Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_Tamils_of_Sri_Lanka

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Hill_Country_Tamils gptkb:Up-country_Tamils gptkb:Malayaga_Tamilar
gptkbp:carries	British colonialists
gptkbp:citizenship	statelessness after independence
gptkbp:citizenshipAct	gptkb:Ceylon_Citizenship_Act_1948
gptkbp:citizenshipRestored	1980s
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues	limited access to healthcare
gptkbp:culture	distinct from Sri Lankan Tamils
gptkbp:danceType	gptkb:Kavadi gptkb:Kummi
gptkbp:diaspora	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:India gptkb:Norway gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discrimination	faced social and political discrimination
gptkbp:education	limited access historically
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Deepavali gptkb:Thai_Pongal gptkb:Tamil_New_Year
gptkbp:hasNGO	gptkb:Save_the_Children_Sri_Lanka gptkb:Plantation_Human_Development_Trust gptkb:World_Vision_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:house	estate line rooms improved housing schemes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka
gptkbp:integration	gradual integration into Sri Lankan society
gptkbp:laborUnion	gptkb:Ceylon_Workers'_Congress gptkb:Lanka_Jathika_Estate_Workers_Union gptkb:National_Union_of_Workers
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Tamil
gptkbp:mediaType	gptkb:Tamil_newspapers radio programs in Tamil
gptkbp:migratedPeriod	19th century early 20th century
gptkbp:movedTo	gptkb:Kerala,_India gptkb:Tamil_Nadu,_India gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh,_India
gptkbp:musicBy	folk
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Arumugam_Thondaman gptkb:Mano_Ganesan gptkb:Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman
gptkbp:occupation	agriculture estate laborers tea plantation workers
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:India
gptkbp:policy	affected by Sinhala Only Act
gptkbp:politicalParty	gptkb:Ceylon_Workers'_Congress gptkb:Up-Country_People's_Front gptkb:Democratic_People's_Front
gptkbp:population	approximately 1.6 million
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka gptkb:Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka gptkb:Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka gptkb:Sabaragamuwa_Province,_Sri_Lanka gptkb:Uva_Province,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup	gptkb:Indian_Tamils gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils gptkb:Moors
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Hinduism gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:represents	parliamentary representation through CWC
gptkbp:statelessPopulation	over 700,000 in 1948
gptkbp:traditionalDress	gptkb:silk veshti
gptkbp:youthIssues	unemployment migration for work
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sri_Lankan gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5