Indian Tamils

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hill_Country_Tamils
gptkb:Up-country_Tamils
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Sri_Lanka_(post-1980s)
statelessness in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:culture distinct from Sri Lankan Tamils
gptkbp:danceType gptkb:Kavadi
gptkb:Kummi
gptkbp:diaspora present in Australia
present in Canada
present in Malaysia
present in Mauritius
present in Singapore
present in South Africa
present in United Kingdom
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Deepavali
gptkb:Thai_Pongal
gptkb:Tamil_New_Year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian Tamils
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:migratedDuring British colonial period
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:musicBy Tamil folk music
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Arumugam_Thondaman
gptkb:M._S._Sellasamy
gptkb:S._Thondaman
gptkbp:occupation agriculture
plantation labor
tea estates
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Ceylon_Workers'_Congress
gptkb:Lanka_Jathika_Estate_Workers_Union
gptkb:Up-Country_People's_Front
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Kerala,_India
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:population approximately 4 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:India
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkb:Indian_Moors
gptkb:Malaysian_Tamils
gptkb:Singaporean_Tamils
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:silk
veshti
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4