Hill Country Tamils

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Indian_Tamils_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Up-country_Tamils
gptkbp:broughtFor work on tea, coffee, and rubber plantations
gptkbp:broughtToSriLankaBy British colonialists
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:racism
poverty
limited access to healthcare
limited access to education
gptkbp:citizenship 1980s
faced statelessness after independence
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Sri_Lankan_tea_industry
gptkbp:culture influenced by South Indian Tamil culture
gptkbp:danceType gptkb:Kavadi
gptkb:Kummi
gptkbp:descendedFrom Indian Tamils brought by British colonialists
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkbp:educationMedium gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Deepavali
gptkb:Thai_Pongal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hill Country Tamils
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:location gptkb:Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Sabaragamuwa_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Uva_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Tamil_newspapers
gptkb:Tamil_television_channels
Tamil radio stations
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:musicBy influenced by Tamil folk traditions
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman
gptkbp:occupation plantation labor
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation gptkb:Ceylon_Workers'_Congress
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Indian_Tamils
gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkb:Moors
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:sari_(women)
gptkb:veshti_(men)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Tamils
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5