box 57, Sri Jayawardenapura

Kotte, Sri Lanka

ISBN: 955-9424-00-9

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For your convenience we include the text:

Preface

Chapter One THE DISTURBED IDEA OF UNITARY STATE OF SRI LANKA

Chapter Two HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF SRI LANKA

Chapter Three THE PORTUGUESE AND THE TAMIL HOMELAND

Chapter Four THE TAMIL HOMELAND DURING THE KANDYAN DUTCH PERIOD

Chapter Five THE TAMIL HOMELAND DURING THE BRITISH PERIOD

Chapter Six THE HOMELAND DURING INDEPENDENCE AND AFTER

Chapter Seven THE MERGED PROVINCE AS TAMIL HOMELAND...

Chapter Eight THE TAMIL HOMELAND WITHIN A UNITED SRI LANKA

Chapter Nine THE IMPEDIMENTS TO PEACEFUL TRANSITION

Chapter Ten THE DEVOLUTION DEBATE AND TAMIL HOMELAND

Chapter Eleven WINNING PEACE

Appendix I The Proclamation of the Unitary State of Ceylon. 1833

Appendix II Bell's Memorandum on the Boundaries of Tamankaduwa. 1903

Appendix III Territorial and Administrative Boundaries. R. L. Brohier

Appendix IV Alphabetical list of the Villages in the North East Province

Bibliography